Teaching Anger Management to Children
Dr. Robyn Silverman, the founder and creator of the Powerful Words Character Development System provides some helpful parenting tips to parents on how to...
How to Start Martial Arts The Right Way
If you want to start martial arts, first sort through the best-known martial arts and pick the art that's best for you.
You're looking for a...
Kum Do is the Korean Art of Sword Fencing
Kum Do is the Korean art of sword fencing perfected centuries ago during the Shilla Dynasty. It is closely related to Japanese Kendo and...
Teaching Children Cooperation
Dr. Robyn Silverman - Author, Speaker, Child/Teen Development Expert and creator of the Industry's number one personal development / life skills / character education...
Martial Arts Ramblings . . .
Thank you for listening to the martial arts rambling of an old man. I appreciate your patience. Like many my age my martial arts...
Kung Fu and Wushu
Kung Fu: The Short Explanation
In general, Kung Fu is a label used to describe any martial art that comes from China. It is the...
Kumite World
Kumite World
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...
My Karate Odyssey By Hoosain Narker – Chapter 1: Training under Apartheid
The first chapter of Hoosain Narker's book "My Karate Odyssey" tells the story of training in the martial arts during Apartheid in South Africa.
South...
My Fight Your Fight: The Official Ronda Rousey Autobiography
THE ONLY OFFICIAL RONDA ROUSEY BOOK
“The fight is yours to win.”
In My Fight Your Fight, her inspiring and moving book, Ronda Rousey, the Olympic...
What it Means To Be A Black Belt
Times were different when I started my martial arts journey. I was 10 years old and had some trouble in school dealing with a...
LOYALTY in Judo and in Life
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable, than loyalty.
Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC)
After having lived in Japan for some time, one comes to...
Shaolin Temple and Southern Shaolin Kung Fu
There are numerous accounts and legends of the origins and history of the Shaolin Temple. In my humble opinion this is the story of...
Kumite: A Learning Experience
From Time to time, BLACK BELT learns of unusual events or occurrences in the martial arts; events that-either because of their nature or because...
4 Main Styles of Karate
History of Karate
Bodhidharma also known as "Daruma" in Japan and as often as not, this Indian Buddhist monk is cited as the prime source...
Power vs. Technique
A common refrain heard at many McDojo’s is the hyperbolic truism that “Size/Strength doesn't matter.”
Do me a favor. If you ever hear a sensei...