At the age of 12, Bruce Lee first entered author Matthew Polly’s life as he sat down with some popcorn to watch the film Enter the Dragon. From that day, fandom turned into obsession as he idolized Lee and his incredible martial arts skills. Decades later, the now 47 year old Polly is a best-selling…
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…