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Martial Arts Definitions

Martial Arts Definitions Y

Yama-arashi: Mountain storm. Hand technique Yang: “Active” or “positive.” In ying-yang theory, the positive aspect associated with what is described as centrifugal, expansive and extroversive. Yari: Spear. Yikwon: Backfist. Yin: “Passive” or “negative.”...

The Vietnamese Art of Cuong Nhu

The Vietnamese martial art of Cuong Nhu was born in 1965. Although its peers may consider the system a “youngster”; Cuong Nhu’s foundation is as...
Donald Miskel

Ushi Deshi: Students of the Heart

In my fifty five plus years of studying, researching and teaching the martial arts I have had only a few personal, closed door students....
Aaron Banks

Master Aaron Banks and Old School . . . Osu

It is 1993, the vision of the Sport Karate Museum was already in my head and Johnny Kuhl had given me Master Aaron Bank's...
Ask Dr. Robyn

Teaching Sportsmanship to Kids

Dr. Robyn Silverman, Child Development Specialist, Body Image Expert, Author of Good Girls Don't Get Fat, and the founder and creator of the Powerful...
The Swordmaster's Apprentice

The Swordmaster’s Apprentice

How a broken nose, a shaman’s brew, and a little light dusting may point the way to enlightenment… About the Book: The Swordmaster’s Apprentice is the...
Donald Miskel

Training In The Nojo

I learned what I know of focus, form and function in the dojo, but I learned to fight in the streets; in the nojo. No,...
Blade Magazine

Blade Magazine: All About Knives

Blade magazine is the world's #1 knife publication, covering all aspects of the industry - knifemaking, how-to's, collecting, legislation and knife rights, and much...
Dragon Tides Board Game

Dragon Tides Board Game

Think of this game as a tribute to the action genre, martial arts movies, and video games such as Double Dragon, Streets of Rage,...
Chanbara with Dana Abbott

The Development and Evolution of Chanbara

Japanese martial artists and sword masters came together in 1969 and modernized the “art of practice.” Founder Tanabe Tetsundo and his following, comprising some...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Encounter with Systema – An Interview with Vladimir Vasiliev

This Interview with Vladimir Vasiliev was recorded at the seminar in Tokyo, hosted by Andy Cefai and Ryo Onishi. Question: When did you encounter Systema...
The Djurus of Pentjak Silat

The Djurus of Pentjak Silat

Silat is a term generally used to define the indigenous arts of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Southern Philippines, countries comprising a cast archipelago of...
Get Real with Dan Meadows

How A Disaster Disarmed America, Or Was It Something Else?

There is no doubt that Mother Nature is a formidable opponent. Her beauty and her wrath can change on us in a moment’s notice...

iBJJ APP

The iBJJ APP for iPhone and iPad offers 82 Gi and No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu submissions, escapes, advancements and drills and you can purchase many...
Jim Harrison of American Bushidokan

First Karate Championship Live TV Broadcast

Here is a sport karate story you may have heard about in rumors or as the guys gathered after a tournament or maybe from...