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Budo Taijutsu

Budo Taijutsu

Masaaki Hatsumi Sensei (Bujinkan Dojo) has decided to rename the art of Ninjutsu - "Budo Taijutsu" to try and eliminate the Western misconceptions about...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Running A Martial Arts School

I love the Martial Arts. I thoroughly enjoy teaching martial arts. I continue to be in awe of what martial arts do for people....
The Hut Dojo UK

British Aikido – Full Circle

Aikido Legacy The history of British Aikido offers a rich and proud legacy for the genuine students of both today and of the future. A...
Discipline, Respect and Goals

Why Kids and Martial Arts Can Be a Great Match

Martial arts can help kids learn more about discipline, respect, concentration and empathy. Learn if it is right for your child. All parents want their...
Vickie Simos

My Martial Arts Training Journey

By Vickie Simos ~ I was in need of some perspective after a somewhat mundane and routine existence, so I decided to give up...
Yin-Yang Code

Yin-Yang Code: The Drums of Tenkai-Bo

Yin-Yang Code: The Drums of Tenkai-Bo is the story of an orphaned Japanese student at UCLA who, against his grandfather's wishes, returns to his...
Kyudo

Kyudo

Kyudo, which literally means The Way of the Bow, is considered by many to be the purest of all the martial ways. In the...
Arcanum of Ninja Tactics: Way of the Hidden Fist

Arcanum of Ninja Tactics: Way of the Hidden Fist

In the second volume of the Arcanum of Ninja Tactics series, Arcanum of Ninja Tactics: Way of the Hidden Fist, author Mark Steven Grove,...
Tatame Magazine

Tatame Magazine

Tatame Magazine is a Brazilian Fighting Magazine founded 20 years ago, straight from the mats of Rio de Janeiro where and when the revolution...
Jigoro Kano on Judo Instruction

INSTRUCTION in Judo and in Life

'Nothing under Heaven is more important than education. The teaching of one virtuous person can influence many. What has been well learned by one...
Tom Bleecker on Unsettled Matters: The Life and Death of Bruce Lee

Unsettled Matters: The Life and Death of Bruce Lee

This is the second edition of the 1996 biography Unsettled Matters: The Life and Death of Bruce Lee about the martial arts icon Bruce...
Hank Hayes No Lie Blades

Hank Hayes and No Lie Blades

No Lie Blades is an organization dedicated to helping the military, law enforcement, security and combative martial artist gain superior offensive and defensive tactical...
Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas Martial Arts Enters the 21st Century

Me, blogging! I can't believe I'm entering the 21st century. People who know me, know that I am notoriously lax in using that 1980's...
The Powder Blue Negligee by Kurt Niemann

The Powder Blue Negligee: Memoirs Of A Probation Officer

Through the eyes of a frontline officer, these tales are raucous, fun, and heartbreaking in equal measure. Loosely autobiographical, The Powder Blue Negligee: Adventures...
Jujutsu

What Jujutsu Is Not

Over the last few days I have had a few occasions to discuss what Jujutsu is and what Jujutsu is not, and in both...
Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine

Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine Now Splashed With Color

When you open the latest September/ October 2010 issue of Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine (KFTCM), you may be pleasantly surprised by the full-color...