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Learn Karate: Beginner to Advanced Lessons

Learn Karate: Beginner to Advanced Lessons APP

The Learn Karate: Beginner to Advanced Lessons APP will help you learn Karate - starting from a beginner to advanced level. The Learn Karate: Beginner...
The Christian Martial Arts Magazine

The Christian Martial Artist Magazine

The Christian Martial Artist was a free online publication for all martial artists who serve the ultimate Master, God. The magazine included profiles from...
Martial Arts Definitions

Martial Arts Definitions S

Sabom: “Teacher” or “instructor.” Sai: A pronged truncheon about fifteen to twenty inches long, used as a defensive instrument against various weapons such as the sword. It...
Ronnie Colwell

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...
Scott Sonnon Practicing Sambo

The True History of Combat Sambo

The Timeline of Sambo’s Evolution This history of Sambo matches Winston Churchill’s description of Russia as a “riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”...
ATA World Magazine

ATA World Magazine

ATA World Magazine is the official publication of the American Taekwondo Association (ATA). It is a four-color magazine published quarterly to benefit members of...
Arthur Tansley and Toshiro Mifune Training in Japan

The Truth About Martial Arts Training in Japan

The following observations are from the late Arthur Tansley, the noted martial arts photographer who lived in Tokyo for many years. Note: Words like sensei...
In Search of the Ninja: The Historical Truth of Ninjutsu

In Search of the Ninja: The Historical Truth of Ninjutsu

If you are interested in espionage, Asian martial arts or, to be more precise, the ninja? If you are someone who honors and appreciates...
Tai Chi

Tai Chi Grand Ultimate Fist

Tai Chi means "grand ultimate fist." Tai Chi is one of the oldest martial arts in the world. It is so old that its origins...

Pentjak Silat

Pentjak Silat means, literally, the formal movements or choreography (Pentjak) of fighting (Silat). It is a catch-all term for the indigenous martial arts of...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

How to Remember Names

Do you forget the name of people you meet immediately after they say it to you? Do you want to learn how to remember...

Filipino Warrior Arts: Kali Arnis Eskrima

The recording and documentation of history is an arduous and often difficult undertaking. While reading about history we frequently believe the point of view...
Combat Knives and Knife Combat:

Combat Knives and Knife Combat: Knife Models, Carrying Systems, Combat Techniques

On July 28, 2015 Jim Wagner's new book, Combat Knives and Knife Combat, co-written by Dietmar Pohl, who wrote on the technical aspects of...

Bruce Lees Jeet Kune Do – The Art of Fighting Without Fighting

The bully poses the question, “What style are you? “And Bruce responds, “The art of fighting without fighting.” The bully repeats the response like...

Cha Chuan

An important system in China is Cha Chuan, a fighting style developed by members of the Muslim faith. Muslim immigrants have lived in China...
John Curley

John A. Curley Books

John A. Curley books are written by a hard hitting private investigator and author who has obviously walked the streets he writes about and...