This question is often asked – what is better in a self-defense situation, to hit with an open palm or to strike with a closed fist? Just asking this question means you are one of the few who are serious about self-defense and not just keen to learn how to fight. Both fists and palms…
By adding these to your training schedule, you will drastically increase the power of your Kick Power. We have added alternatives to all of them, so if you don’t have access to a Gym, you will still be able to make improvements. Weighted Jump Squats- Before adding any extra weight, you need to make sure…
Who says Martial Arts and World Cup 2018 can’t be mixed? In fact, there are some players, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has a Black Belt in Taekwondo, that bring the skills they’ve learned in the Dojo onto the pitch and score spectacular goals. Here are some of the best ones we’ve seen so far. Not all…
What better way to spend an evening at home than with the perfect combination of our 2 current obsessions; Football and Martial art. How do you think these guys would do in World Cup 2018? Shaolin Soccer is a Martial Arts sports comedy from Hong Kong starring Stephen Chow. A former Monk joins up with…
Adrenaline is one of those well-known hormones we blame on everything. If you’re nervous it’s adrenaline, if you’re shaking it adrenaline, if your heart’s racing, it’s either adrenaline or you’ve taken too many illicit substances. But do we really know what adrenaline does to our body and how does it help up when we are…
There will come a time in everyone’s life where they are forced to defend themselves. No matter how lucky you have been so far, it is only a matter of time. The scenarios can be many; You get lost in a dodgy area late at night and run into street thugs who are only too…
There are many things for which we can thank Queen Victoria’s sixty-three-year reign. As it happens, this also includes the Britain’s first mixed martial art. By the end of the 19th Century, London had been whipped into a media frenzy thanks to Jack the Ripper, and the press filled their pages with other such dangers…
Bruce Lee is one of the most famous martial artists of all time, and easily among the world’s most powerful fighters. Yet, he was no muscle-bound Hercules, and seemed to be diminutive in comparison to what we’d think of as a “strong” human being. How was he so powerful with such a small frame? Let’s…
Dim Mak (Death Touch) is an ancient martial art that consists of striking certain points on the body to cause illness or death. The Cantonese words do not translate to ‘death touch’ as some seem to believe, but ‘press artery’. The points are usually called Dim Mak points, but they are also referred to as vital…
Trapping is relatively new in the popular martial arts scene. In the 70s, Bruce Lee stepped onto the scene and quickly changed opinions on martial arts forever. Displaying his incredible mastery of the arts and combat in general, he wowed audiences with his revolutionary trapping technique which he showcased in the hit movie Enter The…