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]

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]

Ip Man Vs. The Raid: Redemption

April 12, 2019 Tristan Glover 1

There is no rubric to determine what makes a good martial arts movie. Can a movie survive based on the action alone? Or are the story and characters what make a movie great? Consider the films Ip Man and The Raid: Redemption while keeping questions like this in mind. One [Read More]

Positivity-positive thinking

Positive Psychology in the Martial Arts

April 11, 2019 Jonathan Snowiss 0

Welcome to Positive Psychology Since you reading Martial Journal, it is a safe assumption that you are very interested in martial arts.  Regardless of style, the training is the same: you’re less terrible with more practice. If you’re a white belt, don’t give up because you see a black belt [Read More]

Ip Man

Ip Man: Movie Review

March 24, 2019 Rob Domaschuk 8

This review is spoiler free! Where to Watch: DVD, Netflix Runtime: 1 Hour, 46 Minutes Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese Starring: Donnie Yen Director: Wilson Yip Writer: Edmond Wong (screenplay) & Tai Lee Chan Rating: R Release Date: 2008 Style: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport More information can be found on the [Read More]

Training Overseas Fallacy

The “Training Overseas” Fallacy

March 22, 2019 Jeff Westfall 4

A prejudice common in the martial arts world is to automatically assume that training in the country of origin of a given martial art is superior to training anywhere else. I call it the “Training Overseas Fallacy.” I’ve practiced one martial art or another for forty-eight years, and taught for [Read More]

Health in the Martial Arts

Health In The Martial Arts

March 20, 2019 Jonathan Snowiss 3

Health in the Martial Art World Martial arts, as a whole, is a very deep and amazing practice.  For us to continue our beloved art to the next generation, we must know its past, present, and future. The past is full of war, philosophy, duels, religion, and spirituality. Current martial [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]