The Kick.AI Sensors

Product Review: KICK.AI

April 9, 2019 Jeremy Lesniak 0

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]

Martial Arts Competition Spectacle

Does Spectacle Have a Place in Sport Martial Arts?

March 14, 2019 Jeremy Lesniak 0

The title might throw you off, but I’m sure you’ve seen it before. Spectacle is what makes professional wrestling entertaining. It’s the reason Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor fought to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. You can also credit spectacle with being the reason that so many [Read More]

The whistlekick Report – October 2018, Competition

November 14, 2018 Jeremy Lesniak 0

This write-up is the second in the series offering survey-driven data to interested martial artists. Our last report was on enrollment, and you read the write-up right here on Martial Journal. Well, here. If you haven’t followed the previous articles, here’s the short version. We construct surveys for martial artists [Read More]

The Need for Numbers

August 6, 2018 Jeremy Lesniak 0

We crave objectivity. Whether it’s in our personal or professional lives, numbers don’t lie. This is why so many business owners refuse to look closely at their finances, why many adults won’t balance their checkbook, and the reason some people hate math so much. There’s a right answer, which in many [Read More]

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Into the Badlands Season 3 Premiere Review

April 26, 2018 Jeremy Lesniak 0

Season 3 of AMC’s post-apocalyptic martial arts drama, Into the Badlands, is here. Into the Badlands Some of you may know how much I enjoy this show. For much of Season 2, I was live-tweeting my thoughts on the episodes as they happened via @whistlekick. I’ve come to really enjoy [Read More]

Announcing Kids Content at Martial Journal

April 4, 2018 Jeremy Lesniak 0

Kids Content at Martial Journal A few months ago a parent reached out to me asking about stuff for kids on Martial Journal. It seems they’d found the website and their young daughter was asking if there was anything on the site she might like. Well, there wasn’t. Honestly, as [Read More]

Welcome to MartialJournal.com

August 14, 2017 Jeremy Lesniak 0

It started with the realization that we needed this. We, the traditional martial arts community, didn’t have a place for people to contribute articles. We lacked a publication that really allowed us to share and learn from each other. Until now. I’d had the idea for this website for several [Read More]