A martial artist has paid tribute to his late mother after winning trophies in a competition. Mitch Hopes took part in the World Tang Soo Do Association (WTSDA) Regional Championship, held in Middlesbrough, UK. He was spurred on to make his mother, Wendy, proud after she died three years ago [Read More]
I’m a reader, and, as part of my dedication to Martial Arts, I like to hear what other people are saying and doing. I like hearing new bits of history and different takes on the philosophy and methods of teaching and training. In the Martial Arts world, we are fortunate [Read More]
Let us dive into some of the details of hitting and getting hit while training. What importance do they have? Is there good and bad contact? Can it be an important factor in your training? Getting Hit I understand this is not going to be most people’s favorite part of [Read More]
Before entering the training area, our virtues begin before the physical training without even knowing it. Depending on style, it’s the training uniform, the belt, bowing, the fist/palm salute…. Then our physical training starts with the basics: stances, punches, and kicks. The physical training transforms into the internal virtues that [Read More]
Breakdown What are A, B and C Students? Every activity will have participants that fall into an A, B or C category. These categories carry across many platforms from school, to sports, to dance and even martial arts. We are going to break down what each of those are and [Read More]
Training on that Non-perfect day If you ever have done the following: procrastinated to practice, had practice interrupted by life, practiced chaos, or missed the practice expectations, then this article is for you … read on. You are not the only one who faces obstacles on days we have [Read More]
Ever since the samurai’s were first established in 1185 as japans leading military force, they have been known for there effective style of dismantling there opponents in a brutal but simplistic fashion. So did those tried and true methods of combat that worked in warfare just simply disappear? Along with [Read More]
A lot can be said about mma. In particular the most renowned fighting organization’s slogan is very telling. UFC: as real as it gets. This implies that it’s the most realistic sport fighting there is compared to actual street fighting. It also implies that sport fighting is not as realistic [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]
We’re proud to announce the debut issue of Martial Journal’s Print Edition. We could fill this space with more details about what it is, how you can get it, etc – but it’s all contained within the pages of the publication. This has been a tremendous effort for the team, [Read More]
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