Martial Arts Planet

  1. Articles and Reviews

    Articles and Reviews

    1. Chinese Martial Arts Articles

      Articles on Chinese Martial Arts including Kung Fu, Tai Chi and many more
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      Latest: What should be the progress route in xingyiquan? Taoquan, Jan 4, 2019
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    2. Other Martial Arts Articles

      Articles that don't fit into any specific broad category, such as Brazilian, Thai, Western and more.
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      Latest: Which Weapon to Carry for Self Defence Mushroom, Nov 18, 2018
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    3. Mixed Martial Arts Articles

      Articles on Mixed Martial Arts techniques, including BJJ, MMA and the UFC.
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      Latest: The "Basic Four" ground position flow drill JeniferLoby, Oct 8, 2018
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    4. Filipino Martial Arts Articles

      Articles on Filipino Martial Arts including Silat, Kali, Eskrima and more
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      Latest: Panantukan Fighters in Boxing and MMA Hannibal, Nov 15, 2018
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    5. Japanese Martial Arts Articles

      Articles on Japanese Martial Arts, including Karate, Ninjutsu, Judo, Aikido and more
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      Latest: Did the masters get it right? Old bloke, Nov 16, 2018
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    6. Korean Martial Arts Articles

      Articles on Korean Martial Arts including Tae Kwon Do, Choi Kwang Do, Tang Soo Do and Kuk Sool.
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      Latest: Practical Benefits of Taekwondo JeniferLoby, Oct 3, 2018
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    7. Health And Fitness Articles

      Articles related to Health and Fitness
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      Latest: The Importance of Hydration Imans1999, Jan 15, 2019 at 1:08 PM
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    8. Interviews

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      Latest: Interview with Jay Cooper (Hannibal) Simon, Jan 21, 2018
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  2. General Topics

    1. Event promotion forum

      Please see THIS POST before posting!
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      Event promotion forum

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      1. Official MAP Meets

      Latest: Five Element Palm Qigong Seminar - Albany NY Xue Sheng, Aug 10, 2018
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    2. Commercial Adverts

      A paid forum for those promoting their shops and services. Please read the rules before posting anything in this forum.
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      Latest: Tao Martial Arts & Lifestyle Magazine Simon, Jun 13, 2018
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    3. Latest News

      Information concerning recent changes and additions to the Martial Arts Planet website.
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      Latest News

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      Latest: Changes at MAP Dan Bian, Dec 23, 2018
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    4. Competitors Corner

      A forum for competitors to discuss their next competition, be that forms, katas or a fight.
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      Latest: Anybody Willing to Start a Compition in Kolkata? chatter box, Jul 8, 2018
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    5. Introductions

      This is the first stop for new members! Come introduce yourself and read the how to's and rules of the site along with our welcome
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      Latest: Hey, new here Old bloke, Jan 8, 2019
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    6. Articles

      Read one of our articles and want to express your opinion on the article?
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      Latest: Submitting articles? Saz, Mar 21, 2008
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    7. Beginning Martial Arts

      New to Martial Arts, or want to start? Post your questions here.
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      Latest: FAQ - Can I Teach Myself Martial Arts? Mitch, Dec 10, 2018
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    8. Chat Times

      Set up a time to chat to other members.
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      Chat Times

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      Latest: Crisco Creamin' Ero-Sennin, Aug 16, 2018
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    9. Disabled Martial Artists

      All aspects of martial arts training for the disabled or impaired.
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      Latest: Disabled BJJ news report axelb, Oct 25, 2018
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    10. General Martial Arts Discussion

      Talk about anything to do with martial arts which doesn't fit into any other category.
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      Latest: Tips on how to punch harder? which muscles generate the most punching power Mitch, Jan 16, 2019 at 11:55 PM
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    11. Discussions on Language, History & Culture

      Formerly General Cultural Discussions
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      Latest: Do you agree with what this man says about both the Ninja and the Samurai? Dead_pool, Jun 30, 2018
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    12. Off Topic Area

      Non martial arts area.
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      Off Topic Area

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      1. Celebrations!

