The martial art style Judo can mean a lot of things to different people. In reality, it is a fun and exciting sport, an art, a discipline, an activity, a way to protect yourself, and quite simply a way of life. Although you may hear many different meanings, the word Judo actually means all of the above and several more.

Original founded back in 1882, Judo comes from the feudal Japan fighting system. Upon founding, Judo was a refinement of the martial art jujutsu. Jujutsu is one of the oldest martial arts styles, dating [read the rest of the post]

The value and expertise of most of the martial arts are demonstrated in the awarding of a belt for a level reached. Tae kwon do belts are no exception. Once you have reached a certain level of mastering the art you are awarded a belt to show your level of expertise.

By:  John Keene

Whether you’re studying karate, kung fu, tae kwan do, or even tai chi, sooner or later you’ll find your self wondering How A Martial Artist Can Increase Their Punching Power. This is as vital a question to the fighting arts as “How can I beef up?” would be to lifting weights. Luckily, you will find ways.

So you will find a few things you can do to get to where you would like to be as a fighter…

Study Multiple Arts

Each style has some thing to offer, and actually, there are very few “pure” martial arts systems [read the rest of the post]

In part 1 of this article, we discussed the types of Eskrima Sticks, We will now examine the parts of an Eskrima stick and compare it with its bladed counterparts such as bolo, parangs or long bladed swords.