History of Judo in America
The first known meeting of Kodokan judo and any American occurred in 1879, when President U.S. Grant was in Japan on a state visit...
Burmese Lethwei: The Tradition of Child Fighters
Burmese Lethwei, or Myanmar traditional boxing, is an ancient bare-knuckle fighting art that has survived in Myanmar despite decades of endless violence and governmental...
The Lady and the Samurai
The Lady and the Samurai Short Story is a kindle eBook on Amazon.com and will soon be out in paperback!
The Lady and the Samurai...
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...
OverProtective Parents: Helpful or Harmful?
My mom and I were speaking on the phone yesterday about a recent New York Times article on overprotective parents called “helicopter parents,” their...
Parallel Development of Chinese and Western Wrestling
Since the birth of the human race, people have wrestled. Over the millennia, wrestling has developed from a base form of animalistic fighting to...
History of Jyu-Jutsu
The origins of Jyu-Jutsu are lost in the mist of time, but certainly stretch over two thousand years ago, the book of ancient matters...
Capoeira History
THE BEGINNING
In 1500's the Portuguese, led by explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral, arrived in Brazil. One of the first measures taken by the new arrivals...
Martial Arts Mastery Resides in the Basics
It has been a lifelong endeavor for me to truly master the martial arts. I have dedicated nearly 55 years of my life to...
The Spiritual Aspects of the Martial Arts
Spiritual Aspects of Martial Arts Are Coming Out of the Closet
The martial arts are often misunderstood by John Q. Public. Terms like karate, jujutsu,...
Martial Arts Effectiveness
It is my belief that the martial art has to be tailored to reflect the need of the times we live in. The one...
The Olivet Eagles Middle School Football Players Execute Life Changing Play
As part of their continuing series "Living Lessons," Steve Hartman meets the Olivet Eagles, a middle school football team who took a fledgling player...
KO Magazine
KO Magazine was an American boxing magazine, nicknamed "The Knockout Boxing Magazine". The Magazine featured a round-by-round section where the most important fights were described...
Sikaran Philippine Foot Fighting
Sikaran started in the jungles of Luzon in the Philippines and it is the only classical Philippine style of Karate. Much of the original...
Wisdom for the Warrior Bible
‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts. Zechariah 4: 6
It's here . . . the soft...
Which Tai Chi Style Is Right For You?
The Chinese martial arts talk a lot about internal power and the use of chi (or qi) energy. In any discussion of internal martial...
