A lot can be said about mma. In particular the most renowned fighting organization’s slogan is very telling. UFC: as real as it gets. This implies that it’s the most realistic sport fighting there is compared to actual street fighting. It also implies that sport fighting is not as realistic [Read More]
As a karate competitor, you are well aware of the physical and mental demands of the sport. Your hours of training, dedication, and discipline that have led you to this moment. However, in the moments before a karate competition, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed with nerves and anxiety. You [Read More]
Do you want to completely transform your life positively and become an unrecognizable person to your peers? If so, martial arts and jiu-jitsu is the best way to get this accomplished. Self-improvement always starts with your health, when you get this in line the building blocks for transforming your life [Read More]
Keeping a training notebook may sound like a chore, but it’s actually one of the best ways to improve your martial arts techniques. Whether you’re learning taekwondo or karate, keeping a training notebook will help you record your progress more accurately and give you a place to analyze your strengths [Read More]
The debate on the practicality of BJJ Gi or No-Gi has been around for decades and is growing more intense with every passing day. The modern BJJ circuit is divided over the practicality of these forms of grappling. One school of thought believes that it is impossible to be good [Read More]
Any able-bodied person with a functioning brain is capable of mastering their art if they stick with it. This is because your brain can store almost limitless information and memories. According to research, “the human brain consists of about 86 billion neurons. Each neuron forms connections to other neurons, which [Read More]
The year I started my adult taekwondo training, I had a raging eating disorder. It manifested during my teen years, peaked during college, and remained mostly contained throughout my twenties and thirties until I hit my emotional rock bottom. It quieted as I found my mental solace in taekwondo. [Read More]
Martial Art’s Hot Button Issue Competition. The litmus test in modern martial arts. A simple dividing line that we use to put a martial artist in one of two buckets. People who train for competition and everyone else. It seems a silly and arbitrary reason to cause such a huge divide in [Read More]
42 seconds in combat. Wow. More on that in a moment… Welcome to Karate Combat and Inception Miami April 26 in Miami saw the inaugural fight card for the newly formed Karate Combat league. Aptly named #inceptionMiami, the league promised top karateka engaged in full contact sparring. And they delivered. As [Read More]
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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