Martial Arts and Modern Life

Freeze-frame: mid-slap Who would have thought that a slap to the face could rearrange it, albeit temporarily? Here's the video proo...

An anonymous poster asked "What's the secret of a great turn-out?" in response to a picture of a packed mat . I'd say th...

Congratulations to everyone who trained hard in the latter half of the year. Presentation day was on Sunday 19 December, and everyone who g...

The mat's looking pretty full nowadays. With a large class it's starting to get cramped during warm-ups: Warming up with some br...

John Coles is investigating the difference between throws and takedowns in the martial arts for his forthcoming book, and has written a coup...