Karate Combat has announced on Wednesday that they will launch a new professional combat sport league, kicking off with their first live event Karate Combat: Inception, on April 26 in Miami. A private pre-season event has already been held in Budapest, Hungary called Karate Combat: Genesis, but events are scheduled across the world in the…
Police are investigating a man after he was caught on CCTV headbutting another man in a boxing ring at the Toe2Toe fitness gym in Holywell, North Wales. The two men were clearly having a heated argument while standing in a boxing ring, before the suspect strikes the victim with a headbutt, causing the victim to…
If you’ve ever encountered a Buddhist monk—or a Shaolin monk, even, as they might practice Buddhism—you may have noticed that they have dots etched on their foreheads. It turns out that, like many things, they are part of an ancient Buddhist tradition. They are the results of a ritual under the Chinese Foguangshan monastic ordination…
When it comes to unusual-looking ancient weapons, you can believe that the Chinese are at the top of the list for these. Due to their rich martial arts culture, they have a number of intriguing, unique, and effective weaponry, but none is as deadly and intimidating as the shuang gou, or the Chinese hook sword.…