Why are Martial Arts not known as Martial Sports?
I think this is a very difficult question to answer authoritatively or definitively because it draws on some tricky linguistic and anthropological issues regarding what these terms are supposed to refer to across the board. I’m thinking it’s not difficult to answer very roughly though, so I’ll try that. ThinkRead More →
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KARATE AND KUNG FU
For many people, especially those who are not familiar with martial arts, the question often arises on what the difference between karate and kung fu is. Upon watching somebody doing martial arts, the untrained eye will find it hard to tell whether that person is doing karate or kung fu.Read More →
Super Secret Ancient Knowledge of Awesomeness
To hear Hollywood – and some martial artists – tell it, the only martial arts worth knowing are the ancient, secret styles taught by monks hidden away in fantastical mountains who never teach their mysteries to outsiders. The older and more pure a martial art is, the better. The fewerRead More →
Want To Be An XMA Black Belt?
Now days you can get your black belt in dance-gymnastics and playing with toy swords! It’s called earning your XMA black belt. It is so super badass and emotional!! You get to bow even though XMA has nothing to do with Asian culture besides the crazy Asian dude who runsRead More →
Frank Dux
By Lordus Sapiens — Currently Fighting at a “Koom-Me-Tay” in his buddy Bob’s back yard (you should see the trophy!) Frank Dux is one of the most famous martial arts frauds in the world, mostly because the movie Bloodsport was supposedly based on the real life exploits of “Grandmaster” Dux.Read More →
McDojangs Create An Entitlement Culture
Jimmy, 6 years old, is going to test for his black belt and you better dang well expect him to pass…or else (angry parents)! He has never failed one promotion test ever, even that one time he completely forgot his form, and that one time he never broke a boardRead More →
Myth – Strength Training Will Make You Slow as Christmas
I’ve heard this one a million times from martial artists. The argument goes something like this: “I don’t do weight training because weight training makes you big and bulky and that makes you slow.” The raw ignorance of this argument makes me groan every time. Truth: being big doesn’t makeRead More →
Bruce Lee, The Tao of Gung Fu
It is safe to say that, in popular culture, there is no martial artist more famous than Bruce Lee. Named “one of the most influential people of the 20th Century” by Time Magazine, Bruce Lee is an iconic figure throughout the world, representing both martial arts and Chinese culture. ARead More →
Heavyweight Fakes Heart Attack
Prior to this week’s International Fight Week, there wasn’t a UFC event on tap this weekend, making it devoid of high-profile MMA events save for Friday night’s Bellator 201. However, that didn’t prevent one of the strangest events you’ve ever seen in a mixed martial arts (MMA) cage from occurringRead More →
Myth – Fights Only End When One Combatant Gruesomely Kills the Other
This one is most commonly spread by a certain breed of macho martial artist that is obsessed with showing off how “deadly” he is. Every technique he trains is either deadly or maiming, and “nothing else works in the street.” Anything that isn’t heavily destructive to the opponent is “useless”Read More →