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Jim Wagner Articles

Inside the Martial Arts of the Israeli Military

Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist network claimed that they brought down the World Trade Center towers and punched a hole into the Pentagon on...

The Journey and The International Journey

The Oral Histories of 24 of the Most Proficient American Kenpoists of Today Joe Hyams' and Tom Bleecker's book, The Journey, is about 24 kenpoist,...
The Ninja Way: The Story of the Israeli Dojo by Ilan Gattegno

The Ninja Way: The Story of the Israeli Dojo

While writing the upcoming book “It Takes a Ninja,” Ilan Gattegno realized that many of his published writings on the Bujinkan were no longer...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Teaching Martial Arts

This is one of my favorite memories about teaching martial arts. Even though it happened over twenty years ago, I remember him like it was...
Xingyiquan

Xingyiquan

In order to survive in what is oftentimes a violent and cruel world, animals must very quickly develop the ability to protect themselves from...
Burmese Boxing

Burmese Boxing

This hard, offensive style of martial arts is the opposite of the Burmese style of self-defense called Bando. It is also known as Lethwei....
Focus

Focus On The Process

Are you like many people that focus constantly on winning and seeing results? In today’s world people care too much about winning and loosing....
Wierd Ninja

School, Culture or Why Do Martial Artists Act So Wierd

If you've never been exposed to the martial arts, the first thing you'll probably notice when you walk into a martial-arts school for the...
Kumdo

Kum Do

Kum Do (Kendo) - The art of sword fencing Guhapdo (Iado) - The art of drawing the sword and cutting Ki Kong -...
Forskolin

Schooling on Forskolin

Thank you, Dr. Oz, for telling so many people about the wonderful benefits of the Ayurvedic herbal medicine called Forskolin. It's an extract of...

The Victor Marx Story

The Victor Marx Story is the true-life story of Victor Marx and it will show how a person can get true freedom from negative...
Donald Miskel

Disagreeing Is Only Human

My brothers and friends, please let this old man take a moment of your time and intrude into your day to day doings. Any police...
Armlock Encyclopedia by Steve Scott

Armlock Encyclopedia

This is my most comprehensive book yet on the subject of armlocks. There are dozens of armlocks in this book! Some are well-known and...
Krav Maga

Krav Maga

Krav Maga (krahv muh-GAH), the Israeli self defense and fighting system, is the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli Defense Forces. The name...
Classical Fighting Arts Magazine

Classical Fighting Arts Magazine

Classical Fighting Arts Magazine is a quarterly, full color magazine published in California, and distributed by mail to subscribers, through Barnes & Noble, Hastings...

Silat Beksi Fighting To Stay Relevant

In an article in TheJakartaPost, we read an article about Silat Beksi that we found interesting. Jakarta's society is consistently modernizing and Silat Beksit, a...