682 Shares 10 Amazing Benefits Children Gain From Martial Arts People often view the Martial Arts as a violence fuelling activity that makes children more aggressive.Well, nothing could further from the truth.The Martial Arts does prepare a child for the violent nature of society, yes that much is obvious. But there is a far deeper benefit from training in the martial arts.Those benefits are personal […]
854 Shares The Overlooked Aikido Technique That Is Devastating In Self Defence Aikido is a martial art that has a lot of respect but a lot of haters. Steven Seagal made the art popular with his films such as Nico, Hard to Kill and of course Under Seige where he would throw people around and break limbs like most people snap a Kit Kat. However, with the […]
1166 Shares 7 Unexpected Ways Martial Arts Change People (For The Better) Our reasons for taking up martial arts vary but for most we take them up to see changes. Most people will head to the gym to see changes in their physiques but we know that the martial arts offer changes that go far deeper and in this article, we have broken down seven ways the […]
727 Shares 3 Ways Aikido Can Enhance Your Self Defence Skills People think Aikido sucks when it comes to self-defence but they couldn’t be more wrong. I know we have seen videos of Judoka and MMA fighters taking down Aikido trained martial artists with ease and then tapping them out. It has lead to people thinking Aikido is only able to deal with drunks in a […]
799 Shares Kung Fu Martial Arts: 5 Reasons You Need To Try Them If you were to ask 100 martial arts instructors what style of martial art should a new student try, you would get 100 different answers.This advice is not great for a newcomer to the martial arts, but at the end of the day, everyone thinks their art is the best, and today we are going […]
2096 Shares Wing Chun Dummy: The Complete Guide To Using The Wooden Dummy Introduction The Wing Chun Dummy is perhaps one of the most iconic items of equipment ever seen in both martial arts films and inside martial arts schools.In this article we will give you an indepth look at the Wing Chun Dummy, provide you with the facts about it’s use and origins and introduce you to […]
154 Shares 5 Reasons You Need To Take Ninjutsu Seriously When I was at school (in the 80’s) Ninjutsu was all the rage. Everyone thought Ninja’s were real, and they were deadly and later we loved the idea, even more, when the world’s best Ninjas were giant mutant turtles. Perhaps it waa the massive film influence of the 80’s action films that we watched on […]
233 Shares 10 Fearsome Old Age Pensioners That Prove Martial Arts Training Lasts A Lifetime Father time catches up with us all. Suddenly training gets harder and our bodies hurt more after each session. Then we have to take a break due to injuries and before you know it we start to tell ourselves that we are ‘too old’ for martial arts training. However, we have 10 videos to show you […]
156 Shares How To Improve Your Uchimata (Neil Adams Shows You How) In this post, we have not one but two videos that have Neil Adams MBE, a former Judo World Champion and 2 x Olympic Medal winner showing you how to improve your Uchimata. Check out parts 1 and 2
8 Shares Who is The Worlds Hardest Hitter? Are you the World’s Hardest Hitter? This is the beginning of the search for the World’s Hardest Hitter. Launched at the O2 Millennium Dome London over 2 days we profiled the punches of over a 1000 men, women and children to find out who was the World’s Hardest Hitter. In this part 1 we showcase […]
