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Black Belt Team
Feb 12, 2024
Jim Arvanitis Resurrects Pankration: The First Mixed Martial Art
There’s no denying that Jim Arvanitis is a skilled martial artist. He moves like a 30-year-old both on his feet and on the ground, where...


Dave Lowry
Dec 27, 2023
What Is a Kiai?
Two Japanese characters make up the word: Ki means “energy,” and ai means “to unify.” The concept appears often in the traditional...


Black Belt Team
Dec 26, 2023
Learn the Real Chuck Norris Facts
Like most netizens, we love Chuck Norris jokes. But Chuck Norris is more than just an action hero. As this classic interview with Sara...

Black Belt Team
Dec 25, 2023
Chuck Norris: How to Choose A Martial Arts School
In a recent letter, someone mentioned his interest in taking karate lessons. He wanted to know what questions he should ask a prospective...


Noel Plaugher
Dec 24, 2023
A New Look at Samurai Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi
When it comes to martial arts and strategy, only a few books are considered must-reads. One of them is The Book of Five...


Black Belt Team
Dec 19, 2023
Can Traditional Martial Arts like Aikido Still Grow in the Age of MMA? Part 2/2
by Antonio Terrone Last week we published part one. Part two offers final suggestions for keeping traditional martial arts alive. There...


Andrew Bryan
Dec 16, 2023
Why do Thai Boxers Dominate Kickboxing?
This is the second of two articles about kickboxing and Muay Thai, and why kickboxers don’t succeed in Muay Thai the same way Thai Boxers...


Black Belt Team
Dec 12, 2023
Can Traditional Martial Arts like Aikido Grow in the Age of MMA? PART 1 of 2
by Antonio Terrone There has been much clamor in the aikido world about a recent study suggesting that practice of the traditional...

Patrick Sternkopf
Feb 1, 2023
Martial Arts: A Journey to Physical, Mental, and Emotional Well-Being
Martial arts are not just about learning to defend yourself. The discipline and training involved can lead to physical, mental, and...

Ian Lauer
Dec 13, 2022
Bruce Lee's Legendary Power
As an avid weightlifter, I am all for resistance training and what it can do to improve your martial arts. It undoubtedly assists in...

Mark Jacobs
Nov 30, 2022
UNESCO Declares Cambodian Martial Art Bokator an "Intangible Cultural Heritage"
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added the Cambodian martial art of kun lbokator, more...

Raz Chen
Nov 24, 2022
The West Point Program
In the Israeli Army, where I served, new recruits have six months to go from high school graduates into soldiers. Instructors need to...

Gary Goltz
Nov 17, 2022
A Brief Anatomy of Strangling, Choke, and Triangle Techniques
This week’s blog is by my good friend and colleague by Steve Scott. Using strangles and chokes is serious business and is not for the...

Mark Jacobs
Nov 11, 2022
Father of Bermudan Karate Frederick "Skipper" Ingham Dies
Frederick "Skipper" Ingham, regarded as the father of karate in Bermuda and a quiet force in the development of professional sport...


Annika Kahn
Oct 21, 2022
Appreciating Modern Female Martial Artists
I invite you to stop a moment and ask yourself to remember your grandmother’s, great-grandmother’s, great-great-grandmother’s lineage....


Ian Lauer
Sep 12, 2022
Point Fighting - What's the Point?
If you’ve been in the martial arts for a while, you have probably been to a tournament or two. You likely have even competed in forms and...


Noel Plaugher
Aug 29, 2022
Repetition: The Key to Success
I’ve been a lot of things in my life (musician, writer, entrepreneur, martial artist, etc), but success at any of them was never easy....

Annika Kahn
Jul 22, 2022
Before We Were Martial Artists
I believe that all human beings are martial artists. Some of us have embraced the artist's way and others are latent with potential. But...

Keith Vargo
Jul 19, 2022
Bruce Lee and Jeet Kune Do: The Anxiety of Influence
A great artist is measured not just by his fame or even his achievements; he’s measured by his influence on others. Fame alone is...


Noel Plaugher
Jun 27, 2022
2 New Grappling Books Focus on Details of Judo, Jujitsu
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” This well-known...

Ian Lauer
Jun 9, 2022
Correcting a Common Misconception About Kenpo
You don’t have to spend much time on social media before you stumble across videos of people performing martial arts techniques,...

Conrad Bui
Mar 24, 2022
5 Things You Did Not Know About Combatives
When you hear the term “combatives,” maybe you immediately envision a tough, muscular, ex-military brute beating the crap out of you...
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