The Mushin Development Method (MDM) is a revolutionary training protocol that I developed while coaching a variety of non-martial arts movement disciplines. The realization that martial arts instructors often expect practitioners to learn movements and execute them effectively at high speeds, with a poor success rate, led me to create [Read More]
Earlier in 2023, I rolled out my first draft of The Six Freedoms of Martial Arts as part of the whistlekick State of the Martial Arts live stream. Over the course of the year, I, and others within whistlekick, have found these freedoms to be core elements to what we [Read More]
This past fall, Whistlekick launched the inaugural Never Settle Awards. These were created to honor individuals for their work and presence in their own community and that of the greater martial arts community as a whole. The Enduring Footprint is one of the awards created to honor people for their [Read More]
The whistlekick Never Settle Awards grew out of a combination of core concepts fundamental and foundational to the whistlekick brand. Ideas such as “everyone would benefit from six months of traditional martial art” and “you don’t stop being a martial artist when you walk out of the training hall” are [Read More]
In November of 2022, Whistlekick launched the first annual Never Settle Awards. We created these awards to be transparent and democratic in their nomination process and the recipient, where the recipients are voted on by their peers. The Flashlight Award is an award to put a “light” on those who [Read More]
This past November, after Free Training Day Northeast, many people stuck around for the first-ever Never Settle Awards. We’ve talked about these awards here in Martial Journal prior, but this is our first time in these pages announcing the winners. EMISSARY OF THE ARTS Stephen Watson Stephen Watson is an [Read More]
We’re proud to announce the SECOND issue of Martial Journal’s Print Edition. The team worked hard on this, and though we released it later than we’d intended, we’ve always been a “quality over speed” sort of organization. The Incredible Writers! Shoutouts to all of the writers: Jason Brick, Craig Wharem, Donivan [Read More]
Last year, at the height of lockdowns, I was starved for martial arts training. Much of my time as a martial artist is already cerebral – podcast, business, etc. – but pre-pandemic, I still had physical outlets. Then… whoosh. Gone. And I was left only with the mental portion. Or, [Read More]
Communication is at the root of everything. Whether it’s written, or verbal, or demonstrated. As martial artists, every bit of what we know was communicated to us, at some point, by some person. As the internet has grown and taken hold it’s made an impact on everything that we do [Read More]
A short time ago I wrote a brief article titled Toxic Martial Arts Personality Types. It was received well, but the main criticism was that it was incomplete. Now, I never intended that piece to be a totality of the many personality failings that can exist in any group – [Read More]
Martial artists are, generally, great people. In fact, I’ve long maintained that martial artists are a better group of people than non-martial artists. I’ve done a fair bit of traveling, and I suppose I may be biased, but I have found martial artists to be more sensitive, compassionate, and caring [Read More]
We, the traditional martial artists of the world, are a weird lot. But I probably didn’t need to tell you that. See, unlike nearly every other hobby, sport, pursuit, and pastime, we put an awful lot of stock in the way our preferred way of spending time is represented in [Read More]
Just Needed Some Food – A Short Story Stepping off the bicycle, Rachael unlocked the chain she kept wrapped around the top tube. She walked the bike the few remaining steps to the bike rack and looped the chain through the metal bars. The combination was set to the code [Read More]
The Wrong Alley Short Story “Dammit.” Gerald looked down at his shoe. He felt the squish and even heard it, just a bit. He was sure he’d stepped in dog crap. Frustrated, he looked around for a stick or a random piece of plastic. Hell, even a beer can would [Read More]
As martial artists, we spend a lot of time pursuing increased speed, strength, and highlighting ideal technique selection. These pursuits are time well spent, certainly. The other end of the spectrum, that of the slow and contemplative, is often left solely as the domain of the novice. This is truly [Read More]
And so, it ends. In all honesty, there weren’t too many surprises in here for me. You see, over the last few years, I’ve had the privilege to speak with hundreds of martial artists. All over the world, all sorts of styles. Different ages, different backgrounds. Different goals and experiences. [Read More]
I recently had the opportunity to ask Dr. Bohdi Sanders some questions by email. He was kind enough to write back – and generously. This is not a short interview, but I am so pleased that he took the time. We have not edited any of the document that he [Read More]
Voting will be open until 4/17/19 at 6 pm EDT. Click on these links to read the full movie reviews of Fearless and Kickboxer. Fearless vs Kickboxer – In this matchup we have two of the most beloved martial arts movie actors of all time, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jet [Read More]
I’m a nerd. There, I said it. I love numbers and data, and use various objective metrics to analyze all aspects of my life. From my diet, to exercise, sleep, work… as the saying goes, there’s an app for that. Which is why I was so intrigued to review the [Read More]
We Have A 3-Way Tie! Wow. Those of you participating in the Martial Arts Movie March Madness event have been keeping us busy. We were blown away by the response we got in the poll. There has also been lots of behind the scenes conversation and chat as to how [Read More]
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