Pekiti-Tirsia Kali
Kali is the indigenous fighting art of the Philippines. With its Cultural and Philosophical values its history traces back more than 1500 to 2000...
Satsujinken and Katsujinken
Satsuninken and Katsuninto, the swords of death and life, are a metaphor regarding balance, center, and free will.
“Go seek balance Daniel-san,” these were the...
For Mike Genova its about Paying It Forward
The pay it forward concept in the movie, Pay It Forward, wasn't revolutionary. The Paying It Forward concept has a firm foundation in history.
A History of Kempo or Kenpo
The art of Kempo, also written as Kenpo, is unique as far as its history goes in two respects; it is considered by many...
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...
Shudokan Karate
With the advent of Gichin Funakoshi's introduction of Okinawan Karate to Japan in the early 1920's, the popularity of karate began to grow. Soon,...
Types of Jujutsu Systems
Traditional Jujutsu is considered a Japanese cultural art (as are kado, or flower arrangement; chado, or tea ceremony; and shodo, calligraphy). Traditional Jujutsu systems...
The History of Isshin-Ryu Karate
Isshin-Ryu karate was founded by one of the great karate masters, Tatsuo Shimabuku, and is derived from several of the other, older classical styles.
Master...
Israeli Martial Arts – A Look Into History
Google the term Israeli martial arts and you get over 1.7 million pages.
A quick glance at the Wikipedia entry will reveal two short lines...
Qwan Ki Do
Qwan Ki do literally means "the way of the fist and the energy." This Vietnamese martial art is similar to Karate. It was founded...
The Over Sexualization of Martial Arts
My dojo hosts many seminars...
Yet I distinctly remember one of my first...
I showed up and as I joined the mat one of my fellow...
Eric Knaus on Dog Brothers Fighting and Pekiti Tirsia
Top Dog here, for this once delurking to set the record straight concerning the claim, which pops up from time to time, that Pekiti...
Goju-ryu Karate
Goju-ryu is well known as a hard/soft style of karate. Founded in the 1920s by Chojun Miyagi, the system blends the hard linear Okinawan...
Kimura: The Triumphs and Tragedy of One of Judo’s Greatest and Most Controversial Judo...
Kimura: The Triumphs and Tragedy of One of Judo's Greatest and Most Controversial Judo Champion is about one of the finest martial artist's to...
Martial Arts Definitions A
Abaniko:
This Arnis striking technique uses a stick in a movement which resembles a fan motion.
Acupressure:
In this process, the channels through which chi, or life...
Choosing the Best Martial Arts School for Your Children and You
This is a very in depth look at choosing the best martial arts school for your children and for you. Linda Davis-Kyle has done...
