Throwback cover from the February/March 2021 edition features the cast of Cobra Kai--Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Martin Kove!

As a 23-year-old graduate student in Middle America in the early 1970s, I was hungry for whatever I could learn about the Asian martial arts

In short, karate and swordsmanship are both fighting arts, but there’s little in the way of technical or strategic overlap..

The October 1974 cover of Fighting Stars featured a 22-year-old Angela Mao Ying in her unforgettable role as Bruce Lee's sister...

I remembered one that I heard as a child: umi no uchi no katana, “the sword behind the smile...

How many times have you entered the ring at a martial arts competition and faced your opponent and had no idea what he or she was about.....

It was through his involvement in karate that Donnie Williams ventured into the world of movies...

Entering its 40th year the Tournament has become one of the most influential and prestigious tournaments...

In honor of this significant milestone, we are listing some of the most important tournaments in modern martial arts history....

There has been a sea change in thinking among practitioners of the traditional martial arts in the past 30 years...

“In shotokan, we start off the beginners just standing up and making sure their feet are in the correct position so they get the proper...

The May 1984 cover featured Karate Master and Champion Patrick McCarthy. Originally from Canada, McCarthy migrated to Japan during the...

I occasionally greet people with, “Ehh, howzit?” Those people are my age or younger, people I know well and who have some conversance...

The November 1984 Karate Illustrated cover featured a young Keith Cooke before his explosion as action star on the silver screen. Even...

The December 1984 Karate Illustrated cover featured a young Charlie Lee from Washington DC, with the headline "Tae Kwon Do: a New...

THIS MIGHT COME as a surprise to many who train in Japanese karate, who have come to regard Funakoshi (1868-1957) as the most...

The August 1970 Karate Illustrated featured one of Southern California's top competitors Carlos Bunda, featured on the cover with his...

The 1979 Karate Illustrated throwback features Bill "Superfoot Wallace" with PKA Heavyweight Champion Ernest Hart.

History has a flow; some characters are caught in the currents and carried along, while others fall into an eddy and are soon forgotten.

The Jan 1973 Karate Illustrated cover featured Steve Sanders, the then International Karate Champion..

Jamie Christine Lim is a Filipino Karateka and SEA Games gold medal champion in the women's kumite.

A story about a homeless person who’s also a martial arts master, and it became an acclaimed short film titled The Legend of Kung Funk.

 If You’re A Student Of Japanese Or Okinawan Karate, You’ve Been Introduced To The First Of The Five Heian Or Pinan Kata.

At 84, Chuck Norris is still at the top of his game, from movies to TV and even endorsements. Here is a special listicle from our publisher.