When you go to the martial arts school to sign up, it is usually for your kids, unless you are looking to do something yourself. How often do people go in to sign up their parents or granparents? If martial arts are gentle enough to teach children, shouldn’t that same logic apply with senior citizens?

It is a serious process to become a professional fight promoter. There is a license required and it is a process to get it. A checklist of requirements must be completed. It is crazy that so many promoters act unscrupulously once they have their license considering how hard it is to get one in the

I am asked, more often than I would like to be, what is the single most effective Martial Art a person can study to be effective in a real fight. There of course is no simple answer to this. Are we talking one-on-one, a robbery, a bar-fight with multiple attackers? There are a lot of

Is the UFC up for Sale? ESPN is saying that the Fertitta brothers are in advanced talks to sell the UFC. According to the report, at least four parties have put in bids: two Chinese groups – conglomerate Dalian Wanda and private equity and venture capital firm China Media Capital – private equity house The

I recently saw a checklist on Facebook that was explaining how to tell if you’re at a bad martial arts gym. It actually had a picture of the Kobra Kai from the original Karate Kid in it. I think we all know how bad that gym was. I feel myself to be qualified to give

Have you ever seen these guys? They are on YouTube. They are the guys that can create “energy shields”. These energy shields can be like force fields which block strikes or projectiles. They can also be used offensively to do damage to an opponent. There are two that are pretty famous above the rest. The

I know that the world of Martial Arts consists of way more than just the UFC. Martial Arts training, styles, spirituality, and any other aspect of Martial Arts have always been readily discussed by me in the past. The reason I’m bringing all of this up is that I plan on writing about someone in

So the Ronda Rousey effect is a real thing and it is gathering momentum. As a martial arts instructor, I have notices an influx of females training, especially young girls. They have always had sports heroes to look up to, but not that have the stature of Ronda Rousey. I recently read an article about

I recently read an article about the secret to Martial Arts being its simplicity. I realize that Martial Arts Training, and Martial Arts Styles vary greatly from art to art and we wouldn’t categorize martial arts a “simple” in execution. There is a famous saying that Martial Artists have found to be true. It is