“I would consider tai chi to be the ultimate skirmish art” said a night club doorman of 28 years and lifelong martial artist.  “This is exactly what happens on the doors and it gives us the skills to deal with being pushed, pulled grabbed and hit from all directions at…

Some martial artists are obsessed with fighting; they think about, dream about it, talk about it, write about it and think if you’re not actively ‘fighting’ every training session you 'ain’t a proper martial artist'… this  attitude I think is worthy of contemplation. I personally agree with the need to…

Facebook Connect is the interface that allows you to connect to the Archive using your Facebook account.  On quite a few occasions I've found that I keep getting timeouts.  Unfortunately this isn't something I can do anything about as it is due to facebooks flakey platform that seems to have…

A new year and a totally revamped Archive!  We have literally rebuilt the Archive from the ground up and I think you'll notice the difference. …

“Wanshu!” A great kata, with a long history, Wanshu is one of the most popular forms amongst Okinawan karate systems. We were about to study…

David Rubens is a rare breed of martial artist.  A London boy destined for trouble, he broadened his horizons by travelling the world, he lived…