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  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: Focus on boxing Monkey_Magic, Jan 16, 2020 at 10:26 PM
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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: Lineage: Its values and limitations Mushroom, Jan 7, 2020
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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: A Woman's Experiences in BJJ Krolan995, Jul 29, 2019
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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: Silat or KunTao maryland Monkey_Magic, Dec 15, 2019
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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: What is a Dan grade and how to deal with becoming one - some personal reflections Grond, Jul 5, 2019
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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: History of Korean MA Aegis, Dec 14, 2019
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    7. Health And Fitness Articles

      Articles related to Health and Fitness
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      Latest: Bruce Lee Diet aaradia, Jun 2, 2019
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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: Charity Camp April 30th - May 2nd 2016, Maple Cross, UK aaradia, Oct 10, 2019
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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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      2. MAP Awards 2010

      Latest: Changes at MAP Grond, Mar 3, 2019
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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: Upcoming Muay Thai Fight Pretty In Pink, Dec 16, 2019
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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: greetings to all Morik, Dec 23, 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: Should I start boxing or MMA? quasar44, Jan 7, 2020
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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: DMA Check In hewho, Sep 8, 2019
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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: Women and Swordfighting Nojon, Jan 18, 2020 at 12:32 AM
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    11. Discussions on Language, History & Culture

      Formerly General Cultural Discussions
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      Latest: Origin of colour belt system(s) JamieLanger, Mar 29, 2019
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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: New Army Fitness Test SWC Sifu Ben, Jan 17, 2020 at 10:06 PM
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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: Taoism and indulgence nikiti, Dec 26, 2019
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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: any good martial arts in Glasgow Scotland uk? Auchie, Jan 10, 2020
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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: The effectiveness of biting in self defense Dead_pool, Jan 11, 2020
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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: Video clip survey: How to define Martial Arts and Combat Sports? Martin Meyer, Aug 2, 2019
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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: Multi Sports Training Morik, Jun 20, 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: a Travesty in action Travess, Jan 18, 2020 at 11:22 AM
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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: Hewhos PB thread hewho, Dec 25, 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 Monkey_Magic, Jan 7, 2020
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    6. Cardiovascular Training

      Advice and questions on cardiovascular training
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      Latest: Returning to martial arts axelb, Nov 5, 2019
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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: Giving a lifesign of sorts hewho, Sep 13, 2019
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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: Can a heavy protein diet reduce rib injuries? hewho, Nov 26, 2019
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    9. Nutrition and Supplements

      All your diet and dietary supplement questions go here
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      Latest: Changing to a plant based diet to avoid health problems associated with meat and dairy Xue Sheng, Apr 17, 2019
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    10. Routine Critique

      Post your rountine here for scrunity and advice.
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      Latest: Boxing spar Critique Grond, Aug 24, 2019
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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: Qualifications in fitness, strength and conditioning hewho, Jan 12, 2020 at 4:55 PM
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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: MY FRIEND BILL " SLIM " COYLE Angus Rose, Jun 12, 2019
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    2. Boxing

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      Boxing

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: boxing basics Andy Defuson, Jan 16, 2020 at 12:22 PM
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    3. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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      Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: BJJ Knife Attack icefield, Jan 7, 2020
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    4. Filipino Martial Arts

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      Filipino Martial Arts

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: New Bahala Na classes now available in North Hollywood CA Simon, May 20, 2019
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    5. Hapkido

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      Hapkido

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Eagle hapkido Thomas, May 31, 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: Basic palm apps from Gao style baguazhang Dan Bian, Nov 21, 2019
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    7. Jeet Kune Do

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      Jeet Kune Do

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Out of jkd for over 20 years, a reflection on missed years. bluelaser, Sep 25, 2019
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    8. Judo

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      Judo

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Judo grading Dead_pool, Dec 22, 2019
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    9. Ju Jitsu

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      Ju Jitsu

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Ju Jitsu Check-in Kevin Gaynor, Jan 18, 2020 at 2:42 AM
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    10. Karate

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      Karate

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Black belt grading in Okinawa Nachi, Dec 27, 2019
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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: What became of Dennis "Mad Dog" Downey? CO Bobby Rongo, Jan 1, 2020
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    13. Koryu Bujutsu

      Classical schools of Japanese martial arts developed before the Meiji Restoration.
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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: Is KSW turning into a sissy art? Frank colwell, Oct 20, 2019
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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: Kung Fu Schools in Glasgow, Scotland ned, Jan 12, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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    16. MMA

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      MMA

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      1. Fight Discussions

      2. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: New Years Resolution Pretty In Pink, Jan 6, 2020
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    17. Ninjutsu

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      Ninjutsu

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      1. Ninjutsu Resources

      2. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: ryutai undo Nojon, Dec 21, 2019
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    18. Silat

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      Silat

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Silat Training in New York City Moe, Jul 1, 2019
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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: Pattern technique breakdown Mitch, Jul 31, 2019
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    20. Tai chi

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      Tai chi

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: How to discern a good Taichi class? Monkey_Magic, Dec 31, 2019
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    21. Thai Boxing

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      Thai Boxing

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Muay Thai Elbows and KOs windwalker, Dec 30, 2019
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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: Too old to begin wrestling at 44? Mushroom, Jan 16, 2020 at 4:01 AM
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    23. Weapons

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      Weapons

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      2. Weapon Resources

      Latest: Tameshigiri (Test Cutting) video guide Czlowiekfala, Dec 21, 2019
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    24. Western Martial Arts

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      Western Martial Arts

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      1. Member / Club Profiles

      Latest: Would Glima Wrestling go in here or the Wrestling section? Pretty In Pink, Nov 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: What is the most Acrobatic style? Guthrie, Nov 24, 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: What book are you currently reading? Botta Dritta, Oct 17, 2019
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    2. Computing

      For all the tecchies on the site!
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      Latest: Windows Phone JamieLanger, Dec 4, 2019
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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: What was the last movie you watched .... Xue Sheng, Dec 26, 2019
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    5. Music

      Music - what floats your boat?
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      Latest: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW? Grond, Jan 16, 2020 at 2:33 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? Dylan9d, Dec 24, 2019
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  6. Martial Arts Planet Feedback

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    2. Testing Area

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