My great uncle got these off his friend and gave them to me, and I love them, but I'm curious to know where exactly they come from.

They have "Hokkaido" engraved above the handle, which I think is called the "tsuka."

I'm not sure if they're steel, stainless steel, chrome... I'm not an expert on this stuff.

In 2024 my former MMA instructor murdered his wife who I was friends with. She called me 3 hours before she was dead asking me for help but wouldn't tell me what with.

3 hours later her body was found beaten and she was dead.

Tonight I found out one of the most beautiful girls I've ever met in my entire life went to break up with her boyfriend who was a professional boxer. She was found dead recently it's not clear whether she was murdered or not.

I believe he was insanely jealous because he didn't think he could get somebody like her ever again so instead of dealing with his issues he took her from this world.

It hasn't been confirmed it was a murder yet but he had been threatening to kill her and sending her violent pictures of him beating things up until his knuckles were bloody.

And her body was just found so I haven't had the confirmation she was murdered but I'm going to talk to her family later.

We have a real problem.

A handful of years ago Roy Dean Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt was forced out of the bend Oregon community after he stalked one of his employees, a beautiful young woman around town.

War machine beat his ex-girlfriend and these tragedies just keep on happening.

The community does not hold these things accountable and we need to have a serious conversation because I'm just one person and I already know two women who have been killed.

That's not okay.

There needs to be a real conversation on this.

As for why I'm not sharing the names of 2 these women who I know, their families have asked for privacy.

Merab won the first two rounds easily, then Yan started touching him up and Merab's takedowns stopped working. After round 3 it was pretty much Yan's fight.

Two losses in a row for Merab for the first time ever. What does he even do from here?

肩靠 "Shoulder Kao" is a close-range Tai Ji technique using the shoulder and whole boby. In this practice, we work on boby connection, balance and structure, timing and distance and relaxed power. The goal is not to push with the shoulder alone, but to let the whole body move together as one. #taijiquan #taichichuan #太极拳 #kaotechnique #靠

I wish this area wasn’t so cramped so I could move around more freely but it izz wut it izzz

Been trying to learn choy lee fut, have been using this one guy on YouTube and a website, I'm thinking about using this AI app that analyses my moves. Was looking for advice on maybe websites or something to use, apps, or maybe someone who personally knows it. I'm trying to learn choy lee fut before broadening my kung fu to other styles as well.

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I really wish Sanda was bigger in this county, but little by little people are becoming aware. Please help me spread the word!!🙏🙏👊

There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence out there of people getting hurt by brass knuckles in real-life encounters. You can easily find accounts from doctors, paramedics, nurses, and victims describing fractures caused by brass knuckle strikes. But when it comes to tactical pens and kubotans, I’ve never been able to find a single firsthand account from someone who’s actually used one in a real-world situation.

*Just a rant about uneducated people commenting on martial arts videos on the internet*

If you were unfamiliar with combat sports and how different belt systems work, for those systems that use belts, the meaning of a black belt would be very confusing....especially if the internet were your primary resource.

Imagine your cruising the internet, and you come across that picture of the kid telling his Sensei, that he earned his black belt, and the Sensei has this smug look with his eyes half closed saying, "Now you are ready to start". Then the next few reels go by, and other videos explain being a black belt as something that makes you an elite fighter, an expert.

You keep doom scrolling and you get someone saying how kids can't be black belts, as if something magically happens when you turn 18. Then you realize that the stigma being put on the "black belt" isn't even from people who actually train. It's just something they saw in the movies or something, and they have no real knowledge.

On one hand, you're an elite athlete with perfect physical conditioning who can handle yourself in any situation that comes up, but you're only a beginner who is just starting to "learn?" Uhhh, what?

I have children in martial arts. They are not on any social media, so I feel like their idea of what a black belt means, is honest, and not influenced by any of this confusion.

My daughter turns 12 soon, and is up for her junior black belt. I asked her what being a black belt means, and she said, "It means that I've dedicated a lot of time learning martial arts, and I've stuck to it, I didn't quit when it became tough. I practiced and worked hard, but I'm still learning."

These are in no particular order. Rank my Top 6 from best to worst, or drop an upset that belongs above them! 🥊💥

I know we can talk about how promotion is different or corruption, or about how some sides of the world just don't like it, but I think the biggest hurdle for kickboxing is i dont see how they could compete with boxing and mma for casuals.

Boxing has so much history and prestige that it has the advantage over every combat sports. Its entertaining, rich in history, has some of the most famous stars in history and plus everyone livestock see a good punch scrap.

MMA took another angle. It advertised to casuals "this is REAL fighting". Of course, everyone on this sub knows that MMA has all sorts of rules but it speaks to the no rules fighting many want to see. MMA fans literally flood boxing comment sections all the time talking about how boxing would lose in a "real fight".

Kickboxing/Muay Thai has an uphill battle. They don't have the historical worship and established culture that boxing has world wide, and to casuals, a kickboxing and muay thai fight doesn't look like a fight.

Casuals fans love to see who they perceive as the strongest martial artists in the wolrd, and the "strongest martial artists on the planet" are MMA fighters.

Casuals tend to dislike grappling, but if you remove it, it loses some of that "real fight" cred that makes MMA so appealing. They want grappling to be an option, just don't wanna see it being used.

Just wanna let it be known I am a huge huge fan of kickboxing and muay Thai, I watch RWS more than UFC these days, but I feel even with good advertising and promoting, kickboxing and muay thai will not overtake MMA.

Curious what yall think.

Hey guys right now im training 4 times per week (2 mma 2 bjj) , the thing is i want to add another 2 bjj sessions , will i have to give up on regular weight training for that ? , i usually train 4 times at the gym ( mostly on the same days of martial art training) but im worried it will be too much. Im 19 so i can handle a lot but im not sure if it will be a good idea ( im a begginer in martial arts but not at the gym)