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- Category: Administration
- Category: Aikido
- An Interview with the Founder of Shinjido Budo
- Why Are White Belt Fighters So Dangerous?
- Karate Dance War Explosion!
- Death to the Bloodless Victory!
- Another Boring Example of Nonviolent Self-Defense
- The Secret of The Talking Sword
- Xingyi And The Myth of The Defensive Martial Art
- Analyzing The James T. Kirk Fighting Method
- When and Why to Quit Kata Practice
- Martial Art is a Perspective, Not an Activity
- Steven Seagal Redeems Himself As Cock Puncher
- Vladimir Vasiliev, Russia’s Mind Warrior
- If It Doesn’t Look Fake, Then It Isn’t Real Taiji
- Qi Dao – Tibetan Shamanic Qigong: Book Review
- Watermelon Dim Mak with Steven Seagal
- How to Bend an “Unbendable Arm”
- A Classic Taoist Tale of Swordplay
- Four Paradoxes of Standing Meditation
- What Every Martial Artist Should Know About Chi and TCM
- Students: Burn The Ships, Not Your Martial Arts Contracts
- Do You Have Black Belt Envy?
- Conflict Resolution: A Casualty of Non-Violent Martial Arts
- Emotional Mastery and Self-Defense
- Mimicry is Not the Path to Mastery
- The Three Craziest People I Met in Aikido Class
- The Four Stages of Effective Martial Arts Training
- Increase Your Stability by 50% With This Simple Adjustment
- Increase Your Power by Improving Your Balance
- Category: Blogging
- Four Lies and One Martial Arts Fact
- Our Top Martial Arts Blogs – The Year in Review
- The Zen Habits of Master Hsuan Hua
- Blogging From a Birmingham Jail
- Martial Development – Fun Facts About The Author
- Personal Development Out The Wazoo
- Raving Lunatics of the Twenty-First Century
- Read More, Write Less: The Key to Blogging Growth
- My Experiment with Intention-Manifestation Theory
- Martial Development Haiku Contest
- Could Lao Tzu Make Money With AdSense?
- The Top 4,465 Things In The Known Universe
- Build a Popular Blog the McDonald’s Way
- Add Pullquotes for a More Professional Blog
- The Story of a Martial Arts Blog
- Give Thanks To Your Blogging Inspirations
- Why Write About Martial Arts?
- Category: Economics
- Should Dueling Be Legalized?
- The True Costs of Winning a Million Dollar Skeptic Challenge
- An Affordable Martial Arts Insurance Plan For Everyone
- Real-Life Ninja Assassin Threatens Journalist
- On McDojos and Mob Justice
- Yang Jwing-Ming: “Tai Chi was the only doctor I could afford”
- No More Black Belts For Kids!
- 2009 Martial Arts Tuition Survey
- The Five Secret Purposes of War
- Fannie Mae Seizes Power in Wall Street Blowout
- The Evolution of MMA and Dodo Birds
- The Taiji Solution to Weight Loss and Fiscal Solvency
- This is Zen, This is Not Zen
- Warren Buffett on MMA Training and Self-Defense
- James Randi’s Million Dollar Hustle
- Two Recession-Proof Investment Picks for 2008-2010
- Is This The End of Mixed Martial Arts?
- You’ll Always Have The Sensei You Deserve
- Is Your Sensei a Lemon? Uncertainty and the Karate Market
- Martial Arts of Addition and Subtraction
- Category: Fighting and Self-Defense
- Charles Manson and the Many Faces of Tai Chi
- Are Action Movies Ruining Martial Arts?
- An Open Letter to Zangief Kid, the Bully Crusher
- Seattle MMA “Superhero” Fights Street Crime
- The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers: Martial Arts Study Guide
- How to Win at Kickboxing (The Wrong Way)
- Three Questions About Submission Grappling
- Beyond Martial Arts: 3 Essential Steps Towards Personal Security
- Crossing The Pond – Martial Expo 2010 Review
- Would You Choke a Deaf Shoplifter?
