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Disarm and Disable by Joey Walker

Disarm and Disable: The Active Shooter Defense Guide

In a perfect world, no one would indiscriminately use a firearm to shoot and kill any number of innocent people - and if they...
Gatka Martial Arts

About Gatka

Gatka is commonly referred to as an India Martial art. Specifically Gatka refers to the martial art used by the of northern India. Actually...
Ask Dr. Robyn

Should Parents Lie To Children

I’m currently getting ready to travel down to the Fox News studios in NYC to do a segment asking should parents lie to children....

Keeping Kung Fu Secrets Grandmaster David Chin

How do you know if your kung fu is real? Secret teachings, closed-door disciples, and special transmissions permeate kung fu legends. Feuding lineage branches...
Donnie Williams

Conquest Over Hatred: The Donnie Williams Story

In Conquest Over Hatred: The Donnie Williams Story, Pastor Donnie Williams gives a gripping testimony of having been raised in abject poverty, hating white...
Herding the Moo

Herding the Moo: Exploits of a Martial Arts Cult Legend of the Upside Down...

Herding the Moo is the title of a new book by Joe Smith.  While it seems pretty clear Joe Smith is a pen name,...

The Wrestler’s Dissertation: Wushu, Chinese and Western Wrestling

Pankration, Gladiators, Mongolia, Shaolin kung fu, Catch Wrestling, the Olympics, Wushu, Pro Wrestling, Sanda, and MMA… The Wrestler’s Dissertation: Wushu, Chinese and Western Wrestling traces...

Shorin-Ryu Karate

Matsumura Sokon traveled to China where he studied the martial art known as Shaolin Kenpo. It is not certain when Matsumura went to China, or...
Ultimate Flexibility

Ultimate Flexibility

Ultimate Flexibility is the book you've been waiting for. More than a collection of exercises or an explanation of technique, Ultimate Flexibility is a...
To lead people, walk behind them. Lao Tzu

Leadership

According to Gordon Brown the world is ‘leaderless’. We hear statements such as: fake news, alternative facts, truth isn’t truth??? Is it any...
Dane Harden's Living Lessons

The Stone Carver

There was once a great "Stone Carver" who longed to be even greater... One day - he wished he could be all powerful...the next morning...
Chase Perfection in the Martial Arts

Chase Perfection in Your Martial Arts Training

“Don't mistake activity for achievement” Coach John Wooden “Don’t mistake activity for achievement” says Coach John Wooden. I have used this quote often in my...
Kapap

KAPAP: The Original Israeli Martial Art

Four years ago the martial arts community outside of Israel’s borders knew of only one Israeli martial art system, and that was Krav Maga...
Wisdom for the Warrior Bible

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...
Innovative Wing Chun

Real World Self Defense: Are Traditional Martial Arts Outdated?

If you really want to get involved with a martial art for self defense and want to find verity ... Take an honest look...

Renbukai Karate

Renbukai Karate is renowned as a full-contact martial arts style. It was the first style to make extensive use of Bogu (protective equipment) in...