The brain and body benefits of holistic practices like traditional martial arts are clear. While earlier research focused more on athletic activities, sport, and competition in adults, more recent ...

When I first began teaching martial arts in the late 1980s, my teacher and mentor Shihan Eric Alexander commented that those who are only teaching the physical moves in martial arts were “only doing ...

In the western world, particularly the United States, martial arts tends to be defined by stereotypes: People who train are either eight year olds learning Karate kicks, or bloodthirsty brawlers who ...