      2. Religion

      Latest: What's your favourite booze! Morik, Jan 17, 2019 at 1:26 AM
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    13. Philosophy

      Philosophy, both martial arts related and otherwise. For discussion of specific religious beliefs please use the Religion forum under Off Topic.
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      Latest: Instructor Etiquette? aikiMac, Aug 28, 2018
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    14. Questions and Answers

      Do you have a question on Martial Arts maybe we can help you. Post it here and we'll do our best to answer it.
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      Latest: Differences and similarities between Japanese JuJitsu and Ninjitsu Botta Dritta, Jan 9, 2019
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    15. Self Defence

      Discussions concerning the study of the avoidance, deterrence, de-escalation and negation of aggression, abuse and violence, in addition to the legislative frameworks surrounding action and the natural psychological and physiological reactions to abuse, aggression and violence (both before, during and after events).
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      Self Defence

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      1. Women's Self Defence

      Latest: Martial Arts & Self Defence Mitch, Jan 6, 2019
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    16. Survey

      The survey from the front page. Cast your vote and give us your opinion.
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      Latest: MARTIAL ARTS BELT DISPLAY CASE Old bloke, Nov 30, 2018
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    17. Traditional Healing

      Discussion of various healing systems based on traditional methods
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      Latest: Pressure Point to numb leg Old bloke, Dec 29, 2018
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  3. Health And Fitness Section

    1. Newbie Questions

      New to training in general or just looking for general noob advice, this is the place.
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      Latest: Hitting the gym at last Aegis, Jan 9, 2019
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    2. Training Logs

      Do you want to share your training progress with everyone? Or maybe you want to keep a record online for yourself...
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      Latest: AxelB's running, lifting and kicking log axelb, Jan 16, 2019 at 3:50 PM
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    3. Weight Training

      Lose weight, raise your metabolism and improve your strength, fitness and endurance with weight training.
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      Latest: Weight belts aaradia, Jan 7, 2019
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    4. Bodyweight training

      Bodyweight training exercises section
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      Latest: Triceps JohnDean, Nov 14, 2018
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    5. Flexibility Training

      Become more flexible
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      Latest: Hip Joint Pain after resume martial arts training Late for dinner, Jan 3, 2019
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    6. Cardiovascular Training

      Advice and questions on cardiovascular training
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      Latest: The Skipping Thread Simon, Dec 2, 2018
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    7. Mental Health and Addiction

      A resource for those suffering with mental health and addiction issues.
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      Latest: What makes you realize, that there is a "bad time" coming? Aegis, Dec 14, 2018
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    8. Injuries and prevention

      Nobbled in training? Nagging aches and pains? Long-term injuries? Ask away here
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      Latest: Danger of punching with permanent tendon damage? Morik, Jan 7, 2019
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    9. Nutrition and Supplements

      All your diet and dietary supplement questions go here
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      Latest: What should I be eating for breakfast? I need more energy in the morning! Dead_pool, Jan 12, 2019 at 3:09 PM
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    10. Routine Critique

      Post your rountine here for scrunity and advice.
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      Latest: Kettlebell Routine icefield, Jan 11, 2019 at 12:30 PM
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    11. What Not To Do

      "But Bruce Lee did 500 sit-ups a day..!"
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      Latest: If your training hard you probably aren’t getting optimal results inthespirit, Aug 16, 2017
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    12. Miscellaneous H&F

      If it doesn't fit elsewhere, it goes here
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      Latest: Plastic Bottles Mushroom, Oct 19, 2018
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    13. Health And Fitness Archive - no posting

      Old H+F section - worth searching for some excellent nuggets of information!
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      Health And Fitness Archive - no posting

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      1. Health & Fitness Resource Library

      2. Fitness Routine Questions

      Latest: Home Gym Time mikejasonlee, Sep 13, 2018
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  4. Styles

    1. Aikido

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      Aikido

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      1. Aikido Resources

      2. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Difference between styles Eindhoven Aikido, Dec 25, 2018
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    2. Boxing

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      Boxing

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Classic Fights Old bloke, Dec 31, 2018
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    3. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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      Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Sam Harris on BJJ Dead_pool, Jan 7, 2019
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    4. Filipino Martial Arts

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      Filipino Martial Arts

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Largo Mano and Cinco Teros Smitfire, Jul 30, 2018
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    5. Hapkido

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      Hapkido

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Hapkido in Edinburgh sawyer280769, Jan 10, 2019
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    6. Internal Martial Arts

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      Internal Martial Arts

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Yiquan/Dachengquan teachers hard to find.... Xue Sheng, Oct 26, 2018
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    7. Jeet Kune Do

