Boyka: Undisputed – It’s Movie Time!

April 27, 2018 Brendan Goodall 1

I’ll lead off by saying that I am a huge fan of the Undisputed series of movies. Undisputed 2 is hands down my favorite. But, we aren’t here to talk about Undisputed 2, we’re here to discuss the latest installment in the Undisputed series: Boyka: Undisputed. Like I said, I’m [Read More]

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Positivity in the Martial Arts-04/26/2018

April 26, 2018 Scott Bolon 1

April Showers Bring May Positivity! This weekly post highlights positivity in the martial arts from around the world. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to find negative stories on the internet. Positive ones, however, are harder to find. Let’s recognize and celebrate those martial artists and schools who are doing good [Read More]

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Into the Badlands Season 3 Premiere Review

April 26, 2018 Jeremy Lesniak 0

Season 3 of AMC’s post-apocalyptic martial arts drama, Into the Badlands, is here. Into the Badlands Some of you may know how much I enjoy this show. For much of Season 2, I was live-tweeting my thoughts on the episodes as they happened via @whistlekick. I’ve come to really enjoy [Read More]

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Combat Karate is Here and Its Name is Karate Combat

April 25, 2018 Rob Domaschuk 1

Once a year Dwight holds a seminar for us on karate. Because one thing we know that thousand-year-old martial arts do each year is… change. – Jim This year, Dwight, you’ve been vindicated. Karate Combat –  Elevating and Promoting the Sport of Karate Worldwide This is a new professional fight [Read More]

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Positivity in the Martial Arts-04/18/2018

April 18, 2018 Scott Bolon 1

Spring Is All About Positivity…….Wait, It Is Spring…….Right? This weekly post highlights positivity in the martial arts from around the world. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to find negative stories on the internet. Positive ones, however, are harder to find. Let’s recognize and celebrate those martial artists and schools who [Read More]

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Positivity in the Martial Arts-04/11/2018

April 11, 2018 Scott Bolon 1

Positivity is Tax-Free! This weekly post highlights positivity in the martial arts from around the world. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to find negative stories on the internet. Positive ones, however, are harder to find. Let’s recognize and celebrate those martial artists and schools who are doing good things in [Read More]

A Primer on Hoplology

April 9, 2018 Jaredd Wilson 0

Martial arts has many different sides to it.  On one hand, you have the most obvious, purely physical side to it. And let’s face it, the physical component of the art is probably the initial draw for almost everyone. However, for most of us, that would not be enough to [Read More]

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Martial Journal Spotlight-Danketsu Shotokan Karate Club

April 6, 2018 Scott Bolon 1

Senseis Dustin Wagner and Michelle Chock Talk About Bringing Their Dreams to Reality Hot off the heels of the Martial Journal spotlight on UND Hisshou Karate with Sensei La Royce Batchelor comes another! This time it is with two of Sensei Batchelor’s students. Dustin Wagner Sensei and Michelle Chock Sensei [Read More]

Announcing Kids Content at Martial Journal

April 4, 2018 Jeremy Lesniak 0

Kids Content at Martial Journal A few months ago a parent reached out to me asking about stuff for kids on Martial Journal. It seems they’d found the website and their young daughter was asking if there was anything on the site she might like. Well, there wasn’t. Honestly, as [Read More]

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Positivity in the Martial Arts-04/04/2018

April 4, 2018 Scott Bolon 1

You Can’t April Fool With My Positivity! This weekly post highlights positivity in the martial arts from around the world. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to find negative stories on the internet. Positive ones, however, are harder to find. Let’s recognize and celebrate those martial artists and schools who are [Read More]

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The Importance of a Moral Framework

April 2, 2018 Rob Domaschuk 2

“What’s the best pressure point to strike during a fight?” That was a recent question posted in a karate forum. It wasn’t the question that bothered me but rather the flurry of replies: driving knuckles into the throat, finger strike to the eyes, and a litany of recommended vital point [Read More]