Outside traditional gyms exists the fitness option to learn the way of the fist. This is done in a dojo, dojang, octagon or being thrown into...
There’s definitely something about the martial arts that brings out expectations that exceed human reason. The notion that at one time, the ancient masters could kill...
Makiwara’s are one of those love/hate kind of devices in karate training. If you believe that a makiwara is for toughening up knuckles so you have...
It’s me again, the Dysfunctional Parrot. Some of you know me as the most trustworthy fitness expert in cyberspace. Others know me as that dishonourable Gaigin...
I’ve seen a lot of martial arts in my time and I trained in a stinkload of dojos and one term that always pops up is...