Growing

Martial Journal Is Growing and Expanding!

August 21, 2019 Scott Bolon 0

We’re Always Working On Growing And Expanding Over the past year, a lot of things have changed here. Some of those changes have been obvious, while others have been behind the scenes. For example, the Martial Arts Movie March Madness bracket was a lot of fun to do, and we [Read More]

The Grandmaster

The Grandmaster Movie Review

August 3, 2019 Scott Bolon 0

How to Watch: Free with ads on Tubi.tv (with free account sign-up), rent from Amazon and Youtube from $1.99 Starring:  Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang Director: Kar-Wai Wong Writer: Kar-Wai Wong, Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes Rating: PG-13 Release Date: 8/30/2013 Style: Drama, Art house, Martial Arts Action More information on [Read More]

Big Brother

“Big Brother” Movie Review

July 19, 2019 Scott Bolon 0

How to Watch: Rent on Amazon and Youtube from $3.99 Starring:  Donnie Yen, Joe Chen, Kang Yu Director:  Ka-Wai Kam Writer: Tai-lee Chan Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes Rating: (Unavailable, but probably equivalent to PG-13) Release Date: 8/31/2018(U.S.) Style: Action, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts More information on this movie can be found on its IMDB page. A Little [Read More]

Martial Journal Magazine

Martial Journal, Coming Soon To Print!

July 15, 2019 Scott Bolon 2

We Are Always Growing We here at Martial Journal are always looking for ways to grow and improve. We’re martial artists, we can’t help it! Many times the growth or improvement is behind the scenes and not obvious to you, the reader. Other times, it most definitely is. This is [Read More]

Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai Season 2 Review: Responsibility And Consequences

May 9, 2019 Scott Bolon 0

[This will be review will be spoiler-free, and will only contain information from season 1 and the trailers for season 2.] How to watch: Youtube (free with ads, or paid without ads) Starring: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Maridueña Episode Count: 10, approx 30 mins each Rating: TV-14 Release Date: 04/24/2019 Style: [Read More]

Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai Season 2 Primer

April 24, 2019 Scott Bolon 1

Season 2 Primer Wow. That is all I can come up with when I think about how truly great the first season of Cobra Kai was. This cannot be overstated. There were so many ways it could have gone wrong, and triple the ways it could have been just okay. [Read More]

Mercy

Cobra Kai Season Review: Episode 10 “Mercy”

April 24, 2019 Scott Bolon 0

Breaking Down Cobra Kai Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show. You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had with Sensei [Read More]

Molting

Cobra Kai Season Review: Episode 8 “Molting”

April 13, 2019 Scott Bolon 0

Breaking Down Cobra Kai Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show. You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had with Sensei [Read More]

The Raid

The Raid: Redemption-Movie Review

April 4, 2019 Scott Bolon 1

This review will be Spoiler-Free!! How to watch: Rent from Amazon from $2.99 Runtime: 1hour 41minutes Starring: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy Director: Gareth Evans (as Gareth Huw Evans) Writer:  Gareth Evans (as Gareth Huw Evans) Rating: R(US), Not Rated(available) Release Date: 4/13/2012 Style: Action, Martial Arts, Indonesian, Violent For more details on the movie, you can check out its [Read More]

Quiver

Cobra Kai Season Review: Ep. 6 “Quiver”

March 28, 2019 Scott Bolon 2

Breaking Down Cobra Kai Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show! You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had with [Read More]

Ong-Bak

Ong-Bak: The Muay Thai Warrior-Movie Review

March 28, 2019 Scott Bolon 5

This review will be spoiler-free! How to Watch:Tubi.tv(free membership, periodic advertisements) Runtime: 1hour 45 minutes Language: Thai with English subtitles automatically Director: Prachya Pinkaew Writers: Panna Rittikrai (story), Prachya Pinkaew (story), Suphachai Sittiaumponpan (screenplay) Rating: R(US) Release Date: 02/11/2005 Style: Action, Martial Arts, Muay Thai For more details on the movie, [Read More]

Rumble in the Bronx

Rumble In The Bronx: Movie Review

March 23, 2019 Scott Bolon 1

This review will be Spoiler Free!! Where to watch: DVD, Rent from Youtube from $2.99 Runtime: 1hour 27minutes Language: English Director: Stanley Tong Writer: Edward Tang, Fibe Ma Rating: R Release Date: 02/23/1996 Style: Action, Martial Arts, Acrobatic, Comedic Violence For more information can be found on the movie’s IMDB page Jackie Chan’s [Read More]

Game of Death

Game of Death (1978): Movie Review

March 21, 2019 Scott Bolon 3

This will be a Spoiler-Free review!! How to watch: Dailymotion (must sign up for a free account) Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes Language: English (dubbed) Director: Robert Clouse, Bruce Lee (uncredited) Writer: Robert Clouse (credited as Jan Spears) Rating: R (USA) Release Date: 06/08/1979 Style: Action, Crime Drama, Martial Arts For more show details, [Read More]

Counterbalance

Cobra Kai Season Review: Ep. 5 “Counterbalance”

March 16, 2019 Scott Bolon 3

Breaking Down Cobra Kai Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show! You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had with [Read More]