Tugging, pulling and general wear can seriously affect a collar. Whether it’s a cotton undershirt that’s starting to look bedraggled, a uniform that needs re-starching, or a collar on a shirt that’s losing its shape, it’s not a great look. Most martial arts uniforms are made of thick starched material. For many martial arts, and …
With constant news of increasing crime rates, it is easy to feel more vulnerable than usual, especially if you live in a more dangerous area or are part of a more at-risk demographic. This is why new and old methods of self-defense are gaining more traction and coming into popularity for how they can empower …
Hapkido is a Korean style of martial arts and it is designed to be used in self-defense scenarios as well as effective in combat. It is designed so it can utilized in street fights and to be adaptive enough that it will work well in unplanned realistic situations. Hapkido is a very varied style that …
If you’re looking for ways to increase the intensity of your training, whether that be passively at home, or during a workout such as boxing, you’ve probably come across sauna suits. These weird-looking plastic suits are designed to make you sweat excessively during your workout. Increasing the amount of heat around your body during your …
Training is a vital part of all exercise regimes and sports. No matter what field or discipline you are in, no matter what level you are performing at, for personal reasons, amateur, semi-professional, or full professional, training is needed to get you to the skill level that you want or need to be at. Of …
If you are someone that considers yourself an active person, you’ll know firsthand how dreadful the idea of getting an injury is. Not only is it potentially painful, but it can sometimes take days to weeks, months, maybe even years to recover from them. That’s an unspecified amount of time when you may not be …
Working out is an important part of a lot of peoples schedules and doing the right exercises for different muscles are very important. You want to be working these muscles correctly so you have the best results and outcomes and you can be happy with your progress. Today is all about pull ups and whether …
If we asked you to think of karate or judo, what’s the first thing that springs to mind? For many, it’s the infamous black belt. The black belt is considered somewhat of a gold standard in martial arts. It can take years to achieve, and once you’ve got it, you’ve reached a significant milestone in …
Sparring is an essential part of most combat sports, it is most often used in training to help the fighter learn new techniques and to enhance their skills. You can do all workouts relating to your combat sport be it jumping rope, HIIT, or boxing drills but if you don’t spar, you often won’t see …
Kettlebells are relatively new to the fitness scene, so a lot of people may not know much about them. Like all the new fads that explode onto the fitness scene, people become obsessed with them and essentially throw all other weights out the window and start exclusively using the new weight. You may be wondering …
