What is Traditional Karate?
The title of this article is "What is Traditional Karate?" And that may seem like a strange question for a traditional karateka to ask!...
Sensei On The Road: Avi Nardia
Avi Nardia has traveled all over the world in the last few years: Thailand, Canada, the United States, Africa, England, Italy, Australia, South America,...
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,...
Martial Arts Styles Do Exist
Recently, I saw a Facebook video of a grappling competition, between a freestyle wrestler and a Brazilian Jujitsu practitioner. There are a lot of...
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...
Mr. Cameron Quinn’s Book: The Budo Karate of Mas Oyama
The first of October (1987) is the date for the world release of the newest and most unique book on Kyokushin Karate for years,...
Kum Do
Kum Do (Kendo) - The art of sword fencing
Guhapdo (Iado) - The art of drawing the sword and cutting
Ki Kong -...
Five Years, One Kata
Five Years, One Kata by Bill Burgar is a book for advanced karateka typically 2nd dan and above and gives the reader a unique...
Shotokan
The term Shotokan was derived from Gichin Funakoshi's first official dojo built in 1936 at Mejiro. The dojo was destroyed in 1945 by allied...
In God’s Corner
My name is Shelly Loven, I am Chuck Loven's daughter. He passed away on October 6th and his Memorial Service was on October 23rd....
My Karate Odyssey by Hoosain Narker
My Karate Odyssey By Hoosain Narker is the true story about how a man's spirit is developed under the harsh “Apartheid” regime in South...
Wrap Up Extension Cords, Ropes or Cables
Never fight with tangled cables again! The best way in the world to wrap up extension cords is by using the basic or advanced...
Balance and Discipline
You can never be too rich or to thin.
We’ve all heard that old saying before. Of course, it’s a ridiculous thing to say. There’s...
10 Things Learned by Kids Participating in Martial Arts
Martialinfo shared this great list of 10 things kids learn from studying the martial arts!
To parents that have little experience with the world of...
Shan Monks in Exile: Seeking Basic Human Freedoms
The young Shan monk told me that the first time he came to Thailand he came illegally, to study Pali, the ancient Buddhist script....
Mens Rea: Be Mindful of Your Intent
I recently read the following quotation from Edmund Burke, Irish orator, philosopher, and politician (1729-1797): “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil...