“It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.” ~ Apache Proverb We have heard before of the Native American’s as having had their own unique and effective modes of warfare, self defense, martial arts and survival. As having been practiced and skilled warriors who perfected [Read More]
How to watch: Amazon Prime: $1.99 (freewith membership), Youtube: $3.99 Run Time: 1 hour 40 minutes Starring: Jean-Paul Ly Director: Marc Price Writer: Marc Price Rating: R Release Date: December 26, 2018(United Kingdom) Style: Action, Martial Arts, Violet, Dark Comedy, Horror, British You can find more information about this movie on its IMDB page. Jean-Paul Ly is [Read More]
And so, it ends. In all honesty, there weren’t too many surprises in here for me. You see, over the last few years, I’ve had the privilege to speak with hundreds of martial artists. All over the world, all sorts of styles. Different ages, different backgrounds. Different goals and experiences. [Read More]
Title: The Ninja Defense Author: Stephen K. Hayes Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Publish Date: 2012 Format: Paperback (DVD included) Pages: 160 Cover Price: $18.95 There is perhaps nothing more enthralling in both pop culture and the realm of martial arts than the concept of ninja. As a kid, you might [Read More]
Here at Martial Journal and Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio, we love stories. We could listen for hours to martial artists talk about how they began their journeys, the highs and lows of their training, what they learned along the way… But beneath those stories lies an even bigger story: Who [Read More]
Title: The Demon’s Sermon on the Martial Arts Author: Issai Chozanshi and Sean Michael Wilson, translated by William Scott Wilson Publisher: Shambhala Publications Publish Date: 2013 Format: Paperback Pages: 160 Cover Price: $14.95 Issai Chozanshi (1659–1741), the author of The Demon’s Sermon on the Martial Arts was of the samurai caste. Although he denied having [Read More]
Voting for Enter the Dragon vs. Ip Man will close on Monday, June 17th at 6 pm EDT. The Final Round: There Can Be Only One! So here we are. You, the readers, have read and voted us to this point. This is the last hurrah. The end of the [Read More]
How to watch: Netflix(with membership) Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes Starring: Cristine Reyes Director: Pedring Lopez Writer: Pedring Lopez Rating: R Release Date: March 27, 2019 (Philippines) Style: Action, Martial Arts, Filipino, Violent You can find more information about this movie on its IMDB page. I don’t know if excited is the right word for [Read More]
The Most Genuine Question For a Martial Arts Teacher By Jonathan Bluestein John Taylor Gatto (1935 – 2018) was a famous American educator and public speaker. He spent three decades in the United States’ public school system, thrice earning the title of ‘New York City’s Teacher of the Year’, [Read More]
(If you suffer from any kind of knee problems, I encourage you to go and see a PT or a movement specialist.) One of the biggest problems in the martial arts world is knees issues. It’s so important to start your Martial Arts journey with a good technique. There are [Read More]
Voting for Enter the Dragon vs. Seven Samurai will close on June 9th at 6 pm EDT. Enter the Dragon vs. Seven Samurai (votes needed) Well, we have made it down to the final four! In this semi-final match-up, I will provide a short (spoiler free) comparison of Enter the Dragon and Seven [Read More]
In episode 393 of the Whistlekick Podcast, “The Problems with the Way Self-Defense Is Taught,” Jeremy Lesniak talked about different exercises and training scenarios that he uses to test and develop the real-world self-defense skills of traditional martial artists. Here is a great example: A group of students is divided [Read More]
Voting for Ip Man vs. Fearless will close on June 7th at 6 pm EDT. The Father of Moden Wing Chun vs the Father of the Jing Wu We’re at the semifinals of this tournament. We’ve seen Ip Man fight himself in the previous stage. Now it’s time to face [Read More]
Martial Cinema Tropes The advent of the sport called “mixed martial arts” was a pivotal point in the history of the wider culture of the martial arts, and more importantly also marked a significant alteration in the perception of the martial arts that is held by the huge fraction of [Read More]
Sifting Through The Remains From The Fallout Of The Elite Eight We had some really interesting matchups created from the winners of the Sweet Sixteen round of Martial Journal’s Martial Arts Movie March Madness. Now it’s time to cover the fallout of the matchups from the Elite Eight round. We [Read More]
How The Wall Can Help Your Stretches With our every day stretching we tend to focus on the back of our body, hamstrings, calves, etc. We hardly ever stretch our sides: I don’t mean obliques, I mean deep muscles on our sides. As a martial artist, those deep side stretches [Read More]
How to Watch: In theaters now. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon Director: Chad Stahelksi Rating: R Release Date: 04/16/2019 Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes Style: Action, Martial Arts Overview John Wick 3 -Parabellum picks up where the previous films left off. Wick is “excommunicado” and [Read More]
Open Your Hips: Intermediate/Advanced Routine Tight hips, and the resulting lack of range of motion, is a nightmare of the modern world. We sit most of the time during the day, we drive a lot, and we tend to spend our free time also in a sitting position. Luckily for [Read More]
Introduction Myths abound in the martial arts world. One of the most pervasive is the myth that the late Bruce Lee created the “Kung Fu” television series. Airing from 1972 to 1975, this show on the ABC network and produced by Warner Brothers starred the late David Carradine. Portrayed as [Read More]
Voting will close on 5/20/19 at 6 pm EDT. John Wick vs. Enter the Dragon In this review, we’ll look at two very different martial arts films: John Wick and Enter the Dragon. But there is one interesting plot similarity between the two… First, we have the modern take on [Read More]
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