Once in a while, I get really bored with my workouts You know, after a while it gets to be the same old, same old stuff...

The first time I saw Shaolin Kung fu techniques was while watching a martial arts movie I loved the style of martial arts so much, that I watched the second movie and fell totally in love...

Clothing and martial arts have become fused into a culture, a lifestyle, and a visual statement of who you are and what you stand for...

Combat Jujitsu is one of the hottest trends in martial arts today In fact, a lot of martial arts masters are creating a new and unique form of all martial arts known as combat martial arts...

The art of kickboxing has been known in Asia for over 2,000 years It became very popular in the United States in the early 1970’s...

What happens when you combine techniques from the different forms of martial arts You get what is called Mixed Martial Arts, which is also commonly known as MMA...

Martial Arts is the combination of physical techniques and mental discipline It is used for self defense, body strengthening, relaxation, and even competition...

Martial arts are a sport that combines a variety of different methods of combat In some cases, martial arts are used only for use, in other cases; martial arts are used in head-to-head combat, in generally controlled situations, such as matches or shows...

The martial arts are widely perceived in North America as a form of sport Parents enroll children in karate classes to instill a sense of discipline...

In Asian countries learning the techniques of combat fights is not unusual Indeed there are some real good legal fight clubs employing martial art as their fighting technique...

Many of us in the western world view the martial arts as either a basic sport or a means of self-defense...

Hollywood has a funny effect on film stars Even on those from halfway around the world...

After hundreds of movies, thousands of eye-popping fight scenes and millions of punches thrown...

Being a black belt is more than just another rank in the martial arts It’s a milestone that every martial artist strives for but only a small percentage actually achieve...

What is Sport Karate Fighting Divisions In today’s terminology, Sport Karate (or Sport Martial Arts) is the application of competitive martial arts in a sporting environment, and has been around for a few decades...

Just about everyone knows about the popular martial arts, such as Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu and Tai Chi...

Martial Art Belt Ranks Where did they come from and what do they mean There are many theories why present day martial art schools use belts and sashes as a ranking system and where the concept of using belts came from...

Escrima is a popular Filipino martial art dating back to the 1500s, during the colonization of the Philippine Islands by the Spanish...

My only experience in the martial arts was a three week long experiement with kung fu I went to the class to see what it was like and to learn about the thing that took many of my friends captive on every Tuesday and Thursday night...

The topic of how effective traditional martial arts is in today’s world as a way of protecting oneself is still a very sensitive issue to a lot of martial artists...

When looking at the increasing numbers of reports about violence against women, it is clear that women’s self-defense against men is becoming an important issue in today’s society...

There are opportunities in martial arts training to learn to use various martial arts weapons Many martial arts schools, especially those that teach Japanese karate and Chinese kung fu styles have weaponry as part of their overall curriculum...

The two most common martial arts practiced in North America are karate and tae kwon do Many wonder what the difference between these two martial arts is...

The Term: Historically, the term “Kung Fu” is not really featured in any ancient texts It was first coined by a Frenchman named Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, a missionary who lived in the 18th Century, in reference to Chinese martial arts...

Before Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme, there was Bruce Lee In a way, it is a real shame that many of today’s generation of action film fans have never been exposed to Bruce Lee because he was perhaps the greatest martial arts action hero of all time...

Sometimes one would see references to ‘hard’ style and ‘soft’ style martial arts To many non-martial artists, these terms may be puzzling...

What is a martial art A martial art can be defined as any skill that can be applied in warfare...

As any martial arts practitioner will tell you, there are multiple benefits in martial arts training...

To reap the best benefits from martial arts, they should be taken as long term activities rather than short term...

Most of us are acquainted with martial arts based on what we see on TV and the movies; Jacky Chan, Steven Segal, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee etc...