- If Street Fights Were More Like Final Fight…
- Penn and Teller: Two Morons Learn Martial Arts
- Joint Locks Considered Dangerous
- Is This the Right Time to Hit a Woman?
- The Snake and the Angry Swami: A Cautionary Tale
- Why BJJ Sucked For Self-Defense
- This is Krav Maga, Not Self-Defense
- How to Defend Yourself Against Wild Animal Attacks
- The Martial Artist’s View of Freedom
- Chuck Norris on God and Guns…Mostly Guns
- Free Self-Defense Lessons From Jerry Springer
- Machetes and Mockery: The Two Unkindest Cuts
- 92 Year-Old Woman Disarms a Mugger
- Why Natural Breathing is Smart Breathing
- Are You Smart Enough to Fight a Monkey?
- The Unwritten Rules of Mixed Martial Arts
- Would You Train With a Superhero?
- James Barton’s Virtuous Science of Self-Defense
- Are You Fit Enough to Fight?
- Five Personal Protection Facts They Don’t Want You to Know
- Chess Boxing, Horse Wrestling and Umbrella Combat
- The Worst Karate Move I Ever Learned (and How to Fix It)
- COPS: Karate Assault
- This is What Happens When You Skip Stance Training
- Robbie Lawler’s Ruthless Wing Chun
- Defend Yourself the Taoist Way
- Postel’s Law of Sparring
- Master Wang Says: “Taijiquan Sucks”
- Real-Life “Fight Club” Ends in Tragedy
- Reflections on Bruce Lee’s Water: Does Skill Actually Matter?
- Drunken Boxing With The Stars
- How Fast Are You? Check Your Reaction Time with this Online Test
- Kung Fu: Basic Instinct, or Advanced Intelligence?
- Bullying and Harassment Prevention Tips
- Hagakure: The Way of the Warrior is Forgiveness
- His Wing Chun Couldn’t Win A Real Fight
- Minimize the Risk of a Personal Security Failure
- A Primer on Dim Mak Pressure Points
- Three Benefits From Lifting Your Bai Hui Point
- Push Hands and Competition
- Why Wing Chun Punches Never Miss
- Introduction to Rooting Skill
- Three Ways to Measure Your Personal Development
- Boxing and The Law of Attraction
- Fight Like You Train, Don’t Train Like You Fight
- Marc MacYoung on the Goals of Self-Defense
- Sweep Her Off Her Feet With Wing Chun
- Wing Chun Counters Low Kicks with Denial
- Investigating the Dim Mak Death Touch
- Kung Fu Version 2.0
- The Costs of Fighting with Anger
- Category: Health and Fitness
- SlowFlo: The Christian Alternative to Tai Chi?
- Qigong and Energy Arts Forum – September 2010
- Science and the Problem with Chi
- Fasting For Health: Enlightenment Not Included?
- Celebrity Tai Chi Chuan
- Share Your Martial Arts Workout Playlist
- Qi Magazine: Free To Download Today
- Bleeding, Brainwaves and Biofeedback
- Senate Proposes “Health Tax” on Fittest Americans
- Chi Gong 101: How to Feel Your Chi Energy
- These Tough Guys Did Martial Arts…For Health
- Return of the Jedi: Five Questions with a Neigong Expert
- Qigong and Energy Arts Forum – July 2008
- The Rise and Fall of Mesmerism
- Guo Lin’s Qigong Cure for Cancer
- Why Pretty Boys Avoid Taijiquan
- Ordosclan, The Grumpy Savant of rec.martial-arts
- Qigong and Energetic Arts a Danger to Health?
- Scientist, Master, or Deviant? Three Perspectives on Qigong
- Cure Your Sore Lower Back with Tai Chi Ruler
- Meditating on Death Increases Happiness, Study Shows
- Letter From a Seattle Tai Chi Exhibitionist
- Chi: Real Energy or Martial Art Myth?
