The Online Magazine Uniting Martial Artists Worldwide
ISSN 1755-0076
Issue 4, November 2007
Kata.The Key to Skill by Michael Jay FREE ARTICLE

As a mirror is necessary in daily life for us to seeourselves, so Kata is indispensable in all our training.

You may be surprised that I say ‘In all our training’ but it is true even though this article is about martial arts where life and death are of the essence. ...more

Pencak Silat by Sohaib El Nahla FREE ARTICLE

It’s difficult to write about a culture and a martial art from a place where I wasn’t raised and where I don’t even speak the language, so I’ll begin by stating that I’ll try to introduce the reader to the ancient martial art of Pencak Silat...more

Fitness Through the Fighting Arts. Part 1 by Doctor Matthew Mills

The Martial Arts were developed to preserve life. They evolved at a time when relative lawlessness meant mortal combat was a very real possibility in daily life. At their root the Arts are systematic methods to place body and mind in a state of readiness for conflict. As our societies have developed new challenges arose and the Arts responded to include social and spiritual dimensions. more

Issues of Self Defence by Allan Gill

When I started writing this essay, it was my intention tobegin discussing the applications of various Kata. I realized as I was writing this that there were a few points that I needed to address before I could start writing about applications themselves. more

Body Language by R.J Nash

The ability to read the person in front of you and predict when and what he is going to do is an important, but often overlooked, aspect of self defence training.

Our primal instincts govern much of our behaviour when faced with danger. ...more