Traditional Martial Arts Vs. Mixed Martial Arts Socrates wrote “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” I’m not writing this—or any—article to simply tell you that I am right and you are wrong. There is always going to be more to the story than [Read More]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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