- Qigong and Energy Arts Forum: Volume 1
- Energy Medicine Becomes Front-Page News
- Li Ching-Yuen, The Amazing 250 Year-Old Man
- Get a Tucking Clue: Tai Chi and Your Tailbone
- Pigua Tongbei: Swing Your Arms Like a Great White Ape
- Learn How to Meditate: A Simple Guide
- Think, Grow Rich, or Die Trying: The Bruce Lee Story
- Breaking The Drama Triangle
- Can Qigong Soothe These Savage Beasts?
- The Final Qigong Demonstration of John Chang
- Teachings of an Authentic Taoist Immortal
- Do You Make This Zhan Zhuang Mistake?
- Cultivating Happiness with the Secret Smile
- DahnMuDo Revealed
- How I Gave Up Coffee and Increased My Relaxation
- Category: Karate
- Karate Kata Secrets of the NBA
- Karate Chops Are Fun…Until Someone Gets Hurt
- Board Breaking Tips: How Anyone Can, Why Nobody Should
- The Original Karate Kids Fight Back!
- Relax With This Karate Porn Video
- Karate Values, American Values
- A Sexy Moment in Karate History
- Jose Aldo’s Crushing Crane Kick
- One Punch, One Kill, Two Lives Destroyed
- What are Karate Kata?
- Dojo Leader, or Dominatrix? A Field Guide
- Silverback Squeezes Slice With Shocking Speed
- In Defense of the Dojo Kun
- Learn The Art of Kata Seduction
- How to Discover The Purpose of Your Kata
- Bollywood Martial Arts Movies – Then and Now
- Learn To Concentrate with Xzibit and Team Ryouko
- Conceal Your Secret Karate Identity
- Karate Lessons Give Child Self-Confidence To Quit Karate
- Should You Sign a Karate Contract?
- New Karate Kid Music Video
- Category: Martial Arts Humor
- Empty Your Cup, Part Deux
- Unlocking the Warrior Spirit: Duckling Edition
- The Best of Karate Kyle Contest
- An Idiot Travels to Shaolin Temple
- Holiday Recipes from Amateur Mixed Martial Artists
- Perry Bible Fellowship on Martial Arts
- Italian Spiderman and Friends
- Busty Heart Splits Planks With Cans, Smashes Fruits With Melons
- Steven Seagal: The CIA’s Final Option
- Mike Tyson: Quotes of Wisdom And Wonderment
- Taiji Robot Showdown!
- Kung Fu Bear Will Defeat Your Entire Clan!
- Alluda Majaka, South Asian Wuxia Blockbuster
- Chuck Norris Gets His Facts Right?
- The Simpsons Do Ultimate Fighting
- Weapons Training Failures: Share Your Story
- Britain’s Most Dangerous Street Weapons
- New War of the Worlds: Science and Religion
- “American Ninja” Michael Dudikoff Found Alive
- The Devil’s Dictionary of Martial Arts
- “Your Breathing Is Improper,” Kenpo Expert Warns
- The Art of Nunchaku Has Limitless Applications
- I Challenge Kimbo Slice to a Fair Fight
- Tiny Tales of Modern Samurai
- Spot the Ninja Goofs in KATANA Episode 1
- “Empty Force” and No-Touch Knockouts Real? Take Our Survey
- Five Reasons Why Sitting Meditation is the Ultimate Self-Defense
- Limited Edition Chinese Army Knife
- British Kungfu Hero Demonstrates Qinggong for BBC News
- Tanuki: The New Official Mascot of Tai Chi?
- Becoming Batman an Achievable Goal, Researcher Says
- 11 (Mostly) Painless Ways to Flatter a Martial Artist
- You Know What’s Stupid About Wing Chun Kung Fu?
- Chuck Norris and Google: The Facts
- Totally Nude Tai Chi: A DVD Review With Pictures
- Colbert Sensei Teaches Kids Discipline and Respect
- A Skeptical Look at Pennsylvania
- Reduce Karmic Debts up to 60% with Karma Consolidation
- Ninja Parade Slips Through Town Unnoticed, Once Again
- Warning: You Might Be a Neijia Martial Artist
- Crouching Chambers, Hidden Duff
- Lightsaber Techniques of The New York Jedi
- The Ugly Truth About Your Aura
- LOLCats: Show Your Cheezburger Kung Fu
- Rappin’ Kung Fu with the Chemical Brothers
- Secret Asian Man: The Comic Voice of Asian-American Neurosis
- Haiku Tournament Winners
- Yoga Action Squad Defeats Doctor Badvibes
- Multilayered Tapestries of Combative Anachronism
- The Legend of Bagua Chang
- Who Destroyed Shaolin Village?
