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…
Multiple sources have confirmed Jet Li’s medical condition has worsened recently, with fans from across the board reeling in shock and disbelief as they fail to recognise the familiar face of one of the world’s most beloved martial arts hero. Following the mixed responses to our recent article that broke the news that Jet Li…
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…
Did you hear Jet Lee is currently hospitalised?! If you don’t, but have a great love for this martial arts superstar, you may want to read this and find out what the hell has happened to our favourite big screen fighter of all time. Hollywood icon Jet Li Lianjie who has starred in more movies…
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…
Okay, our first review based on episode one of Cobra Kai may have been a little harsh. Yes it’s cheesy and yes some still are arguing that these grown men should have left their emotions back in 1984. Either way, the show does explore how to re-approach the mistakes you made in the past and…
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…
Jim Kelly was born on May 5, 1946 in Paris, Kentucky. Although growing up as a kid in his home town, it was not until his family moved to San Diego where he started to show an uncanny athletic ability in high school. Football, basketball, track and field – he was amazing at them all.…
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…