Muscle memory is a common phrase that people go to to explain why they are so good at martial arts, and although this sweeping term often is misused, it is a useful way to help contextualize what is going on in your body after hours and hours of training. Through repetition of a set of…
Kata, a Japanese word that means forms or movement patterns, has always been a huge part of most traditional martial arts, whether they use the term ‘kata’ or not. Traditionalists will describe it as an essential combat training tool and in karate it is used mostly in imaginary fights against multiple opponents. Some may look…
An unqualified martial arts instructor in the UK has been charged after he was accused of knocking out two of his child students by putting them in choke holds. The man, identified as 29-year-old Steven Grant, ran a martial arts school called Slicks Martial Arts in a town called Milford Haven. According to reports, he…
Hitting someone in the chest in order to stop their heart sounds like a stupid idea, and most people will deny that this is possible. Unless you’re in the world of Kill Bill and have learnt the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique, most would argue that it’s impossible. However, according to a scientist from…
A few days ago, we stumbled across what may be the stupidest comment in the online world of martial arts we have ever come by. It simple read “Why do people practice martial arts when people use guns in real life?” We’ll let that hang in the air for a second, just to get you…