This past November, after Free Training Day Northeast, many people stuck around for the first-ever Never Settle Awards. We’ve talked about these awards here in Martial Journal prior, but this is our first time in these pages announcing the winners. EMISSARY OF THE ARTS Stephen Watson Stephen Watson is an [Read More]
By Jenni Nather, StaciAnne Kaeleigh Grove, and Joshua Blum The movie that will go down in history as the first appearance of Steven Seagal’s iconic ponytail is a 1990 release from Director Bruce Malmuth. In addition to The Ponytail, the film also stars Steven Seagal in his second major theatrical [Read More]
April is Stress Awareness Month. A way to combat stress is by developing resilience. For more resources on managing stress, visit the American Psychological Association’s resource page on resilience. John Coyle, Olympic medalist, author, and public speaker, has presented to leaders in my organization over the last year as part [Read More]
Have you ever seen the movie Best in Show that came out in the early 2000s? Have you heard of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show held in New York each year? If you have, you’ll understand that until 2019 that was my knowledge base for the world of dog [Read More]
Have you ever met your hero and it was everything you hoped it would be? Or did it leave you underwhelmed when it came to fruition? Reading Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me by Ralph Macchio allows the reader to meet the individual behind the “Karate Kid.” Reading it, you [Read More]
One of the most valuable lessons of martial arts is how to persevere when you make mistakes. Many feel like giving up. It is so easy for people to give up when they feel exhausted, and to refuse to push through. This is especially important in self-defense training. When someone [Read More]
You are one action away from living your dream life and moving towards everything you ever wanted. One action. It is much closer than you think. Do you know the reason why so many people fail to achieve goals in their life? It’s because they get discouraged of where they [Read More]
As a karate competitor, you are well aware of the physical and mental demands of the sport. Your hours of training, dedication, and discipline that have led you to this moment. However, in the moments before a karate competition, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed with nerves and anxiety. You [Read More]
Do you ever feel like you’re wearing a mask or must put on an act in front of certain people? Do you feel like the world has impossible expectations for you to meet—or do you put impossible expectations on yourself? Do you feel like you can’t be honest about what [Read More]
Deadlifts are a popular and highly effective exercise that can provide numerous benefits for martial arts training. From increasing strength and power to improving balance and stability, deadlifts can help martial artists take their training to the next level. In this article, we will explore 6 benefits of deadlifts for [Read More]
Are you finding yourself skipping the gym because you have a newfound excuse of training martial arts? It is really easy to tell ourselves that the gym is no longer important because we are taking some kind of martial art, but we are here to tell you this should not [Read More]
All martial arts are a set of basic rules that the practitioner must learn and apply to progress in their style of martial arts. In this aspect of training, Dekiti Tirsia falls in line with all the rest. We have spoken of these three many times not being more insignificant, [Read More]
Many martial artists attribute Bruce Lee as a source of inspiration for getting into Martial Arts. Recently I had the privilege of talking to Michael Robishaw, who saw the Legend perform at a tournament, and was privilege enough to talk to him. He then moved on to take lessons from [Read More]
Grandmaster Imi Lichtenfled, founder of Krav Maga broke some of his ribs while training for the 1935 Maccabiah sports game. He was not able to compete. He promised himself a key part of his training would be to always avoid all injuries if possible. As my first instructor, Alon Dagan [Read More]
Do you want to completely transform your life positively and become an unrecognizable person to your peers? If so, martial arts and jiu-jitsu is the best way to get this accomplished. Self-improvement always starts with your health, when you get this in line the building blocks for transforming your life [Read More]
Martial artists carry themselves with self-respect, honor, and grace. They temper their emotions and never fall prey to the temptation of envy…Or we could just cut the bull and stop romanticizing the myth of the martial artist with the unflappable humble heart. Jealousy is a natural human emotion, and it [Read More]
Although known primarily as a blade/weapon art Dekiti Tirsia has numerous empty-hand techniques that it can call upon in an instant for use in self-defense situations. The Philippines is located right at the juxtaposition of many Asian/Southeast Asian countries that each have a unique martial art. There has always been [Read More]
Click, click, click, click…the very melodic sound of double stick training in Dekiti Tirsia Siradas, and that is the topic of this months article. Baseline In Dekit Tirsia Siradas, as in all FMA (Filipino martial arts), we want to keep all the moves as practical and combative as possible. However, [Read More]
I know that TV has very little to do with reality, but sometimes, stupidity hits a new low. One of my students showed me a clip from an old TV show, “Prodigal Son.” In one episode, one of the villains was an evil Krav Maga instructor, who beat up students [Read More]
In 2022, whistlekick and Martial Journal teamed up to present the Never Settle Awards for the first time and the martial arts community responded! Earlier this year there was a great response to the call for nominations. Nominees from across the United States, as well as some with recognition around the globe, were submitted for the [Read More]
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