Wednesday, 28 December 2016 / Published in Martial Arts

MARTIAL ARTS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN INDIA FOR WOMEN

I came across an interesting story recently. There has been a history of serious attacks against women in India for a long time. A group of colleges in Kolhan, Jharkhand, India has made it a mandatory requirement for its female students to graduate to take Martial Arts. The colleges are female colleges. They made martial
Monday, 19 December 2016 / Published in Kid's martial arts, Martial Arts

SETTING GOALS

It occurred to me the other day that my son has been in Martial Arts more of his life, than he has been without it. To clarify, he started taking classes at 4 years old, and he is almost 11 now. So the first 4 years of his life, although he watched a lot of
Monday, 12 December 2016 / Published in Martial Arts, MMA

THE CONGRESS AND MMA

Kind of big news that may seriously change MMA as we know it. It is almost like The UFC knew big changes were coming. A Congressional subcommittee held a hearing Thursday on a range of issues related to mixed martial arts, including brain trauma, inconsistent anti-doping measures and athlete compensation. The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing
Monday, 05 December 2016 / Published in Martial Arts

THE MOST POPULAR MARTIAL ARTS

I was pleasantly surprised to see what the most popular Martial Arts in the world were, it was way off what I thought though. The number one Martial Art in the world, to my surprise is: Muay Thai from Thailand. Obviously this martial art is rich in history and is very effective for self defense.