- Charlie The Chimp Knows Taekwondo
- Amateur MMA Tryouts Captured on Video
- Tai Chi Hockey Stick with Peng Youlian
- Top 5 Reasons Why Pro MMA Fighters are Like Prostitutes
- More Chuck Norris Facts
- Eavesdropping on the Astral Plane
- Farting to Enlightenment
- “Kung Fu Jesus” Movie Trailer
- The Best Kung Fu Movies: Kung Fu in Daily Life
- Disgruntled Ninja Silently Kills 12 Co-Workers
- How To Choose a Bad Martial Arts Instructor
- Karate Fall Fashion Tip
- Monk Gloats Over Yoga Championship
- 14 Amazing Chuck Norris Facts
- Category: Martial Arts News
- The Origin of Phoenix Jones, Seattle’s Real-Life Superhero
- James Arthur Ray: Downfall of a “Spiritual Warrior”
- When Animals Counterattack…
- The LXD Mixes Kung Fu With Dance Battles
- Interview with an Intuitive Warrior
- Robert Downey Jr’s Kung Fu Redemption
- Mike Martello, Director of Wutang Belgium, 1966-2009
- Mad Libs With Jackie Chan And The Yellow Press
- “Marathon Monk” Runs Away From Worldly Concerns
- Seattle Says Goodbye to Kung-Fu Banana, Semi-Pro Wrestling?
- Shaolin Superstars…of Dance?
- Boxing Champ Vitali Klitschko Says: “Put a Little Stank on It”
- Jet Li and Jackie Chan Rescued by Awkward Caucasian Teen
- Martial Arts in the News: Jedi Knight College, Youtube Violence Ban, and More
- Category: Meditation
- Derren Brown Investigates The Bronnikov Method
- Mark Nesti on Chi, Consciousness and Quantum Gravity
- The Religion of Inception
- Qigong 102: Secrets of Meditation and Emotional Balance
- The Lighter Side of Kundalini
- How to Learn Zhan Zhuang From a Book
- Who Wants to Learn Mo Pai Nei Kung?
- The Comforts of Mindless Consistency
- The Nondual Perspective on Subjective Reality
- Astral Projection and Yin Shen: A Taoist Perspective
- Yogi Stops Own Heart for Six Weeks, Returns to Life
- Developing Your Ability to See Auras
- The Path to Enlightenment (in Six Words)
- Lightworking Lessons From the Hubble Telescope
- Wuji Zhuang: The Self-Knowledge Stance
- Category: MMA (Mixed Martial Arts)
- Category: Page 3 / NSFW
- Category: Philosophy
- From Homeless to World Champion: The Story of Kickboxer Marco Sies
- Why Do You Practice Martial Arts?
- “This I Believe” On Martial Arts
- About A Clever Priest and A Shallow Monk
- Why Max Geiger Is The Deadliest Warrior
- 9 Famous Artists’ Quotations on Martial Arts
- Why Black Belts Never Quit
- The Single Most Important Lesson in Martial Arts
- My Art is Sustainable, Ethical and Green
- Reconciling Violence and Compassion
- Skepticism in Theory and Practice: A CSI Case Study
- Gentle, Sweet and Mild? You Still Need a Martial Art
- The Shaolin Temple Definition of Courage
- When the Powerful Copy the Weak: Eric Hoffer’s American Prophecy
- Mencius, Morality and Martial Virtue
- An Alternative to Traditional Bullshido Theory and Application
- The Twenty Best Martial Arts Quotes of All Time
- Ancient Chinese Feats of Strength
- Movement, Martial Arts, and Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
- Sun Tzu: A Primer for Martial Artists
- Inside Every Martial Artist is a Dangerous Criminal
- Advice From a Blind Kungfu Master
- Spinoza: Old Master Philosopher of the West
- Why Good Listeners Make Better Learners
- Why Wise Men Abandon Their Goals
- Do You Have a Comprehensive Testing Plan?
