Bruce Lee’s newest biography

At the age of 12, Bruce Lee first entered author Matthew Polly’s life as he sat down with some popcorn to watch the film Enter the Dragon. From that day, fandom turned into obsession as he idolized Lee and his incredible martial arts skills. Decades later, the now 47 year old Polly is a best-selling…

What is Kata actually good for?

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…