By Sonia Ahmed  |  20 August 2020   Pakistan’s cultural hub, Lahore, is at the confluence of historical traditions and modern lifestyle. According to the legends, Lava, son of Rama, founded ...

Immerse in the Pehlwani Culture at the Walled City Lahore

By Sonia Ahmed  |  17 August 2020    Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s capital, is the second most visited tourist destination in the Middle East. Pristine beaches and unparalleled hospitality await ...

Abu Dhabi Crown Jewel YAS Island – Home to World’s 1st Fight Island

By Sonia Ahmed  |  12 August 2020   The sacred Wudang Shan is home to clusters of ancient palaces, temples, and monasteries; the first one was constructed under the rule of ...

Train on Sacred Trails of Mt. Wudang with Purple Cloud Temple Monks

By Sonia Ahmed  |  7 August 2020    Santichon village is a spectacular tourist destination in Pai, Thailand. It is inhabited by Yunnanese people who fled Yunnan, China, through the ...

Chi Flows Freely Through Lush Trails of Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat

By Sonia Ahmed  |  2 August 2020 Soon after its completion, the gladiatorial games started in its arena and lasted for another 100 years. The gladiators were mostly the slaves ...

Trace the Gladiatorial Legacy in the Shadow of Ancient Roman Colosseum

By Sonia Ahmed  |  2 August 2020 Johannesburg is the New York of South Africa because of its multinational corporations, magnificent skyscrapers, and the Manhattan twin, Maboneng. The famous City ...

Johannesburg: City of Hope, Oppression and Home to a Living Legend

By Jordan Newmark  |  29 July 2020   Slap a kimura on your cup of joe with Ground Shark Coffee!Actually, Ground Shark Coffee co-founders Nick Lowary and Adam Romero, who met ...

Colorado’s First Gi-Trained Coffee

By Sonia Ahmed  |  27 July 2020 Sikong Mountain, also known as Sikongyuan, is one of the most authentic religious sites in Chinese Buddhism. It’s a sacred place, and holy ...

Trace Footsteps of Traditional Kung-Fu at 1,500 Years Old Erzu Temple

By Sonia Ahmed | 25 July 2020 Built in the late 15th century by Prince Ivan III (Ivan the Great), Red Square is Russia's most famous tourist attraction. It's the ...

Follow Red Square’s Cobblestone Paths to the Trails of Russian Systema

By Sonia Ahmed  |  18 July 2020    New Zealand is known as the land of peace. It’s one of the safest countries in the world and a  tourist’s dream destination ...

New Zealand – A Dream Destination for Martial Arts Enthusiasts

By Sonia Ahmed  |  21 June 2020   Shwedagon Pagoda is a massive 99-meter high pagoda with a diamond-studded spire in the famous city of Yangon, Myanmar. The pagoda is said ...

Legendary Yangon BJJ Shines in the Shadow of Shwedagon Pagoda

By Sonia Ahmed  |  27 May 2020   Located in the heart of Amritsar, the Golden Temple or Harmandir Sahib is the pilgrimage center, Ath Sath Tirath, for the Sikhs and ...

The Golden Temple and Holy Heaven of Ancient Sikh Martial Art Gatka

By Lewis Budden  |  16 May 2020   From schoolyard fights to the Fretless Bass, how the Wing Chun Master, Trevor Ray, uses Jazz to further his practice. The following is ...

Fine Tuning – Wing Chun Jazz Beats

By Sonia Ahmed  |  2 April 2020 Is dubbed as the cultural capital of Japan. In the face of rapid modernization in the country, Kyoto clings to its roots and ...

Fushimi Inari-Taisha through 10,000 Torii Gates

By Jordan Newmark  |  12 December 2019 He won’t quit. Whether it’s during eleven hours of hard sparring for charity, ten years as a teacher and small business owner or ...

Civello Teaches BJJ To Help Himself And Others

By Adriaan Odendaal  |  12 December 2019 African Nguni or Intonga stick fighting paints an impressive image. Men dance around each other, kicking up dust, a stick in each hand. ...

Traditional Nguni Stick Fighting Lives On In Today’s South Africa

By Marty Mulchaney  |  11 November 2019 High altitude training improves athletic abilities. Famous MMA athletes, boxers, and other combat sports royalty enjoy training opportunities that are out of reach ...

Combat Arts High Altitude Masks Review – New Highs

By Sonia Ahmed  |  30 October 2019 There’s more to her than meets the eye. Currently, an International Media Cultural Work student at Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany, Rameesha is the first ...

Pakistan’s First Female Kickboxing Instructor Empowers Women

By Sonia Ahmed  |  29 October 2019 Practicing Taekwondo at the foot of Big Buddha is a humbling experience. The iconic Tian Tan Big Buddha statue oversees the stunning landscape of ...

Peace, Culture, and Taekwondo Spirit at Big Buddha

By Lewis Budden  |  26 October 2019 Manchester, pioneers of the women’s right to vote, industrial pioneering and more recently, home to a new generation of MMA champions. But who ...

Train Like a Champion in Manchester

By Lewis Budden  |  26 October 2019   Manchester, the UK’s second city. Mainly known to the world for its rock bands and football teams, the city is now basking in ...

Why Manchester is the New Home of Wing Chun

By Lewis Budden  |  28 September 2019   The Uniform or Gi is a key component to a great workout or a successful competition no matter what type of Martial Art ...

Origin or Elite – Decisions Decisions

By Adriaan Odendaal  |  28 September 2019   Practicing martial arts in Cape Town, South Africa, the city by the sea, heralds amongst the most beautiful destinations in the world. Sitting at ...

Sun, Surf and Martial Arts in Cape Town

By Chris Davis  |  8 September 2019   The first African samurai to serve a Japanese warlord will soon have his life memorialized in the mainstream movie Yasuke. The film already ...

Yasuke: Historical Connection Between Africa and Asia

By Chris Davis  |  1 September 2019   Bruce Lee inspired an endless amount of clones. In the years following his death, movie producers seemingly booked nothing but Lee copycats. You ...

Why You Should Study Ip Man Movies Instead of Bruce Lee Movies

By Lemar Morgan  |  29 August 2019   I've been soaking up the wonderfully rich Bulgarian culture whilst I've been living and working here for the past 8 years, and I ...

An Outside View Of Da Dao: The Bulgarian Martial Art

By Sonia Ahmed  |  8 August 2019 One of the best kickboxers in Pakistan, Inam-ul-Haq, led a team of fighters to the World Martial Arts Summit in late December 2016. ...

Pakistan’s Kickboxing Champion — The Self-Made Progeny