Striking Arts
Not Everyone Does Martial Arts For The Same Reason
When talking to Martial Artist in person, and on various Martial Arts forums, I find a typical problem they almost all have is reasoning why others do Martial Arts. I have spoken to a few traditionalist in the Karate systems who will disrespect arts … [Read More...]
UFC- An American Icon
The Ultimate Fighting Championship An American Icon By Thomas Fry The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) started out as an underground competition geared towards pitting one Martial Arts system against another to compare … [Read More...]
Wing Chun with Sifu Kenneth Weingart
An interview with Sifu Kenneth Weingart Windy City Wing Chun, November 14, 2011 by Thomas "Shogun" Fry http://www.windycitywingchun.com Shogun: Is Wing Chun; a striking art, grappling art, or a throwing art? Wing Chun is primarily a … [Read More...]
Grappling Arts
UFC- An American Icon
The Ultimate Fighting Championship An American Icon By Thomas Fry The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) started out as an underground competition geared towards pitting one Martial Arts system against another to compare … [Read More...]
Grapple To Defend Oneself
When you are being attacked by someone, what do you do? Do you panic and get yourself injured, or do you let the attacker do what he wants till he walks away? Or better yet, do you knock him towards the ground? Knocking the attacker on the ground … [Read More...]
Revolutionary Grappling
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is used as a self-defense system, as a combat sport, and as a fundamental building block in the construction of a MMA fighter. It is an art that houses dozens of styles beneath its umbrella. While there are genres of painting such … [Read More...]
Throwing Arts
UFC- An American Icon
The Ultimate Fighting Championship An American Icon By Thomas Fry The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) started out as an underground competition geared towards pitting one Martial Arts system against another to compare their effectiveness in unarmed combat. The fights … [Read More...]
What Is Kodokan Judo?
What is Kodokan Judo? Judo is many things to different people. It is a fun sport, an art, a discipline, a recreational or social activity, a fitness program, a means of self-defense or combat, and a way of life. It is all of these and more. Kodokan Judo comes to us from the fighting system of … [Read More...]
Ranking the Top Martial Arts to Learn for MMA
When the UFC was in its early stages, the main goal of the MMA organization was to figure out which style was the best. The matchups of martial artists such as boxers and wrestlers and kickboxers made for a lot of intrigue back then as most guys weren't very well-rounded, so we got to see which … [Read More...]
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