Closed part of the Forchtenstein Castle (Burgenland, Austria)
The first part of the castle was built in the beginning of the 15th century by the Lords of Mattersburg, who later named themselves Lords of Forchtenstein.Read More →
Sword making. Still popular
The merest mention of the word sword evokes images of legendary figures: English knights, Roman gladiators, Japanese ninjas or Viking warriors. Our imagination paints them larger-than-life, with their shining swords slicing through the air in dazzling arcs.Read More →
The truth about Krav Maga
It is a mass marketed self defense concept that borrows techniques from real martial arts. It is not unique as there are many other systems out there that do the same thing. It has become one of the largest so called systems being marketed by mcdojos worldwide. Krav Maga isRead More →
Funny Martial Arts FAILS
Now That’s a LOW BLOW | Funny Martial Arts FAILS | Know how to do Karate? Because these people don’t. You have to watch these karatefails and kungfufails. Americas Funniest Videos has the most epic library for #fail clips and we’ve put together a list that will make you laughRead More →
Rafiel Torre
How do you topped the much-loathed exploits of David Lang to become to the most loathed fraud in the history of BJJ and MMA? You throw a fight. And then you murder someone. Rafiel Torre, a fighter-turned reporter, was a fairly beloved figure in the formative years of MMA and,Read More →
Myth – All Fights Can Be Ended With a Hug and a Song
OK, technically speaking this myth doesn’t usually come from martial artists. It comes from others outside the community who think that all of life’s problems can be solved by sitting around a campfire singing “Kumbaya.” They live delusional lives in a make believe Cloud Cuckoo Land in their heads. Truth:Read More →
The myth of Krav Maga
I would not be at all surprised if these Krav Maga snake oil salesmen ended up getting a woman killed one day: “Jab your fingers into his eyes.” That’s step one if you’re confronted by an attacker, at least according to Darren Selley, 35, my self-defence Krav Maga instructor. FirstRead More →
MARTIAL ART PRETENDERS: A HISTORY OF IMITATORS AND SNAKE OIL
The UFC’s creepy uncle, action star Steven Seagal reappeared last week when he taught contender Daniel Cormier some deadly tricks that were going to guarantee his victory over Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones. He also showed up, wearing his best PJs and John Travolta toupee, as part of Cormier’s entourageRead More →
Krav Maga: Kill or be killed. Does it really work?
When people think of Krav Maga, they often imagine very secretive, super-special forces ninja techniques being used by the Mossad inside dark and dangerous enemy territories. But is Krav Maga really the most lethal and deadly fighting code that the legends claim? Are the techniques really that original and secret?Read More →
Five Hard Truths about Martial Arts that you don’t want to believe
You are terrible, even if you don’t know it. Let’s hit this right off the bat, this article applies to you. Unless you are a Professional MMA fighter in a top level promotion, an Olympic Level Judo-ka, or equivalent this article applies to you. It’s safe to say you aren’tRead More →