Fondly known as the man with a mouth, there’s much to be said about “The Notorious” Conor McGregor. Having fought professionally in the Octagon since 2013, his legacy doesn’t stop at mixed martial arts, for he recently entered the world of professional boxing, squaring off against Floyd “Money” Mayweather in a rivalry that was truly…
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is one of the most powerful martial arts that anyone can learn. Founded in the early 1900s, the style leverages opponents’ size and strength against them, dominating them on the ground and making use of powerful holds and locks to force them into submission. The style was developed as a modification of judo…
The Martial Arts community has lost one of its own. A few days ago Anthony Bourdain died of apparent suicide at the age of 61. While this is not news to anyone who has been keeping an eye on current events of the last week, what is not as well known to the general public…
Miyamoto Musashi was a legendary Japanese swordsman, philosopher, and writer who became famous and loved, simply because of his renowned stories and excellent double-bladed swordsmanship. He had won 61 duels in his lifetime, a record unbeaten to this day, with only Ito Ittosai coming close with a mere 33 duels won! In his final years,…
UK sporting legend Brendan Ingle has died aged 77 after a brain hemorrhage. The boxing trainer, who is viewed by many as one of the most important men in the history of UK boxing, has been attributed to changing the game forever, creating champions like Naseem Hamed (Prince Naseem) who focused on speed, reflexes and…
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…
For those of you who know Choy Li Fut, the play on words must be getting annoying by now but for us it never gets old! This awesome form of kung fu that was adopted by heroes like Bruce Lee, is one that stands out from the crowd. In his book, Between Wing Chun and…
The man who was known as the Father of American Taekwondo has sadly passed away after a short battle with acute pneumonia in the United States it was revealed today. Rhee Jhoon-goo died in a hospital in Virginia on Monday according to the International Leaders Union, a group of extraordinary leaders that he also headed.…
Krav Maga, the Israeli self defense and hand-to-hand combat system that both the military and the public train in, was founded by Imi Lichtenfeld in the late 1930s. Applauded thanks to it’s real world application and extreme efficiency to take down and even kill opponents if needed has marked this modern martial art as one…
Hala al-Hamrani, a Saudi boxing trainer, has for the last few years begun to break down boundaries in her home country of Saudi Arabia over the last 28 years as a professional boxing and self-defense trainer. Acquiring her first black belt in the Japanese martial art of Jiu-jitsu at just 16, this girl of Saudi-American…