The word dōjō is often mentioned a lot in martial arts circles, but what does it actually mean?

Apologies as I have been away for a bit. I have been on a staycation in the Lake District.

The answer isn't so simple and there are a number of factors to consider.

There's a Chinese saying that we use in martial arts - "練拳不練功 到老一場空" liàn quán bù liàn gōng, dào lăo yī cháng kōng.

There is a Chinese saying "Hundred days of the saber training, thousand days of the spear training, ten thousand days of the sword training"

I have been informed today that my teacher for 14 years Katherine Allen, has sadly passed away.

My latest article has finally been published in the latest edition of Tai Chi Chuan & Oriental Arts.

So what do you get from Tai Chi classes, which you can't get from books, DVD's and online YouTube videos?

About a year ago, I came across an article from the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the brand of T-shirts Bruce Lee liked to wear.

Over the last ten years, we've seen an increasing interest in Wing Chun Kung Fu (also known as Ving Chun). Like a lot of martial arts,...