judo history makes a fascinating study and can provide valuable insight into judo techniques. Soon after the end of the Tokugawa period in Japan, the Restoration period was in progress, and the old forms of hand-to-hand combat were replaced by weapons of steel.
The masters of the jujitsu art were dismissed from service to their feudal [...]

As most people know, most types of Martial Arts use belts and sashes to distinguish the different levels of skills and training of the students. But where did this ranking system come from? Before reading any further, you should realize that this system is in use for only 120 years, that not every martial [...]

What’s your style? Are you a kung fu fanatic or a karateka? There are so many martial arts gracing the globe these days. Have you found the one that truly suits your body and physical attributes? This can be a challenge, no doubt. The good news is the information you can acquire from the privacy [...]

Today martial arts is very popular especially with the rise of MMA, but what many people do not realize is that as an art form, martial arts has been around for many centuries. Originally these art forms were systems created by tradition to be used for training, combat and self defense.
There are various different forms [...]

Like all martial arts or sports for that matter, Aikido has their own set of uniforms. The aikidogi or the uniform used in aikido is similar to the keikogi used in most martial arts. Keikogi is a term used to refer to uniform for training.
This is a general term used to refer to uniforms of [...]