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Cobra Kai Season Review: Ep. 3 “Esqueleto”

August 28, 2018 Scott Bolon 0

Breaking Down Cobra Kai, Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show! You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had with [Read More]

The Turd in the Martial Arts Punchbowl

August 27, 2018 Jeff Westfall 2

In the year 2018 we are, unfortunately, becoming more and more ideologically polarized. The vast majority of people have figuratively, if not literally, joined one of two tribes, much to the detriment of our society. Unless you are a hermit living in a cave somewhere, part of your daily life [Read More]

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Positivity in the Martial Arts -08/24/2018

August 24, 2018 Scott Bolon 1

Positivity Is A State Of Mind! 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 [Read More]

American Cinema-Iko Uwais

Mile 22 & Martial Arts in American Cinema

August 22, 2018 Tristan Glover 2

Iko Uwais and Mile 22 I just got out of the theater where I saw Mile 22, a film starring Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Ronda Rousey, John Malkovich, Iko Uwais, and directed by Peter Berg. I myself was drawn to this movie because of Iko Uwais, an actor and martial [Read More]

Martial Journal Spotlight: McDojoLife

August 20, 2018 Scott Bolon 0

Robert Talks About McDojoLife Before McDojoLife, there was the McDojo. In the 1970’s martial arts exploded into the United States and subsequently fueled the industry of McDojos, or belt factories. They stemmed from the use of the art providing lower ranked artists colored belts to establish their rank and to [Read More]

Positivity-Back to school

Positivity in the Martial Arts -08/18/2018

August 18, 2018 Scott Bolon 1

Back To School With 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]

Mamma Said…

August 17, 2018 Jaredd Wilson 0

Although it is not my favorite magazine, Blackbelt is the default martial arts magazine still in existence. For my tastes, most of their feature articles (not the monthly articles mind you, which I love) are a little shallow, and serve really as an introduction to a subject. Occasionally, there are [Read More]

To succeed, you must fail

Why You Should Fail More in Training

August 15, 2018 Ron Amram 0

Last night my brother-in-arms, Hylton Silver, and I were running a Krav Maga class. We focused on an interesting topic – pressure. I recently wrote on pressure in self-defense training, and you can read more about this here. We were working on defending against punches and tackles/takedowns, and asked our [Read More]

Positivity-Football

Positivity in the Martial Arts -08/10/2018

August 10, 2018 Scott Bolon 1

Four Downs of 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 things [Read More]

The Need for Numbers

August 6, 2018 Jeremy Lesniak 0

We crave objectivity. Whether it’s in our personal or professional lives, numbers don’t lie. This is why so many business owners refuse to look closely at their finances, why many adults won’t balance their checkbook, and the reason some people hate math so much. There’s a right answer, which in many [Read More]

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Positivity in the Martial Arts -08/03/2018

August 3, 2018 Scott Bolon 1

August Is All About 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]