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The Old Okinawan Karate Toe Kick:
Part 1- Introduction & Execution
By Christopher Caile
While a lot of karate-ka are surprised to see the toe kick they don’t realize that it is part of their heritage.

Escaping The Wrist Grab
Part 1 - From The Same Side
By Christopher Caile
There are many methods of escaping from a same side wrist grab, but some are better than others.

Defeating A Grab For The Gun
By Gene Roose
When an officer is making an arrest, dealing with suspicious individuals or escorting a defendant he or she is always at risk of a sudden attack, gun or weapon’s grab.

Strength Training Benefits for Martial Artists: An Interview with Charles Staley (Part 1)
by Tom Ross
The irony is that, in all other athletic disciplines, strength training is universally used to enhance all of these attributes, yet, in the martial arts, people are afraid that strength training will impair their abilities.

The Martial Arts of Cambodia and Thailand
By Antonio, Graceffo
There is a lot of confusion about the martial arts of Cambodia and Thailand. Here is what I have learned from training in these countries.

Fear
By Christopher Caile
Martial arts instructors should prepare their students for the reality of self-defense including the physical and mental reactions produced by fear and high stress.

Fighting Zen: How Meditation Can Enhance Your Fighting Skills
By Christopher Caile
Meditation may just give you that mental edge that lets your body perform to it maximum.

Kyudo: Way Of The Bow - Part 1
By Raymond A. Sosnowski
Kyudo, or way of the bow, while derived from one of Japan’s oldest martial traditions is not practiced today as a martial art, or a sport, but as a form of spiritual practice associated with Zen.

Roots Of Shotokan: Funakoshi's Original 15 Kata - Part 1: Classification & Knowledge Of Kata
by Joe Swift
Funakoshi's classification and selection of kata determined that his karate represented both sides of the Okinawan karate tradition.