Learning about all the benefits of Karate for kids is a smart thing to do if your child is showing an interest. It can be a fun way for your children to not only pass the time but they will also be encouraged to excel in the sport. Skills are built upon skills [...]

As a Christian and a martial arts student, I have often wrestled with the idea of self-defense. Does God expect me to defend my family and myself when physically attacked or am I to turn the other cheek and endure it in the name of Jesus? As I considered the [...]

Martial Arts – Which Style is Best?
This is the single, most asked question I get asked via email and in person. My answer is always: “what are you trying to achieve and what style interests you”? The answers to that question is what I begin to formulate my response to address. [...]

Martial arts is a term that is used to describe a system of fighting that is very unique but often quite varied. The system has codes and rules to it. It is not one that has weapons, especially any type of modern day weapons, but one that focuses the body and the mind [...]

While you can find much in common across various fighting systems in terms of teaching methods, techniques, and goals it is also possible to find many ways in which each system is unique. It is often difficult to make direct comparisons between different fighting systems as there is no standard format for making objective [...]

In the past Japanese samurai, Mongolian horsemen, Manchu bannermen, and European knights spent a lifetime learning the highly complex art of fighting. It took many years of discipline to master the techniques of unarmed fighting and fighting with weapons, and training was honed by close-quarters combat that resulted in real fatalities. Although soldiers [...]

The media has fuelled the perception that ordinary people on the street are in constant danger from violent attack, and self-defense classes promise to counter this fear.
To attract students, most martial arts schools in the U.S. teach self-defense methods. They make many claims about the usefulness of martial arts techniques in [...]

When you start training martial arts or Self Defense you will need the adequate martial arts of Self Defense equipment.
Both types of equipment are different and you should know what to look for when shopping for martial arts or self defense equipment.
The most common place to buy martial arts or self defense equipment [...]

All to often traditional martial arts and those who practice these ancient arts are considered dreamers, fools or historical mummies because we are training arts that flourished 400 or more years ago. These people can not understand the reasons why we study archaic weapons like sword, bow, spear, halberd, etc Their n [...]

Are You Looking For A New Way To Improve Your Martial Arts?
Imagine for a minute that you have a home personal martial arts training partner that works tirelessly to teach you only the best techniques. A martial arts dummy on which you can practice and learn what strikes and defences work for you.
Imagine [...]