There is a continuous flow of transmission of knowledge and skills in martial arts as we know them today. It’s nothing new, for example, that MMA practitioners have learned techniques from other disciplines and have implemented them in their fighting styles. This mix of techniques andchokeholds has even created new disciplines, such as MMA. Traditional…
“Best fighters in MMA” lists are a dime a dozen, and usually end up being dominated by the same Randy Couture or Anderson Silva entries anyway. So let’s take a look at the more disgraceful side of mixed martial arts and list some of the worst fighters in MMA – the beaten, the fallen, the…
Does art imitate life, or does life imitate art? It’s a never-ending debate, but when it comes to kung fu movies, more often than not, art takes on a completely different direction, with the popular martial arts action movie genre spewing its own clichés about kung fu that don’t reflect the real thing at all.…
What do you know about judo, one of the world’s oldest grappling martial arts? The family of Japan’s diverse set of martial arts is only around half a millennium old, all borne out of the ancient discipline Takenouchi-Ryu, the forerunner of jujutsu. Jujutsu and its tenets would eventually develop into a separate martial art, judo.…
You’ve heard of scammers pretending to be grandmasters or senseis of a martial art just for money, but given all the real talent around the world, you would think that they would never try it. Even in this day and age, however, swindlers still exist, and you have to be wary of them. Take this…
Among the most popular forms of Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) is Eskrima, also known as Kali or Arnis. The three names are roughly interchangeable umbrella terms for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines. Eskrima is characterized by the use of weapons like sticks, knives, and various improvised arms. The origin of this martial arts…
What happens to fighters after they leave the Octagon for good? A retirement from MMA means that they’re going from constant training and anticipation of the next big fight, to… silence. It’s a silence that can be deafening when you’re used to the crowd cheering your name as you walk down the aisle. It takes…
At first glance, there seems to be no difference between Chinese Kung Fu and Japanese Karate. Novice practitioners can easily get confused with the different styles. So what separates one from other? Read on to find out. Karate Was Inspired by Kung Fu According to history, people that lived in Okinawa, located in the…
Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo, and Jon Jones – some of the greatest MMA fighters around make use of the so-called “Science of Eight Limbs” to devastating effect in the Octagon. What makes Muay Thai so attractive to fighters, that the best among them are well-trained in this discipline? Let’s have a look at some of…
Judo legend, two-time Olympic gold medallist, and eight-time World champion Teddy Riner has once again triumphed at this year’s Suzuki World Judo Championships, which was held in Budapest, Hungary, between 28 August and 3 September, at László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. On a bittersweet note, 2012 Olympian Dimitri Peters quit the…