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…
Muscle memory is a common phrase that people go to to explain why they are so good at martial arts, and although this sweeping term often is misused, it is a useful way to help contextualize what is going on in your body after hours and hours of training. Through repetition of a set of…
Kata, a Japanese word that means forms or movement patterns, has always been a huge part of most traditional martial arts, whether they use the term ‘kata’ or not. Traditionalists will describe it as an essential combat training tool and in karate it is used mostly in imaginary fights against multiple opponents. Some may look…
An unqualified martial arts instructor in the UK has been charged after he was accused of knocking out two of his child students by putting them in choke holds. The man, identified as 29-year-old Steven Grant, ran a martial arts school called Slicks Martial Arts in a town called Milford Haven. According to reports, he…
Hitting someone in the chest in order to stop their heart sounds like a stupid idea, and most people will deny that this is possible. Unless you’re in the world of Kill Bill and have learnt the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique, most would argue that it’s impossible. However, according to a scientist from…
A few days ago, we stumbled across what may be the stupidest comment in the online world of martial arts we have ever come by. It simple read “Why do people practice martial arts when people use guns in real life?” We’ll let that hang in the air for a second, just to get you…
Strong wrists and strong hands are good for just two things, martial arts and well…we don’t actually need to write it down do we? In the ring, the worst thing to be is limp wristed for a number of reasons. One, your punches will be as weak as a slap to the face by a…
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…
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…
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…