***Big Ole Reminder*** Forty eight hours left to get your votes to us and secure your place for issue 2 of Martial Journal Print Edition. If you’ve been living under a rock, we dropped a magazine (YAY!) and to secure your limited-run print copy, you need to vote for best [Read More]
Introduction Traditional martial arts enthusiasts from most backgrounds and arts have at the very least a superficial interest in weapons. Either as a combat tool, a way to develop empty hand body mechanics or as a cultural heritage. Being a Chinese martial arts geek myself I’ve already written one article [Read More]
There’s this old show, a Britcom called Coupling. It’s a relationship and sex comedy mostly centered around the courtship and eventual marriage of two characters. It’s a solid B+ as TV shows go, but the very final moments stick with me. The last episode of the show happens while the [Read More]
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.” ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Why do you train? This is a question often asked of us as martial artists, and I believe it is one of the hardest questions [Read More]
Title: Suparinpei “The Last Kata of Goju-Ryu Karate” Author: Giles Hopkins Publisher: Blue Snake Books Publish Date: 2021 Pages: 216 Cover Price: $21.95 ISBN: 978-1-62317-558-0 I have never studied karate, let alone Goju-ryu karate. I don’t have any plans to do so either. However, I love to hear about people [Read More]
One of the Boys I started learning Karate when I was about 11 years old. Little did I realize that my martial arts journey would impact my understanding of being a woman. I wanted to do what my brothers did. It was important to me to hold my own amongst [Read More]
“That’s not fair!” I can remember my friend’s words echoing in my ears. We had been sparring, full contact. No matter how we started, we tended to get in a clinch and I felt him pushing me back. My body told me, intuitively, to pull back, to go with that [Read More]
We’re proud to announce the debut issue of Martial Journal’s Print Edition. We could fill this space with more details about what it is, how you can get it, etc – but it’s all contained within the pages of the publication. This has been a tremendous effort for the team, [Read More]
Title: Shodai-Soke: 101 Quotes, Anecdotes & Precepts From the Founders of Modern Japanese Martial Arts Author: Justin Hagen Publisher: Independently published Publish Date: 2020 Format: Paperback, Digital, Audiobook Pages: 111 Cover Price: $9.99 ISBN: 979-8558243901 Regardless of the martial art system you study, you could likely list numerous masters who have [Read More]
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