- Replace Your Traditions With Best Practices
- Wushu and the Second Cultural Revolution
- Kosta Danaos on Combat Sports and Martial Arts
- What Makes a Good Kicking Warm-Up Exercise?
- The Violent History of Yoga
- Master Zhuang to Martial Artists: Be Like a Wooden Cock
- Defining the Internal Martial Arts
- Transcending Subjective Reality
- Shi Yongxin on Life After (Fear of) Death
- Scarcity and Abundance in Martial Arts Instruction
- Tilopa on Tai Chi Practice
- Zen Quote of the Day: Robert Pirsig
- Miyamoto Musashi’s Personal Development Tips
- Category: Psychology
- Category: Qigong
- Miracle Yogi Prahlad Jani Gives Up Facebook, Food
- Watch “The Men Who Stare At Goats” Free Online
- Mantak Chia on Sex, Discipline, and Qigong
- The Challenge and Promise of Scientific Qigong Research
- How to Shoot ‘Chi’ Bolts From Your Fingertips
- Qigong is the New Yoga
- Qigong Skills of the Vagabonds
- Shaolin Monk Stands on One Finger
- Qigong Demonstration by Master Zhou Ting-Jue
- Esoteric Fight Science
- Category: Reviews
- Martial Arts Movies of 2010: The Best, and the Rest
- Feiyue Martial Arts Shoes: A Mixed Review
- 2009 Review: The Best Kung Fu Movies
- America’s Best Dance Crew Does Martial Arts
- Inside Deadliest Warrior’s Combat Simulator
- Spike TV’s Deadliest Warrior: Your Thoughts?
- Ong Bak 2 Review (with Exclusive Video Previews)
- Ip Man Goes to Hollywood
- Now on DVD: The Best Martial Arts Movies of 2008
- Seattle’s “World of Martial Arts Exhibition” Notes
- The Best Martial Arts Movies of 2007
- Three Classic Samurai Film Series
- Jackie Chan’s Greatest Fight Scenes
- Old Masters of Classic Kungfu Cinema
- Top Martial Arts Movies of 2006
- Three Samurai Movies You Need to See
- The Best of Kung Fu Cinema: Fight Choreography
- Category: Spirituality
- Category: Tai Chi
- How Mario Napoli Beat Chen Village Taiji
- The Automotive Applications of Tai Chi Chuan
- Chen Bing’s Taiji: From Silk Uniforms to the MMA Cage
- The Best of Tui Shou, The Worst of Tui Shou
- Tai Chi in the 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Advanced Tai Chi Balance Training Tips
- Tips for a Successful Martial Arts Demonstration
- Jacky Wu Jing, The Tai Chi Master
- Single Whip: The One True Method?
- How to Stay Safe While Practicing at the Park
- Become a Better Kicker With This One-Minute Exercise
- 3 Ways to Make Tai Chi Form Practice More Interesting
- Striking the Striker: Taijiquan Demo by Master Henry Wang
- A Brief Comparison of Wu Hao Tai Chi and Wing Chun
- Category: Teaching
- Category: Training Tips
- Category: Uncategorized
- Category: Video
- All Red Ninjas Are Evil!
- Combat Judo in the Cobra-Kai
- The Martial Arts Styles of Hip-Hop Heroes
- Enter The Dragon: The Musical
- Chi Sao With Guns And Knives
- Jeeja Yanin: The Toughest Woman in Thailand?
- So You Think You Can Dance?
- Catching an Arrow in Flight: Real Skill or Ninja Myth?
- Human Weapon: Reviews And Video Highlights
- Learn to Levitate the Easy Way
- Does “Final Fu” Give Martial Arts a Black Eye?
- Category: Wing Chun
- Category: Yoga
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