Nunchuck Month

Watch Out For Nunchucks In March!

February 28, 2019 Scott Bolon 1

Putting A Spotlight On Nunchucks For the month of March, Martial Journal is bringing you something a little different. We are calling it Nunchuck Month! This means you might notice more articles appearing on Martial Journal that are about, or relating to, nunchucks. There will be articles about nunchucks that [Read More]

The History of Nunchaku

February 27, 2019 Jaredd Wilson 10

Nunchucks (properly called nunchaku) are one of, if not the most, iconic martial arts weapon. Just mentioning the word brings up mental images of Bruce Lee or the Ninja Turtle Michaelangelo. Part of the reason it’s so recognizable is that they are so… odd. Physically it is a simple weapon. [Read More]

An unexpected lesson from failure

February 24, 2019 David Ianetta 6

My Test It’s my first intermittent promotion test since earning my black belt. I’ve been practicing hard for it for some time. For this test I have to perform Koryo, a poomsae (form) I enjoy doing and have practiced a lot. I know all the moves and I have been [Read More]

Knight Fight

A Review of History Channel’s Knight Fight

February 11, 2019 Jaredd Wilson 0

Knight Fight         If you haven’t seen it, History Chanel has a new show called Knight Fight. It’s a competition show where practitioners of medieval weaponry battle, using medieval weapons, against each other wearing period-style armor. Sounds good so far right? It sounds like it would be [Read More]

Lynn Varghese

Martial Journal Spotlight: Lynn Varghese

February 4, 2019 Bethany Dillon 0

“As you think, so shall you become.” ~ Bruce Lee Guro Lynn Varghese is a talented instructor in the martial community, a dear friend and influential woman. Currently she inspires women to express themselves, learn self defense and have fun while learning the effective martial arts of the Philippines, Korea, Indonesia, China, [Read More]

Sword and Brush (Book Review)

Sword and Brush (Book Review)

February 1, 2019 Justin Lee Ford 1

The “Pre-Reading” Review Duality can be an amazing thing. Two things that seem completely independent from each other often have complementing features, commonalities even, that help elevate each other to new standards. Brightness and darkness, quiet moments and loud ones, cooked chicken that is both sweet and sour (I may [Read More]