Two Japanese characters make up the word: Ki means “energy,” and ai means “to unify.” The concept appears often in the traditional...

Like most netizens, we love Chuck Norris jokes. But Chuck Norris is more than just an action hero. As this classic interview with Sara...

In a recent letter, someone mentioned his interest in taking karate lessons. He wanted to know what questions he should ask a prospective...

When it comes to martial arts and strategy, only a few books are considered must-reads. One of them is The Book of Five...

by Antonio Terrone Last week we published part one. Part two offers final suggestions for keeping traditional martial arts alive. There...

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...

by Antonio Terrone There has been much clamor in the aikido world about a recent study suggesting that practice of the traditional...

Martial arts are not just about learning to defend yourself. The discipline and training involved can lead to physical, mental, and...

As an avid weightlifter, I am all for resistance training and what it can do to improve your martial arts. It undoubtedly assists in...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added the Cambodian martial art of kun lbokator, more...

In the Israeli Army, where I served, new recruits have six months to go from high school graduates into soldiers. Instructors need to...

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...

Frederick "Skipper" Ingham, regarded as the father of karate in Bermuda and a quiet force in the development of professional sport...

I invite you to stop a moment and ask yourself to remember your grandmother’s, great-grandmother’s, great-great-grandmother’s lineage....

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...

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....

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...

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...

“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...

You don’t have to spend much time on social media before you stumble across videos of people performing martial arts techniques,...

When you hear the term “combatives,” maybe you immediately envision a tough, muscular, ex-military brute beating the crap out of you...