Wu Assassins

Wu Assassins TV Review

August 27, 2019 Tristan Glover 0

How to watch: Available with Netflix membership Starring: Iko Uwais, Lewis Tan, Katheryn Winnick, Byron Mann, Juju Chan, Li Jun Li, Lawrence Kao, Celia Au, Tommy Flanagan, Mark Dacascos. Director: Toa Fraser, Stephen Fung, Michael Nankin, Roel Reine, Katheryn Winnick. Writers: Jessica Chou, Tony Krantz, Yalun Tu, John Wirth, Cameron Litvack, David Simkins, [Read More]

Book Review: “Fight Like the Wind: Apache Knife”

August 26, 2019 Jaredd Wilson 0

Title: Fight like the Wind: Apache Knife Author: Robert Redfeather with Stace Pitts Published Date: 2019 Publisher: Lulu Books Format: Softcover Pages: 245 Cover Price: $25.00 I first encountered this author in an interview HERE on Martial Journal. I was intrigued by the idea of an extant combat system from [Read More]

adults in martial arts

Adults in Traditional Martial Arts

August 23, 2019 Anna Gruszczynska 19

Adults… What stops adults from starting a traditional martial art?  There is a martial art school at every shopping center There is a Taekwondo school on every corner. Almost every shopping center has a martial arts school. The most popular are Taekwondo and Karate schools. For some reason, adults usually [Read More]

Growing

Martial Journal Is Growing and Expanding!

August 21, 2019 Scott Bolon 0

We’re Always Working On Growing And Expanding Over the past year, a lot of things have changed here. Some of those changes have been obvious, while others have been behind the scenes. For example, the Martial Arts Movie March Madness bracket was a lot of fun to do, and we [Read More]

Qi

Why Incorporate Qi into Your Training?

August 12, 2019 Jonathan Snowiss 1

Have you practiced qi as a part of your training yet? This is a short essay on a topic that deserves a few volumes of books, which would cover medicine, ecology, diet, exercise, social studies, and meditation, among many other subjects. I have oversimplified and skipped many elements to help [Read More]

Step on the Mat

Step On The Mat: Book Review

Title: Step on the Mat: Life Lessons of the Ninja Author:  Ninja Nguyen Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing Publish Date: May 17, 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 222 Cover Price: $15.99 The subject of martial arts is a big one when it comes to books. In fact more of a big set of [Read More]

The Grandmaster

The Grandmaster Movie Review

August 3, 2019 Scott Bolon 0

How to Watch: Free with ads on Tubi.tv (with free account sign-up), rent from Amazon and Youtube from $1.99 Starring:  Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang Director: Kar-Wai Wong Writer: Kar-Wai Wong, Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes Rating: PG-13 Release Date: 8/30/2013 Style: Drama, Art house, Martial Arts Action More information on [Read More]

Nutrition

Nutrition/Health, Life and Martial Arts

August 1, 2019 Jonathan Snowiss 0

Have you practiced today? Outside The Studio Or Dojo Martial art skills are taught in a dojo or studio and the lessons are integrated into our being every day by how we live our lives. Besides fighting skills and exercise, it forms our thoughts, teaches us morality, and gives us [Read More]