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      Jeet Kune Do

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Whatever happened to Emil Martirossian? Simon, Nov 9, 2018
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    8. Judo

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      Judo

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: British Judo Culture Late for dinner, Dec 7, 2018
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    9. Ju Jitsu

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      Ju Jitsu

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Shin Kage Ryu? jruner, Dec 14, 2018
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    10. Karate

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      Karate

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Bellator 213 promo video for Machida Mitlov, Nov 30, 2018
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    11. Kenpo

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      Kenpo

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Some info on gyokko ryu-ha kenpo and koto ryu-ha kenpo (ryu-ha) oldschool. gapjumper, Jan 22, 2018
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    12. Kickboxing

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      Kickboxing

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Predictions for Mayweather v Nasukawa axelb, Dec 31, 2018
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    13. Koryu Bujutsu

      Classical schools of Japanese martial arts developed before the Meiji Restoration.
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      Koryu Bujutsu

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Koryu in Farnborough / Aldershot (South UK) macker, Oct 9, 2018
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    14. Kuk Sool

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      Kuk Sool

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Name for hand position Old bloke, Dec 30, 2018
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    15. Kung Fu

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      Kung Fu

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      1. Kung Fu Resources

      2. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: All n00bies read: A guide to looking for Kung Fu Schools Monkey_Magic, Jan 1, 2019
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    16. MMA

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      MMA

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      1. Fight Discussions

      2. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Who will be the first man to defeat Jon Jones in a UFC fight? Smitfire, Jan 13, 2019 at 7:52 PM
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    17. Ninjutsu

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      Ninjutsu

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      1. Ninjutsu Resources

      2. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Photo request Canit, Dec 1, 2018
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    18. Silat

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      Silat

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Islam and Silat Latikos, Dec 22, 2018
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    19. Tae Kwon Do

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      Tae Kwon Do

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      2. Tae Kwon Do Resources

      Latest: A bit of fun with Lutalo Muhammed axelb, Dec 11, 2018
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    20. Tai chi

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      Tai chi

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Tai Chi for Combat Taoquan, Jan 11, 2019 at 12:35 PM
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    21. Thai Boxing

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      Thai Boxing

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Is this a good book on Thai boxing? Dead_pool, Oct 31, 2018
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    22. Wrestling

      This forum includes, but isn't limited to, catch wrestling, Greco Roman, Pro-wrestling and freestyle
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      Wrestling

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Wrestling made simple Archibald, Nov 2, 2018
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    23. Weapons

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      Weapons

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      2. Weapon Resources

      Latest: Spears vs swords tested Southpaw535, Nov 24, 2018
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    24. Western Martial Arts

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      Western Martial Arts

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Talk HEMA to me Langenschwert, Jan 7, 2019
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    25. Other Styles

      Discuss other styles here including Choi Kwang Do, Tang Soo Do, Capoeira and Freestyle/Sporting MA.
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      Latest: New Martial Arts Style in Ohio Alansmurf, Jan 8, 2019
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  5. Fun and Games

    1. Books

      Read a good book lately? Let's discuss - martial arts or not!
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      Books

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      1. Writers' Corner

      Latest: Looking for... Book recommendations Dead_pool, Jan 15, 2019 at 7:15 PM
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    2. Computing

      For all the tecchies on the site!
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      Latest: Wifi trouble. pgsmith, Oct 15, 2018
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    3. Jokes

      Jokes about martial arts or anything else just to cheer us all up.
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      Latest: You will not see a more powerful punch! ned, Aug 18, 2018
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    4. Movies and Television

      Discuss and review movies & programs - martial arts or not!
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      Movies and Television

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      1. Movie Reviews

      Latest: Recommend me good 70s and 80s and some 90s Martial Arts Mushroom, Jan 14, 2019 at 12:47 AM
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    5. Music

      Music - what floats your boat?
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      Latest: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW? wcrane, Jan 17, 2019 at 2:02 AM
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    6. Video Games

      Discuss any genre of video games or topics relating to the game industry
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      Latest: What game are you currently playing? cloudz, Dec 7, 2018
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  6. Martial Arts Planet Feedback

    1. Problems, Suggestions and Questions

      Encountered a problem with the site? Got a suggestion, or just want to ask something? Make a post here and we'll deal with it.
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    2. Testing Area

      Trying to figure out something, please do it here.
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