If you find yourself traveling and miles away from the nearest martial arts gym, fear not – there’s always the option of doing bodyweight exercises. Bodyweight exercises are great because they’re easy to do, won’t…
Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Great Martial Artist?
It doesn’t matter whether you’re new to martial arts or if you’ve been training for awhile, one thing’s for sure: you’ve made the choice to embark on a wonderful, life-changing journey. At some point, you…
5 Benefits Martial Arts Gives You That Your Regular Gym Can’t
Every single year in December, it is a common trend amongst millennials to prepare clichéd New Year resolutions concerning the perennial quest to achieve certain fitness goals. Upon entering the New Year, one can see…
5 Things That Martial Artists Wished Their Parents Understood
Because of what we see in the media, martial arts can sometimes have a bad reputation with parents, especially if they don’t know much about martial arts. If you’ve been training martial arts for awhile,…
This Is The Best Way To Develop Lean Muscle For A Shredded Physique
Martial artists must develop their bodies to operate at peak performance under a wide array of conditions and in a wide range of positions. Martial artists who compete within certain weight parameters must develop as…
Should You Spar Against Lower Belts Or Higher Belts In BJJ?
Often times, BJJ practitioners debate whether they should be sparring against higher-level belts or lower-level ones in class. The logic behind sparring with a higher-level belt is that if you train with tough and skilled…
5 Of The Craziest Techniques In Martial Arts (Videos)
Martial arts is the most useful tool for self-defense. Possessing the ability to protect oneself as well as others in a precarious situation could mean the difference between victory and defeat. It is valuable human…
Here’s How To Sculpt And Tone Your Body At The Same Time
Now that summer is over it seems almost instinctive to forgo the commitment to exercise as we inch closer to year-end celebrations that all seem to involve feasting. As we start to make compromises to…
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Here’s Why Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin Was Rightfully A Draw (Videos)
One of the biggest fights in boxing history has just concluded, and fans are livid with the result. Multiple belt holder Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and lineal middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez laced up their boxing…
10 Things I Wish I Knew As A BJJ White Belt
Once you reach black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), you look back and ask yourself what you could have done differently, were you to do it all over again. Of course, the black belt is…
