Theres a good reason why the national sport of Thailand is muay Thai: The heart and soul of the nation are embodied in the history and tradition of the art. Experiencing muay Thai is perhaps the best way to experience Thailand.
Unfortunately for jet-setting Western martial artists, you cant just hop a plane to Bangkok, stroll into the nearest gym, fork over a few baht and join the fun. The ...
Author: Terry L. Wilson
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During our walk down the martial path, we will all find ourselves moving through periods in which we can no longer rely on what worked for us before. That head-high kick gets harder and harder to deliver effectively. The power in that once-awesome reverse punch seems to slip, regardless of how much time we invest in practice. Such decreases in physical agility, whether because of injuries or the a ...
Author: Bob Orlando
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Shaolin Star Zhang Li Peng(aka Shi Xing Peng) Comes to Brooklyn
A parent's dream for their child is universal. Some wish for their progeny to take over the family business, or become a doctor, an astronaut or an artist. But for one family, the Zhangs, the dream for their son was to become a kungfu star. Li Peng, at three, already displayed a strong affinity for the family martial arts and Shaol ...
Author: Martha Burr
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Modern martial artists are fond of repeating maxims. These days, one of the most popular is, The way you train determines the way you fight.
Taekwondo practitioners who study under New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Philip Ameris operate under that guiding principle as well as a slightly different one: The way you’re built determines the way you fight.
Ameris, who holds a seventh-deg ...
Author: Sara Fogan
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There's been a lot of talk about a martial arts television network recently. Cable networks offer all sorts of specialized channels like golf, soccer, health, military, and Asian programming; with an estimated 21.7 million martial arts practitioners in America alone, a martial arts channel seems a natural. Despite all the right intentions, the bulk of the previous attempts to establish such a netw ...
Author: Gene Ching
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