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- AKBAN - Martial Arts - The website of AKBAN organization is a free comprehensive video resource focusing on Ninjutsu, Budo Taijutsu and Ninpo as taught by Masaaki Hatsumi. The AKBAN-wiki is a huge databases of Martial arts techniques in video. All the basic techniques of Taijutsu, Judo, BJJ, Muai Tai and host of other martial arts. The site includes a blog and an extensive fitness program for martial arts.
- Journal of Western Martial Arts - An online journal providing a collection of papers, articles, submissions and periodicals that pertain to western martial arts. This journal covers historical martial arts including, but not limited to medieval, renaissance and classical martial arts.
- Zen in the Martial Arts - "You must concentrate upon and consecrate yourself wholly to each day, as though a fire were raging in your hair." These words of instruction to a medieval samurai might be said to contain the essence of Zen. To practice Zen or the martial arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserves, as if you might die in the next instant. Lacking this sort of commitment, Zen becomes mere ritual and the martial arts devolve into mere sport.
- Kung Fu / Martial Arts / Swordplay Films - Films that either feature martial arts combat as a central theme or action films that have a noteable amount of martial arts combat in them. Includes Chinese swordplay films and Japanese samurai films.
- Canadian Martial Arts Game Committee - Formed to unite the brotherhood of all Canadian martial artists and to enhance the value of the martial arts. Sponsors multicultural competitions covering Chinese Martial Arts, Ju Jitsu, Karate and Taekwondo. Includes event list and rules and divisions for each style.
- Martial Arts Network - Forum, events and links on a variety of martial arts related information.
- VT-Eskrima - Offers a system called VT-ESKRIMA which teaches two Martial Arts, Chinese Martial Art of Ving Tsun Kung Fu and Stick Fighting Martial Art of Filipino Eskrima.
- Gilgamesh Martial Arts - Offers instruction in jun-fan jeet kune do, doce pares eskrima, muay thai, western boxing, brazilian jiu-jitsu, filipino martial arts, mixed martial arts/vale tudo/no holds barred training. [Wolcott, Connecticut]
- Martial Arts Master - Martial arts seminars organiser in Singapore. Includes founders, martial arts masters profile, events, videos and related links.
- Apex Martial Arts Academy - Teaches martial arts and balance between self-defense, patterns, weapons, ki training and general martial arts knowledge. Focuses on Yu Shin Do and offers specialty programs in enforcement self-defense procedures, and assault prevention programs for women.
Wikipedia Articles
- Hybrid martial arts - Hybrid martial arts (also known as hybrid fighting systems) refer to martial arts or fighting systems that incorporate techniques and theories from several particular martial arts. While numerous martial arts borrow or adapt from other arts and to some extent could be considered hybrids, a hybrid martial art emphasizes its ...
- Japanese martial arts - Japanese martial arts refers to the enormous variety of martial arts native to Japan. At least three Japanese terms are often used interchangeably with the English phrase "Japanese martial arts": "budō", literally meaning "martial way", , which has no perfect translation but means something like science, art, or craft of war, ...
- Korean martial arts - Korean martial arts (Hangul: 무술 or 무예, Hanja: 武術 or 武藝) are the martial arts that are native to, or were adapted and modified by, Korea. Some known Korean martial arts are Hapkido, Kuk Sool Won, Taekwondo, and Tang Soo Do.
- Muslim Chinese martial arts - Muslim Chinese martial arts have a long history in China, and many Muslims have participated at the highest level of Chinese martial arts. However, the Qing Dynasty persecutions greatly stimulated the practise of martial arts among Chinese Muslims.
- Elderly martial arts master - The elderly martial arts master is a stock character in martial arts films. Typically East Asian, he is an extremely old man who is nonetheless a near invincible master of the martial arts.