March 7th, 2012
With new professional competitions like UFC sprouting up across the globe, the martial arts fan base is beginning to grow. At KarateMart.com, we got to thinking about which martial arts have become more popular since the rise of UFC. Below is our list of the Top 10 Growing Martial Arts Styles.
March 6th, 2012
(center)(object width="560" height="315")(param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7I3SYg8JVxA?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0")(/param)(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(/param)(param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always")(/param)(embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7I3SYg8JVxA?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true")(/embed)(/object)(/center)(br /)(br /)Ok, ok, so it's not technically a panda, but still, someone's been watching too many Dreamworks productions. So what happens when you combine a bored Siberian bear, a Handy Cam, and a makeshift (a href="http://www.karatemart.com/staffs")martial arts Bo Staff(/a)? 500k+ hits on YouTube, that's what.
March 5th, 2012
(center)(object width="560" height="315")(param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M7oE2iKBMgc?version=3&hl=en_US")(/param)(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(/param)(param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always")(/param)(embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M7oE2iKBMgc?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true")(/embed)(/object)(/center)(br /)(br /)We can't imagine the total number of hours it would take us to create something this amazing, but boy are we glad someone tried it. Kyle Roberts, clip director and serious Turtle fan, apparently created this stop-motion masterpiece using 4,000 separate images of Ninja Turtle action figures posed amidst hand-drawn settings that mirror the entirety of the show's intro.(br /)(br /)Of course, the real question is: What are you doing still reading? Watch! Watch the video and try not to drown on the nostalgia.
March 1st, 2012
At KarateMart.com we understand that there are people out there who do not understand why we love martial arts. For us, it is more than a workout routine, it is a lifestyle. Here are 10 reasons why we chose martial arts and why others should try a martial art.
