Martial Arts and Modern Life

Both stylistically, and by temperament I tend towards the softer end of the spectrum in my martial arts. Sure, when I throw my partner hits...

In judo and jiu-jitsu we generally: Keep our thumbs and fingers together (not splayed), so that an adversary can't snap 'em off, a...

In jiu-jitsu we learn a lot of joint lots, mainly as part of our restraint and control syllabus. To apply them for real you need to be more...

Two weeks ago the head of our martial arts organization, Kancho Barry Bradshaw , hosted and co-presented a series of three seminars along wi...

My fellow blogger Kick Ass Sue asks: Should women train differently from men in martial arts? based "on the premise that traditional ...