While nowadays we imagine a slightly less active Oval Office, back when Theodore Roosevelt was President, he would spend his free time in the White House practising Wrestling, Boxing and Jujitsu. In order to lose 20 pounds before an election, he trained for 3 hours everyday, under the guidance of Yamashita Yoshiaki, the pioneer of…
For the first time in 129 years, a bare-knuckle fighting event which is completely legal and regulated is coming to the United States of America. On June 2nd, the first Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship will be held in Wyoming and will feature several UFC and Bellator fighters and pro-boxers. Back in 1889, bare-knuckle fighting was…
Jeet Kune Do is Bruce Lee’s own creation. A confusing style that has left people wondering about its style and form which seems to be on the whole something absent in the ether. In an article written in Black Belt magazine way back in 1971, Bruce Lee himself admits that “it is difficult to explain…
Sports injuries are as common as the cold. Through organized sports, competitions, training sessions or time in the gym, we are bound to injure ourselves at some point, and it is something we should learn to expect. There is nothing wrong with sustaining an injury now and again, but depending on its severity, your future…
Before the successes of a recent Indonesian action film called The Raid, the life of a SIlat practitioner was quiet and unheard of. The ancient martial art that was developed in the archipelago of Indonesia was known but not famous. A number of practitioners could be found the world over, but it was often relegated…
This bizarre combination of people, places and martial arts have, thanks to the randomness of the universe, all become related this week as North Korea cancels a Taekwondo performance set to be held at the Vatican, with the Pope invited to watch. With the current political changes happening on the Korean Peninsula, it appears that…
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…