The martial arts are a culture unto themselves. Read reviews of some of the best magazines, books, and movies with a martial arts slant. While you're at it, read up on some of the most famous martial artist of all time.
Fighting DVD Review Introduction: Imagine if you were a man forced to sell knockoff goods on New York City's streets. What would you do to change your predicament? After beating down some street toughs and in the process impressing their boss Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard), convinces Shawn MacArthur (Channing Tatum) to get involved in the underground fight trade.
Adam Hicks Interview - What most people don't know is that the Adam Hicks we see today didn't always have this much self-belief. Until he got involved in the martial arts style of Tae Kwon Do at an early age, that is.
The bottom line is that the entire martial arts movie industry owes a lot to Bruce Lee movies. He was really the first to capture the American public's imagination with his amazingly fluid martial arts moves on screen, and as a result a new genre in film was born. So Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Jean Claude Van Damme and more should really step back and tip their hat to a m…
Check out this Blood and Bone DVD review, starring Michael Jai White.
The majority of Americans don't even know that female wrestling exists at the collegiate or high school level. Perhaps if they did, there would be a bigger talent pool for female MMA to choose from.
Who didn't love watching Chuck Norris defeat entire armies of Vietnamese soldiers back in the day? What guy out there didn't get a little pumped when Jet Li proved to be a worthy adversary against both Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in
Lethal Weapon 4? Not to mention those Jean Claude Van Damme spinning 360 degrees kicks. Yep, martial arts movie actors are a different breed. You simply kn…
Here's the newest Chuck Norris joke. Recently, an oft-burglarized bakery put a life size picture of Chuck Norris up in their shop, warning that he was watching over their place. No robber…
There are tons of great Chuck Norris jokes available on the internet. Which one is your favorite?
Jackie Chan movies are often characterized by three things: Exciting martial arts fights, stunts that are not for the faint of heart, and comedy. Unfortunately, he's been in so many marvelously popular films that it just isn't realistic to profile all of them. That said, forthcoming is a list of some of Chan's more popular movies.
A list of Bruce Lee movies available for purchase.
Jet Li movies are all about martial arts and action sequences. You see, Li is a true wushu champion, not just a guy that learned how to kick and punch for the big screen. So if you're into kung fu action movies with a stone cold Hollywood star leading the way, the following popular Jet Li movies are probably for you.
Chuck Norris movies are all about beating up the bad guys with weapons and martial arts. Though comedy isn't quite as evident in his work as say Jackie Chan's, you can bet your bottom dollar that you won't leave a Norris movie wanting for action. Forthcoming are a list of some of Norris's more popular movies for your reading pleasure.
Steven Seagal movies are all about martial arts moves taking down the bad guys. In that way, they're quite similar to the martial arts movies we've all come to enjoy watching. The difference is that his martial arts style...
There's no doubt that the sport of mixed martial arts has taken off in recent years. Before it all started, one of Jean Claude Van Damme's best movies,
Bloodsport, told the supposedly real story of Frank Dux, an American that won a Hong Kong underground fighting competition. The movie was really about different martial arts styles competing against one another. Sound like a precursor to…
Any Jackie Chan biography will tell you that he’s a huge star in Hong Kong. But that’s hardly the entire story on him. Rather, Chan’s life represents a rags to riches account that’s cinema quality in and of itself.
The biography and story of Bruce Lee began on November 27, 1940 in San Francisco, California. He was born Lee Jun Fan, the fourth child of a Chinese father named Lee Hoi-Chuen and a mother of Chinese and German ancestry named Grace.
The biography of Jet Li starts on April 26, 1963 in Beijing, China.
The biography of Chuck Norris starts on March 10, 1940 in Ryan, Oklahoma.
The biography of Steven Seagal starts on April 10, 1952 in Lansing, Michigan.
Jean Claude Van Damme Biography Introduction: Before modern day MMA, there was the movie Bloodsport, and Jean Claude Van Damme was there. Before Muay Thai kickboxing came to the forefront of martial arts social consciousness in America, there was the movie Kickboxer, in which Van Damme starred once again.
Why a Jeffrey Saad interview at the About Martial Arts site? Quite frankly, there's something that sets him apart from the rest of The Next Food Network Star finalists. You see, Saad is a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has been heavily into the martial arts for many years.
A new Karate Kid remake is in the works. However, if you've been checking out online comments you’ll come to realize that some people aren't happy about seeing a newer version of this timeless story.
The history of the samurai is one that is tied closely to their code of Bushido, "The Way of the Warrior." And it is that code, perhaps, that has caused many people today to look at them with a certain reverence.
Fight! Magazine is a monthly print magazine that caters to a mixed martial arts audience.
Check out a book review of the Keeper of Light and Dust by Natasha Mostert.
Read on for a book review of Me, Chi and Bruce Lee: Adventures in Martial Arts from the Shaolin Temple to the Ultimate Fighting Championship by Brian Preston.
Check out a review of UFC 39, the event where Randy Couture fell to Ricco Rodriguez.
Check out the story on Steven Seagal, one of the best known martial arts actors of all-time.
Information on the martial arts film genre.
