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Carnival of Martial Arts #5 is on the March!
Go check it out at Mokuren Dojo where Pat was kind enough to host it this month. He did a special theme issue on “Warriors of Peace and Justice” and received a nice response.
There are many quality posts, but here are a few that caught my eye:
Patrick Parker included an older Nonviolent self defense [...]
Next Carnival of Martial Arts Hosted at TDA Training!
Exciting news! I’ve pawned off next month’s hosting duties discussed guest-hosting the Carnival of Martial Arts edition #4 with Nathan at TDA Training and he fell for it graciously agreed.
I will link to it here when it is posted, but we are looking at a December 15 submission deadline and a December 17 carnival posting [...]
Fire Sale and Free Book Downloads
I recently marked down all of the print reprints to cut-rate prices. I also enabled free downloads for electronic versions as well [Update- downloads are now cheap, with some available online by clicking "REPRINTS" at top right].
Please note that the downloads are optimized for printing, rather than reading online, but it should still be a [...]
On the Mat-and Off by Hjalmar Lundin (1937)
A new reprint is now available that offers a nice counter balance to Fall Guys because it deals with wrestling in the days leading to that transition to complete entertainment rather than after.
Lundin arrived in the U.S. in 1893 and was touring as a strongman by 1894. For decades following, he toured the U.S. and [...]
Bartitsu FAQ
This is the Frequently Asked Questions post Tony Wolf publishes every now and again for the benefit of new members to the Bartitsu Forum. I thought this would be a good introduction and a good time to spread the word because work is now underway on Volume II of the Bartitsu Compendium.
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Q – What [...]
Convocation of Combat Arts
I have been warmly welcomed over at the Convocation of Combat Arts (COCA). COCA is a diverse group of martial artists, many of whom happen to be bloggers as well, so the who’s who list covers some of the top martial blogs in town. If you have followed the links in any of the Carnival [...]
Jiu-do Book Update
As you may know from reading this blog, Jiu-jutsu or Jiu-do: Selection from Kodokwan Method is the book I am currently working on reprinting. I made a big push this weekend and got my files out, so I’m just waiting on a proof copy now. I thought the cover turned out pretty well and wanted [...]
First Edition! Carnival of Martial Arts #1
I am pleased to welcome you to the first edition of the Carnival of Martial Arts. To avoid playing favorites, the submissions below are presented in the order of receipt.
Carnival of Martial Arts #1
Googling around, I realized that there are a number of blogs out there that touch on the martial arts one way or another and I don’t really know about any of them. Therefore, I decided to start a blog carnival and collect submissions from all the bloggers who care to participate. If you blog about [...]
GoFish to Launch Online MMA Channel
GoFish, which looks similar to Youtube, has announced it is launching a mixed martial arts (“MMA”) channel called “MMA Today” on June 7, 2007. Unlike Youtube’s random viewer uploads, it appears that the MMA channel will assign producers and reporters to shoot professional segments on training, fighter interviews, and, of course, fights (some of which [...]
Gearing Up!
We’re underway and will begin releasing both reviews and reprints of rare martial arts books soon.
First on the list will be the earliest English-language source for Kodokan judo, Jiu-Jitsu or Jiu-do: Selection from Kodokwan Method by K. Yamanaka, published in 1918. Not only groundbreaking, but one that is still relevant to judo today (that is, [...]
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