I just stumbled across this lovely demonstration of some judo techniques by Ronda Rousey. She seemed to be improvising as she went along, but was...
You can magically acquire *either* Mr Lee's fighting skillzorz *or* Mr Williams' cool. Which do you pick?
The favicon for MAP seems to have reverted to the VBulletin default (That's what I'm seeing in Firefox 39 anyway).
http://fightland.vice.com/blog/lyoto-machida-the-double-edged-sword-of-competition-karate I thought that article nailed the pros and cons of...
Without going into specifics, I've seen a couple of martial arts clubs lately which train in arts that I'm not particularly fond of and which seem...
Oh those crazy/lazy Hollywood movie types have gone and made what looks pretty much like a shot-for-shot remake of Banlieu 13. They've imported...
I've recently noticed a boxing class start up at my gym. It looks legit and not "boxercise". However, they seem to do an awful lot of kata and...
Review of The Wolverine (2013) The Wolverine - Official Trailer (2013) [HD] Hugh Jackman - YouTube After the fairly dreadful X-Men Origins:...
So, I gather that, in order to avoid imbalances in muscle development leading to knackered posture and related injuries, it's usually a good idea...
So, the style of karate that I practice doesn't tend to use those big, powerful shin kicks that Muay thai and kyokushinkaikan karate are famous...
So, in loads of 1970s kung-fu movies, there's at least one scene where someone fights with a small wooden bench. I seem to recall that Yuen Biao...
So, they've actually remade Robocop. And it looks rubbish. ROBOCOP - Official Trailer (2014) [HQ] - YouTube
Hi dudes, I've got something of a recurring problem with what I assume is my hamstring on my left leg. The reason I think it's strange is that...
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kostroma-moose-farm So, essentially, the USSR had the idea of their cavalry riding into battle on mooseback....
Wotcha Karate Dudes, So, I've noticed a bit of trend in recent years here on MAP, which is that people seem to be almost apologetic about doing...
GaryWado gave me this idea with his post: Keep Calm And Maintain Zanshin!? You've probably seen these novelty mugs and posters...
Think about it. Is there really any point? There are plenty of pros and cons about kata and not everyone agrees on what it's good for, but are...
I'm sure people have come across this before as I don't think it's recent, but nevertheless it's an interesting insight into the mindset of sensei...
Awwww yeah! Popped the question to my better half tonight and got an affirmative. [img]
Hilary Mantel's getting a lot of publicity at the moment because of her many awards, her controversial comments about the press' treatment of...
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