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Mystery of the Mountain: Developing Character

Mystery of the Mountain – Character Development

The Way in the universe cannot be augmented or diminished. Neither can it be taken or be given away. Man must find this out...

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is the martial art of fighting with one's bare fists, utilizing elbows, knees, feet and fists as weapons. No one knows when...
Ted Wong and Bruce Lee Training

Ted Wong’s Training With Bruce Lee

Few individuals were as close to Bruce Lee as Ted Wong. Now almost 80, and still teaching the system he learned from Lee, Wong...
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...
Liinda Denley

The Great Linda Denley

Margret Beasley earned seven Golden Greek Awards from Texas, the highest number ever awarded since the death of Demetrius "The Golden Greek" Havanas in...
Takamatsu Toshitsugu

Takamatsu Toshitsugu The Last Shinobi

Takamatsu Toshitsugu The Last Shinobi the book by by Wolfgang Ettig offers 315 pages describing the eventful life of two restless men who considered themselves...
Patrick McCarthy Thinking Outside the Box

Think Outside the Box

Sometimes you don't know how to fit in until you break out.  Breaking out is necessary to penetrate deeper within. Introduction At 54 years old, Patrick...
Asian Map

Asian Word Pronunciation

The charts below give an approximate Asian word pronunciation of words in Japanese, Chinese and Korean. The Japanese alphabet consists of 99 sounds formed with...
Hapkido

Hapkido

Hapkido means "the way of coordinated power". Hap literally translated means coordination or harmony, Ki is the essence of power and Do means the...

Masatoshi Nakayama Books

Masatoshi Nakayama was the first Shotokan practitioner to be awarded his 9th dan while still alive and he was awarded his 10th dan after...
Valley of the Damned

Valley of the Damned, An Epic Martial Arts Poem By Douglas Laurent

Valley of the Damned Epic Martial Arts Poem By Douglas Laurent is an action-adventure Martial-arts story and is designed as an interactive karate kata,...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Who are the most unhappy people? asks Shihan Mikio Nishiuchi

Another gem of wisdom from Shihan Nishiuchi I have had the privilege of being a Kobudo and Iaido student of Shihan Mikio Nishiuchi for nearly...
Pete "Sugarfoot" Cunningham: Testimonials

Peter Sugarfoot Cunningham: Testimonial of a Legendary Champion

Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham is a legendary figure in the martial arts community and an eight time undefeated, undisputed World Champion Kickboxer. Kickboxing: "Sugarfoot" Peter...
Gary Lee Sport Karate Museum

The Day I Was Saved by Grand Master Jhoon Rhee

When Grand Master Jhoon Rhee heard of my endeavor with the Sports Karate Museum almost 20 years ago, he sent me personal autograph pictures...
Sifu Mag

Sifu Mag – Magazine

Sifu Mag is an international martial arts magazine available online and in print. Sifu Mag has martial arts masters from around the world sharing their styles, philosophies,...
Martial Arts and Children

Children and the Art of the Sword

When we think about swords and the martial arts involving swords, we seldom think of children.  It seems that the cutting blade and young...