Title: Unleash the Dragon Within: Transform your Life with the Kung-Fu Animals of Ch’ien-Lung Author: Steven Macramalla, Ph.D Publisher: Blue Snake Books Published: Aug. 29, 2019 Pages: 317 (with lots of references for his research) Format and price: Paperback ($19.95) and E-Reader ($12.95) Where to get it: Amazon.com and Barnes [Read More]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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… 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Have you practiced today? Outside The Studio Or Dojo Martial art skills are taught in a dojo or studio and the lessons are integrated into our being every day by how we live our lives. Besides fighting skills and exercise, it forms our thoughts, teaches us morality, and gives us [Read More]
How to watch: Available to rent on Youtube, Amazon, Google Play, and Vudu for $3.99. Starring: Scott Adkins, Craig Fairbrass Director: Jesse V. Johnson Writer: Jesse V. Johnson & Stu Small Runtime: 1h 30min Rating: R Release Date: May 24, 2019(US), July 1, 2019(UK) Style: Martial Arts, Crime, Violent, British More information on this film [Read More]
Title: Reach Your Goal Author: Anna Wonsley and Richard Bejtlich Publisher: Blurb Publish Date: January 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 180 Cover Price: $14.95 What do professional dancers, amateur martial artists, and “Professional Couch Potatoes” who help keep Netflix and Hulu in business all by themselves have in common? (HINT: It’s [Read More]
“Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick” ~ Bruce Lee Martial Arts movies have done wonders for inspiring people of all backgrounds to take to the dojo, don uniforms and learn martial arts in hopes of being close to the [Read More]
How to Watch: Rent on Amazon and Youtube from $3.99 Starring: Donnie Yen, Joe Chen, Kang Yu Director: Ka-Wai Kam Writer: Tai-lee Chan Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes Rating: (Unavailable, but probably equivalent to PG-13) Release Date: 8/31/2018(U.S.) Style: Action, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts More information on this movie can be found on its IMDB page. A Little [Read More]
Have you practiced today? Breath work, mindfulness, and meditation are generally the same, but each has its own focus. Breath work concentrates specifically on learning how to maximize the strength and efficiency of lung capacity for physical endurance. Mindfulness is just being present in whatever you are doing. Examples of [Read More]
We Are Always Growing We here at Martial Journal are always looking for ways to grow and improve. We’re martial artists, we can’t help it! Many times the growth or improvement is behind the scenes and not obvious to you, the reader. Other times, it most definitely is. This is [Read More]
Title: Modern Ninja Warfare Author: Antony Cummins Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Publish Date: 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Cover Price: $14.99 Regardless of the culture you look to, it is easy for the idea of “the warrior” to get overly romanticized. The gory and gritty details are frequently lost amidst pop [Read More]
Traditional Chinese Culture Under Attack? This article is how I see it. I could be wrong, but from my 30 years of training, experience living in China, and education in Chinese culture and philosophy, I have some thoughts. The CMA (Chinese Martial Art) is being upended by MMA fighter and [Read More]
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