Chinese martial arts have a wide range of styles and can be categorized in different ways, such as by religion (like Taoist, Buddhist, or Islamic) or by their major applications (kicking, hitting, wrestling, or grabbing). But one of the biggest dividing lines is geographical; as a country with one of the most diverse climates and…
There are many things for which we can thank Queen Victoria’s sixty-three-year reign. As it happens, this also includes the Britain’s first mixed martial art. By the end of the 19th Century, London had been whipped into a media frenzy thanks to Jack the Ripper, and the press filled their pages with other such dangers…
Bruce Lee is one of the most famous martial artists of all time, and easily among the world’s most powerful fighters. Yet, he was no muscle-bound Hercules, and seemed to be diminutive in comparison to what we’d think of as a “strong” human being. How was he so powerful with such a small frame? Let’s…