We all know the Muay Thai is one of the go-to traditions of any professional MMA fighter. The powerful kicks and the strong elbows are deadly in the ring and the stance is also perfect for deflecting surprise attacks. However, every good martial art has its weakness so today we are looking at the cons…
Strong wrists and strong hands are good for just two things, martial arts and well…we don’t actually need to write it down do we? In the ring, the worst thing to be is limp wristed for a number of reasons. One, your punches will be as weak as a slap to the face by a…
Bullies are bastards. Plain and simple. They target those who they feel look weaker than them. Children who are unaware of their suroundings or appear shy are often targeted too, but as all martial artists know, looks can be deceiving. If you have children or someone you know has children, they will probably have been…
Depending on who you talk to, Martial Arts and Self-defense are both exactly the same thing or completely different. In our opinion, they are both of these things…so let us try and explain. While many martial arts evolved as self-defense systems in the ancient days where the land was lawless and fights most certainly ended…
Two men who attacked a young woman have been served poetic justice as they are fought off by some brown belt karate. On a chilly night, 29 year old Kelly Soutar headed home from a night on the town with some friends when two nasty pieces of work approached her from behind. Seconds later, she…
This question may sound a bit strange. Sure, there are many other nationalities who are equally good at wrestling, but we have seen a large proportion of wrestlers coming from the Iranian area who are all just incredible, such as Ezzatollah Akbari, Behnam Ehsanpour and Hassan Rahimi. It sounds a bit like asking why Japanese…
The Matrix was a documentary and dodging bullets is real. We know this because some martial arts masters swear by using bullet time, you can fight and dodge anything. Just look at Tai Chi – what do you think that is? (We’ll let you into a little secret, its bullet time slowed down, but you…
Despite all the talk you hear from the grandmasters of martial arts, in reality there is no real science that supports the ability to ‘take punches’ without being hurt. Saying that, there are methods we can adopt that help absorb punches – meaning they damage us less – and also delay the inevitable, just long…
It’s hard to say when becoming a ‘legend’ actually happens. For most of the legends we remember, they are long passed, existing in history books with stories that seem a bit larger than life. However, in the modern day, everything is documented and stories of greatness travel much faster, giving way to a new era…
If you’ve heard of Kyokushin Karate, you’ll have heard of Mas Oyama. If you haven’t then read on to learn more about him, and if you have, you’ll be surprised to learn that he’s not just another Karate master, but a total badass who killed real life bulls with one fist to the face. Although…