36th Chamber

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Movie Review

December 17, 2019 Tristan Glover 4

How to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime, $3.99 on iTunes, $1.99 on Google Play Starring: Gordon Liu, Lieh Lo, Wilson Tong, John Cheung, Norman Chu Director: Lau Kar Leung Writers: Kuang Ni Run Time: 115 Minutes Rating: R Release Date: February 2, 1978 (Hong Kong) Style: Kung Fu, Hung Gar, Hong Kong, Martial Arts More information on this film [Read More]

the martial arts teacher

Book Review: The Martial Arts Teacher

December 16, 2019 Justin Lee Ford 0

Title: The Martial Arts Teacher Author: Jonathan Bluestein Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publish Date: September 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 284 Cover Price: $25.00 Content The Martial Arts Teacher tackles the mentality and conduct of a martial art teacher. This is a glimpse into the many roles a traditional martial [Read More]

Book Review: Research of Martial Arts

November 19, 2019 Justin Lee Ford 0

Title: Jonathan Bluestein’s Research of Martial Arts Author: Jonathan Bluestein Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publish Date: 2014 Format: Paperback Pages: 418 Cover Price: $36.00 Content Jonathan Bluestein’s Research of Martial Arts is a giant compendium of martial arts theory, discussion, and knowledge. The first section delves deep into the [Read More]

Monkey Twins TV Review

October 18, 2019 Ezequiel Davidovich Caballero 0

How to watch: Netflix # of episodes: Season 1: 13 (no info on a second season) Language: Thai (subtitles available) Director: Nontakorn Taweesuk Writer: Nontakorn Taweesuk Rating: 16+ Release date: September 1, 2018 (USA) Style: Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial Arts, Muay Thai For more show details, you can find them on IMDB [Read More]

Climbing the Mountain: Book Review

Title: Climbing The Mountain: The Essence of Qi Gong & Martial Arts Author: Jonathan Snowiss Publisher: Xlibris Corporaion Publish Date: July 15, 2010 Format: Digital, Paperback, Hardcover Pages: 184 Cover Price: $8.99 There are many areas on martial arts with complex concepts and facets. Climbing the Mountain is a book about [Read More]

Never Say Never

Never Say Never

October 1, 2019 Jeff Westfall 0

Treating Martial Arts Students Like Grownups A common habit among martial arts instructors that I find to be intellectually lazy and frequently boorish is that of over-using the word “never.”. As the title of this article asserts, I think that an instructor should never say never. I can’t tell you [Read More]

Hero

Hero Movie Review

September 30, 2019 Tristan Glover 0

How to watch: Available on Hulu (with subscription); $3.99 to rent on YouTube, Amazon Prime, iTunes, and Google Play Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang, Daoming Chen, Donnie Yen Director: Yimou Zhang Writers: Yimou Zhang, Bin Wang, Feng Li Run Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes Rating: PG-13 Release Date: 2002 (China), August 2004 (USA) [Read More]

Martial Journal Spotlight: Jorge Emilio Prina

September 20, 2019 Bethany Dillon 0

Esgrima Criolla: The Fighting Art Of The Gauchos In the 17th century Argentinean Pampas of South America, “the gaucho”, (a cowboy of the South American pampas) a mixture of Creole, Indian and Spanish was born. As skilled horsemen, farmers and brave warriors, they were on the forefront of the battlefields [Read More]

Review of Polish Saber by Richard Marsden

September 10, 2019 Jaredd Wilson 0

Title: Polish Saber: The Use of the Polish Saber on Foot in the 17th Century Author: Richard Marsden Publisher: Tyrant Industries Publish Date: 2015 Format: Hardcover with color pictures Pages: 237 Cover Price: $49.99 I’ve always loved swords. It was that love that got me into the martial arts in [Read More]

Refining Jin

Book Review: “Refining Jin”

September 5, 2019 Justin Lee Ford 0

Title: Refining Jin Author: Phillip Starr Publisher: Blue Snake Books Publish Date: August 27th, 2019 Format: Paperback, ebook Pages: 176 Cover Price: $18.95 Where to get it: Amazon, Barnes&Noble More information on this book can be found on the Good Reads page. Content Phillip Starr’s latest book, Refining Jin, goes [Read More]

Book Review: Resilience Parenting

September 2, 2019 Alan Gates 1

Title: Resilience Parenting: Raising Resilient Children in an Era of Detachment and Dependence Authors: Chris and Holly Santillo Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing Publication Date: 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 150 Cover Price: $16.99 Content Parents and martial arts instructors Chris and Holly Santillo (Potomac Kempo, Alexandria, VA) have incorporated the wisdom of [Read More]

Wu Assassins

Wu Assassins TV Review

August 27, 2019 Tristan Glover 0

How to watch: Available with Netflix membership Starring: Iko Uwais, Lewis Tan, Katheryn Winnick, Byron Mann, Juju Chan, Li Jun Li, Lawrence Kao, Celia Au, Tommy Flanagan, Mark Dacascos. Director: Toa Fraser, Stephen Fung, Michael Nankin, Roel Reine, Katheryn Winnick. Writers: Jessica Chou, Tony Krantz, Yalun Tu, John Wirth, Cameron Litvack, David Simkins, [Read More]

Book Review: “Fight Like the Wind: Apache Knife”

August 26, 2019 Jaredd Wilson 0

Title: Fight like the Wind: Apache Knife Author: Robert Redfeather with Stace Pitts Published Date: 2019 Publisher: Lulu Books Format: Softcover Pages: 245 Cover Price: $25.00 I first encountered this author in an interview HERE on Martial Journal. I was intrigued by the idea of an extant combat system from [Read More]

adults in martial arts

Adults in Traditional Martial Arts

August 23, 2019 Anna Gruszczynska 19

Adults… What stops adults from starting a traditional martial art?  There is a martial art school at every shopping center There is a Taekwondo school on every corner. Almost every shopping center has a martial arts school. The most popular are Taekwondo and Karate schools. For some reason, adults usually [Read More]

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]

Qi

Why Incorporate Qi into Your Training?

August 12, 2019 Jonathan Snowiss 1

Have you practiced qi as a part of your training yet? This is a short essay on a topic that deserves a few volumes of books, which would cover medicine, ecology, diet, exercise, social studies, and meditation, among many other subjects. I have oversimplified and skipped many elements to help [Read More]

Step on the Mat

Step On The Mat: Book Review

Title: Step on the Mat: Life Lessons of the Ninja Author:  Ninja Nguyen Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing Publish Date: May 17, 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 222 Cover Price: $15.99 The subject of martial arts is a big one when it comes to books. In fact more of a big set of [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]