Forum: Traditional Martial Arts and Self Defense

In all my years traning i have come across schools and instructors that should be wiped out taking inocent peoples money and offering nothing more than a half arsed aerobics class and a chance to get...

I was wondering if MMA is a mere fighting art or a martial art and if there's any difference between these two. Traditional Martial Arts have a spiritual aspect which MMA seems to lack. Also some...

Do you think its possible to kill someone with one punch? How likely do you think it is that a kill will result from one punch? After searching the net I have seen a few news stories of this...

I believe it is a very important part of training learning how to take a hit and how it feels is just as important as learning to throw a strike..... any thoughts

Most ppl like me must have some sort of MA background before we got MMA all over us in 1991. My first MA was Kyokushinkai Karate, only did this for 1 year bc my parents weren't eager to transport...

what do u guys think of this ancient style of Muay Thai?

anybody into knife throwing? I used to practice all the time as a kid. Here's some video my wife took during a recent camping trip. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie"...

At the end of this video this chick does a scorpion kick. Doesn't seem possible until you see her do it. The fight scene is kind of lame, but she has some sick flexibility. YouTube - Scorpion Kick...

Quarterstaff This traditional English stick-fighting art uses a weapon known as the “quarterstaff”—a hard, wooden staff that sometimes has a reinforced metal tip. It is possible the name evolved...

does anyone know how to street box? its basically like boxing but with elbows and headbutts

Recently I've seen a few ' What's better in a street fight...?' threads on various forums. I'm NO expert at all but I've trained & practiced a bit with some excellent self protection teachers. ...

Hi, i'm interested in learning more Reality Based Self Defence. What products/instructors should i be checking out?

Mundials. NAGA. Abu Dhabi. Olympics. Out of all the grapplings championships out there, what do you think is the BEST championship to have? Many times I hear about MMA fighters and grapplers saying...

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This is the jujitsu and jujutsu (European or Japanese jujitsu to some), not BJJ, world championships. It is held in Malmo, Sweden so I suppose only swedes or danes would be interested in actually...

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I just joined yesterday, I used to go to Showtime back in the day and wondered if anyone trained there or if any Showtime guy's followed Javi. The place looks real nice check it out....

My cousin was telling me about the video of Anderson Silva doing something with tennis balls. Does anyone have the video of that and any of the accuracy training he does and hand-eye coordination...