But then, they did publish MARTIAL MUSINGS by R. W. Smith, but Mike DeMarco does a great job. He founded the journal and then sold it and is now back running it. I also like CLASSICAL FIGHTING ARTS which used to be DRAGON TIMES. For another take on carotids, read Michael Janich's article in TACTICAL ...

In the latest issue of TK, the writer attempts to debunk Fairbairn"s TimeTable of Death.

There is a new book out that I have glanced at about Kamikazi but I can't recall the author,but some young men were told by their families to die honorably and there is one tale of a survivor who was disowned by his family for failing to die 'honourably'. I have created a blog among others entitled ...

Know what you mean! Once in the Philippines,I saw a woman get out of a banca(boat) and stand while two or three men took sacks of rice(real heavy) out of the boat and pick them up and place them on her head so she could walk off with them to the road,etc. Again, I recall in the Philippines another ...

The so-called 'farmer's walk' is an old way to build stamina, strength, endurance, etc. and has innumerable ways to be performed. If you have a yoke, you can place that on your shoulders and attach buckets of sand, water, maple tree sap(as did when a kid on the farm during sugaring time) and so ...

It always amazes me how ignorant people are. The thing aobut 3rd world countries or poor nations(look out USA) is that it is usually the governments that are bad, inefficient, corrupt, tyrannical, etc. and that the access to land, which is the major world problem,by the way, lies at the center of ...

This video is not that bad since it covers a scene well-known to most tournament observers and entrants and shows the usual antics of what goes on. However, most of the practitioners at this event are virtually beginners, showing imprecision and lack of focus as well as doing things too fast or not ...

The Challenge is also one of my favorite movies for obvious reasons. It was recommended to me by my friend of many years, years ago, Michael Descoteau and I was able to get a copy of it and view it. Toshiro Mifune has been in numerous movies and this one,of course, adds to his lustre,despite what ...

Phil Porter, 'O-SENSEI',stands on the shoulders of a great many judo pioneers who aided in the 'fathering' of American Judo, and you really should read a bit on this remarkable history,which also includes jujutsu,of course, and matches of such with boxers and wrestlers,etc. Yes, the benefits of judo ...

Since the term SIN is mentioned, it has little to do with EVIL,because sin merely means 'MISSING THE MARK' which comes from, if I am not mistaken, from the use of archery,possibly warfare with slings, arrows, spears,etc. You miss the bullseye,or the target. Therefore, you sin. It is akin to the Zen ...

The problem with this discussion is that it tends to be far too emotional in content and less objective, and somehow ignores history and other things that should be discussed more fully. As for the Catholic Church, which is a complex study in itself, the present Pope seems to me to be one that has ...

Piracy,like cannibalism, slavery, witchcraft, human sacrifice, and a host of other practices that have a long history are still alive and well in this 'modern' age of so-called hi tech, cyberspace,etc. You have also to note that the use of basic and primitive weapons, from stones and sticks, to ...

Great photos,great history. But, there are other things to consider here and do not get confused by modern political boundaries and the like. All this happened BEFORE there was a UNITED STATES,which happens to be in NORTH AMERICA. We are not just Americans, we are, if we are, CITIZENS OF THE UNITED ...

As a descendent of the Mayflower group and also with some French and Indian connections, as tenuous as such is apt to be, I find the things mentioned here interesting and will comment later on about all this. Actually, the percentage of people descended overall from the Pilgrims is much higher than ...

It has been a very long time since I have been able to post anything on this website and a lot of things have happened,some of which will bear on this topic due to the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere as we read this. The entire world seems engulfed in wars and conflicts of one kind or ...