Reviews

As I have mentioned before in other reviews, one of the (numerous) martial arts podcasts that I listen to is “Martial Arts and Life,” hosted by Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder. Because I enjoy listening to their podcast, I have also read a number of their books.  I even reviewed one [Read More]

What is The Night Comes for Us? The Night Comes for Us is the latest action thriller from the country of Indonesia, having debuted on October 19th on Netflix alongside Daredevil’s third season. Indonesia is a country that has been cranking out exhilarating films for the martial arts community since [Read More]

In the interests of full disclosure, I received this book for review purposes Title: Striking Distance: Bruce Lee & The Dawn of Martial Arts in America Author: Charles Russo Format: Hardcover Pages: 232 Price: $18.68 There’s a lot of Bruce Lee books out there. I’ve reviewed Bruce Lee: A Life [Read More]

Sorry it’s been so long since I have been able to review something, but I jumped in with both feet on this book. As I’ve previously mentioned in my other reviews (all those eons ago), I generally feel that I can categorize martial arts books as instructional, biographical, or philosophical. [Read More]

Title: Irish Swordsmanship: Fencing and Dueling in Eighteenth Century Ireland Author: Ben Miller Format: Hardcover Pages: 483 Price: $34.95 (Hardcover)/$23.95 (Softcover) In the interests of transparency, I was given this book for review purposes. HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) has an unusual place in the minds of many of us [Read More]

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]

What Makes This Bruce Lee Book Stand Out? Title: Bruce Lee A Life Author: Matthew Poly Publisher: Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover Pages: 656 Price: $35.00 In the interests of full disclosure, I was given this book for review purposes I know what you’re thinking “What? Another book on Bruce [Read More]

Does Japan The Ultimate Samurai Guide Make The Cut? Title: Japan the Ultimate Samurai Guide: An Insider Looks at the Japanese Martial Arts and Surviving in the Land of Bushido and Zen. Author: Alexander Bennet Publisher: Tuttle Format: Softcover Pages: 144 Price: $16.99 In the interest of full disclosure, I [Read More]

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]

I know I said that the Jackie Chan film Skiptrace would be the next film that I reviewed. But I had a strong urge to rewatch one of my favorite martial arts movies: Mortal Kombat. I’ve been a fan of Mortal Kombat, from the games to the movies since childhood. [Read More]

Kickboxer: Retaliation Kickboxer: Retaliation the follow up to 2016’s Kickboxer: Vengeance. The movie begins with Kurt Sloane (played by Alain Moussi) sitting in a train car staring intently at his wife Liu. After a few moments pass, we see the Sloane’s begin a sultry dance. While the Sloane’s are dancing [Read More]

I am a regular listener of the Martial Arts and Life podcast, and as such knew that the gentlemen who host the show, Lawrence A. Kane and Kris Wilder have also written a number of books. Since I enjoy the podcast, I decided to explore the literary offerings of Mr. [Read More]

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]

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]

A Bridge Too Far: Book Reviews for Herding the Moo by Joe Smith and The True Believers by Louis Martin Martial Arts has always been a positive influence in my life.  Has it led to me forgoing certain social opportunities in order to train? Of course, and in fact overall [Read More]