Carnival of Martial Arts #4

Exciting news: the Carnival of Martial Arts #4 has been posted over at Nathan’s TDA Training. This is the first guest-hosting we’ve had and I hope it is a sign of things to come.
Just as exciting, the next edition (#5) will be hosted by Pat Parker over at Mokuren Dojo. Pat has chosen a theme […]

A Third Fatality for Modern Mixed Martial Arts

The latest unfortunate death in Mixed Martial Arts (”MMA”), that of Sam Vasquez, has again raised questions concerning the sport’s safety. MMA fans, promoters, blogger, and other commentors went on the offensive and made sure that their spin described the fatality as the first death during a “sanctioned” MMA bout. With the addition of that […]

Karate Lessons Give Child Self-Confidence

Follow the link for the heart-warming story of how the resolution and determination a young karate student learned in karate class allowed him to overcome the travails facing him.
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Karate Lessons Give Child Self-Confidence

Jack Dempsey vs. the Evil Robots

 
“I can whip any mechanical robot that ever has or ever will be made.”

So said Jack Dempsey. Captain Billy Fawcet, former WWI Army Captain, apparently talked Jack Dempsey into doing this puff piece for Fawcett’s biggest magazine, Modern Mechanix, in 1934.
The idea of the early sci-fi robot battling the hard hitting fighter is captivating and […]