MartialArtsLab continues their review series by looking at a fitness guide from a remarkable Taekwondo 9th Dan Black Belt Grandmaster who has decades of experience and trained hundreds of students. Black Belt Fitness For Life: A 7-Week Plan to Achieve Lifelong Wellness by Grandmaster Tae Sun Kang from Tuttle Publishing With knowledge built up through years…

In the first of a series of upcoming Book Reviews for the readers of MartialArtsLab, I take a look at a comprehensive guide to self-defence from a world renowned Israeli self-defence system, written by an expert and Judo enthusiast: Krav Maga: Real World Solutions to Real World Violence by Ben Keren from Tuttle Publishing ‘Krav Maga’…

What is it? Aikido. Who started it? Morihei Ueshiba Where is the place of origin? Japan When was it developed? Late 1920’s-1930 Why should I learn it? Because is it the most simplest form of martial art that uses the opponents strength against them. Aikido For Self-Defence   The style itself consists mostly of grabs…

When I first walked in to Big John McCarthy’s Ultimate Training Academy (BJMUTA), it felt like I had just stepped onto a movie set. It was 2006. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) was just on the cusp of becoming one of the fastest growing sports in the world. The Ultimate Fighter was already a popular television…

What are martial arts and how were they born? These are some questions that you may have and, reading this article, you will find their answers. This is a general explanation of what martial arts are and for what they are used for. During next weeks we will examine deeply one martial art per time…

Japanese Martial Arts List is really huge, there are hundreds of different types of martial arts. I’ve found 71 different Japanese martial arts so far and this list still growing… Japanese Martial Arts List: 1. Aikido 2. Ashihara kaikan 3. Atemi-jutsu 4. Bajutsu 5. Battojutsu 6. Bojutsu 7. Budokan 8. Bujinkan 9. Bushido 10. Bu-jutsu 11. Daido…