From the time he entered his first competition —where he won both the black-belt sparring and the black- belt kata divisions...

Ronda Rousey, the name synonymous with judo excellence, stunned the world when she became the youngest judoka to win gold...

For seven years, I worked for Guns & Ammo magazine, where I wrote the monthly Personal Security column under the byline Jim Grover...

BODHIDHARMA, WHOM THE Chinese call Tamo, did not build Shaolin Temple..

As we marvel at the athletic skill in the 2024 Paris Games, we are inspired to revisit some of the greatest martial arts champions..

During the early part of the Tokugawa era (1603-1868), there lived in Japan’s Saikaido province a respected samurai...

SAIGO lived and thrived in the tumultuous era of Japan’s early modernization. Jigoro Kano’s Kodokan was emerging as an influential force...

No matter how good a training hall is, he said, “you’ve got  to have people hitting each other in the face sometimes...

This week, The Black Belt List honors martial artists who transitioned from gaining fame in martial arts to becoming leading men and women..

After hearing me make a few statements like that, a young student asked, "What about Judo?" This is the way I happened to experience it....

As we delve into his legacy, we uncover how Lee's unique contributions continue to shape and inspire generations..

In 2014 Arena merged with an entity known as 22. Mohammed Fayez, who worked as a banker and owner of 22, took over the administration..

In this article, we celebrate the greatest ninja films that have elevated the genre, focusing on movies where ninjas are the true stars..

No one person in history has done more for the growth of martial arts and martial arts cinema than Bruce Lee..

How many times have you entered the ring at a martial arts competition and faced your opponent and had no idea what he or she was about.....

You decide to close the distance and wind up in the clinch. Oops!

In honor of this significant milestone, we are listing some of the most important tournaments in modern martial arts history....

My obsession with Miyamoto Musashi began when I was 13 years old, right after my sensei gave me a copy of Go Rin No Sho...

Life is chaos. How we deal with that chaos is the key to living life with- out having life merely throw us about. Buddhist thinking holds that “Life is suffering.” It doesn’t say, “Life is terrible” or “Life is unlivable.” It’s how we use martial arts to deal with the chaos, not so much with the combat, that makes life livable. It can even bring us happiness.

When Lee moved, he embodied the perfect combination of efficiency, effectiveness and aesthetics....

These days, the term "Master" gets tossed around quite a bit. With so many high-ranking martial artists claiming titles like Master...

Within the article, Lew’s longtime kung fu buddy and perennial Hollywood bad guy Gerald Okamura chimed in with...

Stories about the way he combined raw eggs, raw meat, milk, bananas and other foods are the stuff of legend....

We asked 12 of the most acclaimed Black Belts to answer this timeless question “What is a Black Belt” The answers are humbling!