Ten Things You Should Know about Martial Arts Summer Camps for Kids

Would you like to see your child gain self-confidence, learn goal setting skills, concentrate, gain self-discipline, and acquire life skills that he or she will have for a lifetime?

Think Martial Arts Are Just For Kids? Think Again

Walk into most martial arts schools and you’ll be likely to see classes full of kids. You might even see classes mixed with kids and adults. Sights like these turn many adults away from the possibility of actually training themselves and even reinforce common misconceptions about martial arts. There are so many great reasons that disprove these misconceptions, and you owe it to yourself and your body to read this article and to open your mind to at least the possibility of training martial arts.

Spicing Up Your Kids Classes

Looking for something special to keep your kids motivated and coming back for more? In this article I'll share a few ideas on how to keep them happy, motivated and coming back for more.

True Martial Arts and the Job of a Warrior

The martial arts and the concept of self-protection is much more than mere punching and kicking, or the development of skill with a weapon. Just as a martial artist or, in the grander sense, a...

A Martial Art Can Be Your Fountain Of Youth!

When my Dad used to say, wistfully, “Youth is wasted on the young,” I thought it was so much doubletalk. The adage presupposes that youth only comes along once in a lifetime, and while this is the widespread perception, it’s wrong. You can be, and I daresay you should be young at every age, and it’s possible if you train diligently in the martial arts.

There's Nothing Like A Swift Kick To The Bag

This articles explains the benefits of regular heavy bag training, pitfalls to avoid and how to design your own heavy bag workout routine.

The Benefits Of Focus Pad Training

This article outlines the benefits of an affordable, versatile and productive piece of combative training equipment called focus pads.

The Difference Between Karate and Kung Fu

Explanation of the basic differences between karate and kung fu martial arts.

An Overview of Martial Arts Equipment

Mom, can I take karate lessons? It's a question that’s bound to come up if you're raising boys - and increasingly girls. Martial arts training has become as popular with girls as dance and gymnastics used to be. The media attention to such martial sports and fighting arts as kickboxing, muay thai, karate, jiu-jitsu, tae kwon do and other forms of martial arts have fueled their popularity among youth and adults.

How Genreation 2 Swords are Made

Swords of Honor will now the carry the increasingly popular, high quality line of Generation 2 swords, made by skilled craftsmen in the Phillipines.

Fighting Fit - Martial Arts and Weight loss

In this article we list the top 10 reasons to consider doing a martial art for fitness and weight loss to help you decide if doing one is right for you.

Martial Arts: A Path For Discovering Your True Unhappiness!

While, of course, you've heard about the positive outcomes of training: fitness, toughness, concentration, improved self-confidence, and the ability to walk down dark alleys all by yourself, late at night; these are just some of the results that are touted by dojos. But there is a DARK SIDE, as well, and you begin to see it about two years into one’s development.

Martial Arts - Introduction to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Forget everything you've ever known about martial arts, sit back and discover a martial art made specifically for smaller individuals to be able to defeat their larger counterparts!

Martial Arts - Judo versus BJJ

The rivalry between these two martial arts is unparalleled by any other arts! Is Judo better then Brazilian Jiu-jitsu or maybe it's the other way around? Did you know that every technique that exists in one of these martial arts exists in the other? Find out which one!