Interview with a Ukraine Dojo

January 8, 2024 Andries Pruim 0

A Frank Discussion with a Karate Dojo still Operating in the Ukraine Dojo training still a priority In one of my recent articles published by Black Belt Magazine, I interviewed the directors of a European based Shotokan Karate association, known as the WJKA, for an article on social media. During [Read More]

Measuring Progress with Jeremy and Andrew

August 28, 2023 Mark Warner 0

J Hi. One of the things that challenges many people, maybe even most people in martial arts is the distinct difficulty in measuring progress. Yep. With the exception of rank. Correct. And it is why I believe rank is used so frequently. As a yardstick, it’s a retention tool. It’s [Read More]

Martial Journal Spotlight: Timoti Pahi

April 28, 2020 Bethany Dillon 7

The unarmed arts of the Maori are termed Mamau or Rongomamau, with the arts themselves said to have descended straight from the gods. As fierce warriors, the Maori warred with neighboring tribes before European arrival quite regularly and although they had no shortage of weaponry, these fierce warriors preferred close [Read More]

#iamaMartialArtist: An Interview with Amanda Cass

June 20, 2019 Lauren Bailey 0

Here at Martial Journal and Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio, we love stories. We could listen for hours to martial artists talk about how they began their journeys, the highs and lows of their training, what they learned along the way… But beneath those stories lies an even bigger story: Who [Read More]

Lynn Varghese

Martial Journal Spotlight: Lynn Varghese

February 4, 2019 Bethany Dillon 0

“As you think, so shall you become.” ~ Bruce Lee Guro Lynn Varghese is a talented instructor in the martial community, a dear friend and influential woman. Currently she inspires women to express themselves, learn self defense and have fun while learning the effective martial arts of the Philippines, Korea, Indonesia, China, [Read More]

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McDojoLife vs the McDojo – Super Size It!

October 4, 2018 Rob Domaschuk 1

The McDojo and Bringing Back McDojoLife McDojoLife is a… I’m not really sure how to define it. To call it a “website” doesn’t even come close to covering what it is. Maybe we should call it a movement. That certainly seems, to me at least, what it’s quickly becoming. Regardless [Read More]

Martial Journal Spotlight: McDojoLife

August 20, 2018 Scott Bolon 0

Robert Talks About McDojoLife Before McDojoLife, there was the McDojo. In the 1970’s martial arts exploded into the United States and subsequently fueled the industry of McDojos, or belt factories. They stemmed from the use of the art providing lower ranked artists colored belts to establish their rank and to [Read More]

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Martial Journal Spotlight-Sanil Gandhi

May 21, 2018 Scott Bolon 0

Mr. Sanil Gandhi Talks About His Training, What Matters To Him, And Where He Is Going I get to read lots of inspiring stories about martial artists and schools when I put together the weekly Positivity Posts. While all have their merit in one way or another, some stories stand [Read More]

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Martial Journal Spotlight: UND Karate Club

May 16, 2018 Scott Bolon 0

Mr. Mohammed Mahmoud Talks About The Club Now, And Going Forward Things are always changing with the sands of time. This is no different with the UND Karate Club. Mr. Mohammed Mahmoud is the new president of the club. His instructor, Sensei La Royce Batchelor who I previously interviewed, relocated [Read More]

My Bruises Are From-The Board

Martial Journal Spotlight: My Bruises Are From

May 11, 2018 Scott Bolon 0

Nicole Beach talks About Her Journey, and Mission, with My Bruises Are From Authoring the Positivity Post here at Martial Journal has put me in contact with so many wonderful martial artists because I found articles about them. In this case, however, a reader sent me a link to an [Read More]