Martial Development

Unlocking the Warrior Spirit: Duckling Edition

Published on 2011-04-28 08:30:24

It’s not the size of the duck in the fight, but the size of the fight in the duck that counts. Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]

From Homeless to World Champion: The Story of Kickboxer Marco Sies

Published on 2011-04-19 06:35:44

Excerpted from The Master Method: Four Steps to Success, Prosperity and Inner Peace by Master Marco Sies Growing up, I experienced difficulties and personal conflict that I’ve worked very hard to overcome. Some of these struggles stemmed from negative influences and people who told me I wasn’t good enough…I was inferior…I wasn’t smart…I was too [...]Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]

Are Action Movies Ruining Martial Arts?

Published on 2011-04-12 08:00:13

In New York Magazine, Kyle Buchanan laments the decline of the modern action movie: …Actors often brag about how much Krav Maga or karate or capoeira they had to learn for their roles, but to judge from the onscreen world of modern action movies, that kind of skill set is hardly rare: A built-in understanding [...]Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]

The Best of Karate Kyle Contest

Published on 2011-04-09 01:13:09

The Contest I need you to help Karate Kyle express his seething rage. First, decide what he needs to say. Second, jump over to quickmeme.com and type in your idea–you’ll receive a captioned image immediately. Finally, save it, and leave a link to your original creation in a comment below. Submissions will be accepted until [...]Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]

An Idiot Travels to Shaolin Temple

Published on 2011-04-02 01:59:19

Karl Pilkington in An Idiot Abroad Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]

A Letter to Zangief Kid, the Bully Crusher

Published on 2011-03-27 19:46:09

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The Origin of Phoenix Jones, Seattle’s Real-Life Superhero

Published on 2011-03-15 20:17:38

By day, he is a professional mixed martial arts fighter, with multiple black belts and a winning record. By night, he is Seattle’s own neighborhood crime fighter, operating under the costumed alias Phoenix Jones. Phoenix recently shared his origin story, methods and motivations with NPR’s Michel Martin… So I said “call 911, I need help.” [...]Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]

Martial Arts Movies of 2010: The Best, and the Rest

Published on 2011-02-27 06:30:54

Last year was a good year for martial arts movies. With more than two dozen releases to theater and DVD, few people will have the time and interest to screen them all–myself included! Rather than writing a review for each, I have decided to simply list those you cannot afford to miss. The Best Bodyguards [...]Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]

All Red Ninjas Are Evil!

Published on 2010-12-08 07:24:24

Clayton Prince is: The Black Ninja Reviewer Mark Pollard says: THE BLACK NINJA is one of those “should have” films. It should have been marketed as the no budget, amateur project that it is, rather than as a potentially gratifying B-grade exploitation piece in order to keep expectations to a minimum. It should have been [...]Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]

An Interview with the Founder of Shinjido Budo

Published on 2010-11-28 20:19:32

Shinjido inventor Danny Da Costa says: Shinjido literally means Danny’s Way, a label given by one of my students to the variety of techniques that I have developed for martial art. I attempt to find the easiest solution to a problem either in attack or defence. My work is based on sound principles and the [...]Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights reserved. [Paid subscription options]