It is not uncommon to encounter a passionate discussion over which Martial Arts style is better, or “who would win?” or even, “what is the best technique?”. However, I want to go past that and raise an even bigger question – Do you need Martial Arts at all? That may sound absurd and shocking, but…
Have you ever heard of a Martial Arts Style called 52 Blocks Boxing? Most people haven’t, and according to some, this was done by design. The Legend of 52 Blocks Boxing 52 Blocks Boxing is an urban Martial Art that bears legendary status, mainly due to the fact there is no centralized organization or even…
In the fiercely competitive world of MMA, many women are relatively new to the mainstream, leaving even fewer at the top of their game. The who’s who of the sport is seemingly always changing, so we’ve compiled a list to help you keep track of the big names and rising stars in this exciting corner…
A big question arises when looking at MMA for fans of martial arts, and that is why Chinese martial arts don’t appear in MMA. After all, MMA stands for mixed martial arts, and fighters pull techniques, skills, and stances from all types of martial arts worldwide, so what is it about Chinese martial arts that…
The Shaolin Temple is located near the base of Songshan Mountain near Dengfeng City in Henan Province in central China. Due to its status as a UNESCO world heritage site, it can receive over a 100,000 visitors a month. Daily life for the Shaolin monks is not easy. The mornings are early, the training is…
Ninjas have long captured people’s imagination with their mystery, deadliness – and of course, their array of deadly Ninja weapons. Here we take a look at some of the most lethal and iconic components of the ninja arsenal. Poison Many of the ways ninjas dispatched their enemies were never meant to be detected. Whether added…
Jake LaMotta, the American professional boxer and former world middleweight champion who inspired Raging Bull, who also dabbled in stand-up comedy for a time, left behind him a trail of adoration and inspiration following his death in 2017. At 95 years old, LaMotta lived an incredible life, which saw him grow from the lower east…
There are two kinds of movies: the ones that merely entertain and the ones that carry essential life lessons. The 80s blockbuster hit Karate Kid is certainly among the latter. In fact, one of the most iconic movie quotes was uttered by Mr. Miyagi: “First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel-San, not…
The development of the ninja diet… Whether you believe the romantic man in the shadows style ninjas really existed or not, there is one thing that ninja experts tend to agree on. Living in around the Mie Prefecture between 1487 and 1603, these assassins, often known as shinobi, were the go-to guys when you wanted…
The 90’s saw a lot of changes from the previous decade, with the shiny promise of 80’s excess giving way to hyper-violence, post-gothic aesthetics, and grunge. This lead to arguably darker and at times even cheesier classics in the martial art movie genre. Let’s dive right in. Mortal Kombat The glorious epitome of video-game-to-movie adaptations,…