It’s Sōke, It’s Alright
The so-called controversy and dilemma with the use of the term sōke in martial arts has only been seen in a few articles (self-published)...
Kung Fu By Osmosis or Martial Arts Training From Videos and Books
Flip open any martial-arts trade magazine, and you’ll find page upon page of ads for merchants selling instructional books and videos. Learn the ancient...
The Evolution of Online Martial Arts Training
There was a quiet but significant evolution taking place in the world of martial arts and that was online martial arts training. Fueled by...
Sam Sheridan Books
The Fighter's Mind: Inside the Mental Game
In his acclaimed national best seller, A Fighter’s Heart, Sam Sheridan took readers with him as he stepped...
Victoria’s Story: A Tiny Jitsu-ka With A Huge Spirit
By Sensei Trevor Steward ~ I would like to take this opportunity to share with you all a story about Victoria Watson, a student of mine that...
Books By Douglas Wong
Master Douglas Wong is a teacher, trainer, and author and founder of the modern-day White Lotus system of Kung Fu. Master Wong has traveled...
Filipino Martial Arts Digest Volumes
USAdojo.com shares published by Steven K. Dowd's FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS DIGEST VOLUMES with our readers. FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS DIGEST provides articles, information, events, news,...
Accepting Funakoshi’s Challenge
My favorite Gichin Funakoshi quote is: “Everything you encounter is an aspect of karate: find the marvelous truth there.”
By Thomas A. Newnam ~ Did...
Dr. Juan Otero Jr
The Okinawan Goshin-Ryu Karate-Do Association was formulated by Dr. Juan Otero Jr. Hanshi. He has brought together over forty-two years of training experience, incorporating...
Dale Kahoun’s Do Now Harm Martial Arts Teaching Philosophy
It takes greater skill to capture an opponent and neutralize them than to harm or kill them. The choices of course are circumstantial.
To say...
Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kano
In 1882, Kano opened his Kodokan dojo in Tokyo, where he taught jujutsu to his first class of nine students. His choice of the...
Kata and Prearranged Drills Are About Cooperation
In today’s hypercompetitive society, where everyone is trying to outdo someone else, these kinds of traditional martial art drills are the closest we can...
Bruce Lee’s Fighting Method: The Complete Edition
Vividly illustrating the techniques of a legendary innovator, Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: The Complete Edition is a defining examination explaining how to survive attacks...
Peter Ralston’s Cheng Hsin?
The Chinese words cheng hsin (pronounced "cheng shin") loosely translate as "truth" and "being" - an appropriate title for a body of work that...
Ken Park Family Secrets of a Korean Martial Arts Clan
There was a time when the only way a person could learn a martial art was to be taught that skill in secret, usually...
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,...