Former US Marine and fight fan Jake and I after watching UFC 281 at a Thailand Sports bar and restaurant After close to a three-year forced break from conducting courses in Thailand due to Covid-19 travel restrictions and travel difficulties, we are up and running at full tilt once again. I was fortunate to be […]
Man has been a part of fighting and battles since his very beginning. His movements are natural- atavistic reactions similar to those of animals with the primal goal to survive and self-preserve. This is why we can conclude with certainty that fighting is as old as the human race. Fighting and battles will follow man […]
Considerable mystery surrounds the origins and lineages of the world’s martial disciplines. Some systems, most often those of classical origin, are bonded with religious doctrines; others are secular and utilitarian, street and military applicability their keynote themes.
KATA (Form) –Japan, KUEN (Form) – China , HYONG ( hyung, ITF –tul, WTF- poomsae , pattern) – Korea, QYONG- Vietnam, AKA- Burma KHAWANKAY –Kashmiri, OBYAZATELNYY (Form) – Russia, FORM- Europa,America Kata is a form of unique obligatory exercises involving a series of hand and foot techniques of punches and kicks connected by certain moving, […]
High kicks are a large part of training we at times encounter, but there is something that is easily forgotten about high kicks. For tournament sparring or dojo training it’s a great way to improve kicks and work on balance, and let’s face it, they look very good. However, there are some things to be […]
Venice, FL., USA – May 26, 2015. – Revolutionary Martial Arts was recently licensed and is now the home of the newly developed “Tai Zhang Dao” (pronounced tie-jung-dow and translates to “The Extreme Cane”) style of martial art that effectively employs an ordinary cane or umbrella for fitness and self-protection in a manner that is […]
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New martial arts comic book has heroic kids battling ancient warriors and mysterious gargoyles in an epic quest to save the world and earn their blackbelts. What do you get when you combine a love for comic books, monster movies, and martial arts with a student instructor who spent 5 years helping teach kids ninjutsu […]
Often times, models of classical martial arts will describe the nature of ones training as an inner battle to liberate the mind. For some, the martial path allows for the processing, control and release of negative emotions and impulses while others feel it facilitates the holistic integration of ‘self’. Perhaps amidst all these realities, particularly within […]