MMA in MD moving forward

Looks like the decision getting the MD MMA bill out of senate committee will be made by Friday and it is likely to go to the full Senate for voting. Talking to inside sources, the legislation is expected to be passed at House and Senate, but the first real stumbling block will come with the […]

Fourth Fatality for Modern MMA

Modern mixed martial arts received another inevitable-but-unwelcome addition to the list of fatalities associated with the sport. Canadian Rene Ayangma, 20, was training for his second professional fight when he went into cardiac arrest after finishing a sparring session. Stories here and here. I’ll do a full post after Wednesday’s autopsy results are released.

The Cane as a Weapon (1912)

In 1912, A.C. Cunningham published The Cane as a Weapon, which even today remains the best book I have ever seen on fighting with a cane. It is amazingly succinct and conveys what is as nearly a complete system of cane fighting as a reader could desire, all within 25 pages.

Carnival of Martial Arts #6: Great Books

Black Belt Mama was kind enough to host this month’s carnival and the theme she chose was Great Martial Arts Books.  While she says she chose this theme because she’s out of training with a busted knee, I say anytime is a good time for a good book thread, so here goes. (By the way, […]

A Woman’s Self-Defence for Women

Health & Vim, May 1912.

A highly interesting and vivid account by PERRY PEAKE, of a young girl whose jujutsu methods of self-defence are arousing widespread comment.

In common with most men, I suppose, I had always held the opinion that the athletic feat-performing woman was of the Amazon type—a heavy, fleshy person of powerful build and unattractive appearance […]

Reprints are online!

There is a new "LIBRARY" menu option at top right. Our reprints will be available there in the future. Fall Guys is there now and available for reading online, so let me know what you think, especially if you have any readability issues.

Mixed Martial Arts Proposed in Maryland

It is the opinion of the State Athletic Commission that Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitions are not legal in Maryland, but a bill before the Maryland General Assembly may soon change that […]