I’ve been interested in grappling for a long time, and I especially like to learn new positions and see how grapplers do different moves. Based on my extensive experience learning and doing martial arts, today I will explain the key differences between wrestling and grappling which are: In this post, I’ll take a look at …
Martial Arts
Karate is one of the most well known martial arts. Like most martial arts from Japan it uses a colored belt ranking system. Each belt signifies a different level of progress, today I will explain what a Karate green belt is, how good they are, and what a person needs to do to get one. …
The PFL is one of the more well-known mixed martial arts (MMA) organizations, however, the UFC is far more popular than the PFL currently. While pay is a topic not many MMA fighters like to talk about openly, it’s very clear many MMA fighters earn huge sums of money. In this article, I will explain …
Boxing and judo are two very well-known martial arts and are very popular the world over. While both boxing and judo are martial arts, they do have some very distinct differences. In this article, I will explain the differences between boxing and judo and which is better (in my opinion). The six major differences between …
Taekwondo is a fairly popular martial art that is most well-known for its diverse range of kicks. And the fact that it is one of the only well-known martial arts from Korea. In this article, I will explain how many belts there are in Taekwondo. There are 12 belts in Taekwondo for academies that are …
An orange belt is one of the earliest belts in karate, but to be awarded it a person does need to know a fair amount of techniques. Having done karate on and off for about 4 years, in this article I will cover what an orange belt in karate is, what they need to know, …
Each martial art has a slightly different belt ranking system. The total time to get each belt also differs. Today, I will explain how long it takes to get a black belt in Taekwondo. On average, it takes 2.5 years to get a black belt in Taekwondo. In total, there are 11 to 12 belts …
It’s common in the UFC to see fighters do a lot of trash-talking that sometimes seems a bit forced to build hype for a fight. The outcome of some fights is often very surprising, where a clear underdog ends up winning. So, I will explain whether the UFC is scripted, and why. 1. Fighters Often …
As you probably know, most karate dojos follow a formalized curriculum, and a test is done before a person is promoted from one belt to the next. In this article, I will explain what is required for a person to be awarded a brown belt, and how good they are compared to new people in …
Anyone that has trained in Taekwondo will know that if you get to the red belt standard you are a skilled and determined expert (or at least very close to an expert). But since training to get to this standard, I’ve become really interested in what the red belt actually means. In Taekwondo, the red …