i have this national history project for school and the theme is innovators. i have been doing karate and it is my life so my teacher and i decided for me to do Martial arts because i can bring in some of karate weapons and displays in. So.. can i have some great innovators from [...]

During my recent visit to Japan for training, there was one overriding thing that I noticed about most of the black belts that I worked with. Now, if they were just having fun and aren’t really looking to be able to defend themselves against a determined attacker should they ever face one, then okay. [...]

Liz Posener, a Pankration and Muay Thai fighter from Vancouver B.C., has been busy turning some heads in the past few months.
The 31 year old wife and mother of two began training in Pankration and Muay Thai in 1998 – two years after her first pregnancy with her baby daughter. Initially, she viewed [...]

I have seen so much rhetoric on asualt weapons that it makes me puke.definition of assualt weapon is this-any weapon used against another human is an assualt weapon.karate champion=his hand; pocket knife/bow n arrow/ur mouth/attack dog/ see my point?
I guess, according to your definition, my butt is an assault weapon. Do I have to [...]

If you do a search on the internet, there seems to be no end to what has been written about this simple, yet powerful weapon. There seems to be no small supply of writers who have used dramatic titles to add to the impact of an otherwise so-so article on the subject.
“Fistful of Dynamite,” [...]

There’s no better way to stick your neck out that coming up with a top 10 “anything” list. It just gets worse when you talk about combat sports like boxing, kickboxing or mixed martial arts. However, here it is, my top 10 list of heavyweight MMA fighters on the planet.
I need to tell [...]

I am a yellow belt at shotokan karate ,and i was wondering based on anyones experiences ,when do we start taking moves other than the :front kick ,straight punch,roundhouse kick and reversed roundhouse kick (the one where you strike from your heel) ???
You can usually learn new techniques directly off of your kata without waiting [...]

In order to learn Wing Chun, it is important to understand the history behind it. There are many versions of how Wing Chun came into being. Some say it was started by Ng Mui, a Buddhist nun who developed it over 300 years ago in southern China and named it after her student, Yim Wing [...]

Anyone know when I can get pink weapons and accesories for Karate? Especially looking for sparring mitts, focus pads, bo staff and nunchucka…
Should have made it clear – these are not for use in general training – we’re having a weekender later in the year and thought it would be amusing
If you insist:
http://bluedragonmartialarts.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=14
http://www.a2zmartialarts.co.uk/xcart/home.php?cat=266
http://www.bytomic.com/martial-arts-sparring-equipment.asp?pg=1&c_urn=11&show=pgno1
http://www.paragonmartialarts.co.uk/acatalog/ladies_martial_arts.html
http://www.cuttingedgemartialartssupplies.co.uk/page62/
http://www.karate-kid.co.uk/EsiProductsByBrand.asp?ID={0C5919B5-0D12-4B6D-9C01-EC26CC008880}&Name=Pink%20Goods%20Range&Category={ABC5AC04-FF07-4612-9605-92F14371BC61}&CatName=Hot%20Pink
https://www.playwell.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=pink&Search_x=19&Search_y=10&Search=Search&inc_subcat=0&sort=20a&page=1&zenid=dc0f2c6a881ed3ceab776ef72b73701e
http://www.blitzsport.com/Disciplines?search=pink

In order to learn Wing Chun, it is important to understand the history behind it. There are many versions of how Wing Chun came into being. Some say it was started by Ng Mui, a Buddhist nun who developed it over 300 years ago in southern China and named it after her student, Yim Wing [...]