Assuming you’re not a hermit and still tolerate human society you probably noticed that movies based on comics are all the rage now. You might say it’s been that way for the past decade or so. And some, while not being actual martial arts films, are very close to the [Read More]
The stigma of invincibility associated with the practice, and worse yet, the teaching of Martial Arts, is a historical remnant that has no place in today’s society and prevents us from being ourselves. The vulnerable full of flaws ourselves that have so much to offer to others when we allow [Read More]
When the last article finished, I had just finished advanced training in the Israeli army and had been working as a special operations soldier. I had wanted to be a combat instructor, but when the army selected me for field service, I had not argued and had accepted my fate. [Read More]
Bad Martial Arts Sequels Movie sequels are risky business. If a movie is good enough to warrant a sequel then it must have been a high quality piece of filmmaking. A good sequel should raise the stakes and be better than its predecessor. Look at Godfather Part II, The Dark [Read More]
Although different schools can teach any martial art style differently, no style has a higher level of in-fighting than Wing Chun Kung Fu. (The only one that comes close is Jeet Kune Do which, oddly enough, grew out of Wing Chun.) This is unfortunate because, since people within the Wing [Read More]
Many arts include joint locks and throwing within their respective arts. They may change names but can essentially be reflections of each other. If you have studied joint locks, you understand the incredible detail that can go into making the locks work. Everything comes down to rotation of the joint, [Read More]
The year I started my adult taekwondo training, I had a raging eating disorder. It manifested during my teen years, peaked during college, and remained mostly contained throughout my twenties and thirties until I hit my emotional rock bottom. It quieted as I found my mental solace in taekwondo. [Read More]
I realize that I need to step back and talk about another step in my Krav Maga journey, becoming the 2010 IDF Krav Maga Champion. The issue of whether Krav Maga should have tournaments is an essay on its own, so I’ll leave it for after this series. At the [Read More]
Sorry, no katanas allowed Just kidding, you’ll probably see something that looks like a katana a few paragraphs below. But let’s all agree that when people think of “Asian swords” they usually picture a katana in their minds—maybe even considering both terms to be equal. And I get it, katanas [Read More]
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