Khmer Traditional Wrestling
The Khmer traditional wrestling championships take place each August, in the Olympic stadium, along side the modern Olympic Wrestling Championships. Although held on the...
Secrets of the Japanese Sword
Over the last 30 years there has been a lot of hoopla about all the different styles and facets of martial arts and the...
Lua
"Lua is a type of hand-to-hand fighting that emphasizes moves that break and dislocate bones (in Hawaiian "hakihaki"). It also uses hand catches and traps...
Cane Masters: The Cane in Martial Arts
The cane has been used as a “martial” tool since ancient times. Korean monks sometimes carried the cane during their travels to serve them...
Inside the Martial Arts of the Israeli Military
Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist network claimed that they brought down the World Trade Center towers and punched a hole into the Pentagon on...
How Western Wrestlers Changed Judo
“Judo is a source of national pride in Japan, where the martial art originated.” (Cheng, 2012) But as larger, stronger foreigners, often with a...
Rebirth of the Ancient Sport of Sikaran
FILIPINOS, before the arrival of the Spaniards, had their own sports. Notable among these were, Patintero (no word in English) Tago Taguan (hide and...
The Origin of Sikaran
Sikaran is a contact sport, game, contest or tournament that uses both hands and feet to parry an attack by an opponent, normally a...
About Kung Fu Styles
The de-generalized list of Kung Fu Styles below was prepared for USADOJO.COM by Sijo Robert Z of the Shaolin Academy. According to Sijo Z,...
ROSS Performance Enhancement System
ROSS Performance Enhancement System was formulated by SCOTT SONNON, USA National Team Coach, International Champion, International Hall of Fame inductee, Master of Sport, teamed with...
About Reality Based Systems of Martial Arts
The term "martial arts" literally means "war arts," and reality based systems have returned to that original concept emphasizing techniques and training methods that...
Descriptions of Internal Martial Arts
Regarding Falun, if you look at their situation, you have to realize that they are at least partly to blame for their troubles in...
KAPAP: Krav Panim el Panim, The Art of Gaku Jutsu-Do
Gaku Jutsu-Do - the traditional way of teaching and learning Martial Arts.
KAPAP (Krav Panim el Panim - face-to-face combat) is a Martial Art form...
Systema Faith-Based Operating System
The Systema operating system as taught by Mikhail and Vladimir is a faith-based operating system. The process of giving up your ego-based personal power...
ACCS: Advanced Commando Combat System
Development of Military Martial Arts:
Military Close Quarter Combat (CQB) Arts are very different from Civilian Martial Arts. Tracing the development of Military Martial Arts (Now also...
Chang Tien Temple Tiger Claw Kungfu
Introduction of Chang Tien Temple Tiger Claw Kungfu
The Ch’ang Tien Temple Set is a Chinese Kung-Fu form that belongs to the Tiger Claw Kung-Fu style...