There are lots of people out there that play the occasional football or tennis match or spend a week per year skiing. Most martial arts require a different approach and cannot be practiced occasionally if you want to enjoy the benefits that they can bring and avoid injuries.
Practicing martial arts, as well as any other physical activity and sport, can cause pain due to accidents or simple practice: this post discusses some of the aspects of pain and my view of dealing with it.
After having seen the numerous videos that Maul has on his You Tube channel I was convinced I had to meet him and try out… Read More »Meet Maul Mornie
Last night I watched an amateur boxing fight just outside Cambridge and I was surprised and disappointed by the low quality of the technique in… Read More »Quality of preparation and personal safety in Boxing
We define combat sport a sport application or expression of a martial art where we set and impose rules to limit and control the amount… Read More »The dilemma between technique and toughness in fighting sports
Another year just started: the beginning of another decade… wow that was fast. I wish to all readers and subscribers of Martial What? the best… Read More »Happy New Year 2010
Whenever you see in a movie a guy fighting one or more attackers armed with knives don’t believe what you are seeing: most of the… Read More »Knife Defence
Martial arts were developed to help people fighting, being it for attacking people in battle or for defensive purposes. If we consider China and Japan,… Read More »The Martial Artist of the 21st century
Finding a Tae Kwon Do class is usually very easy, in most places and for this reason I have practiced Tae Kwon Do (TKD) in… Read More »My toughts about Tae Kwon Do
Different schools and styles of martial arts teach the hook kick (also called reversed round kick) in different ways. Main differences manifest essentially in the… Read More »Hook kick: 5 good reasons to hit with the ball of the foot
