Europe

The European Budo Centre - Dojo Stara Wieś is an architectural gem nestled within the picturesque Polish landscape. This facility is designed and built according to the principles of Japanese architecture. It is a unique testament to the fusion of cultures and the pursuit of martial arts excellence. Dojo Stara ...

Savate, also called boxe française or French kickboxing, is a French combat sport that combines kicks thrown with a shoe and English-style punches. It is fought standing, in a ring, with gloves and special shoes, and it rewards precision and footwork over raw power. Ask most people to name a ...

Ask most people to name an Irish martial art and you will get a blank look, or a joke about bar fights. That is our loss, and it is worth correcting. Bataireacht is the Irish term for stick fighting, and the first thing you should know is that it is ...

Soon after its completion, the gladiatorial games started in its arena and lasted for another 100 years. The gladiators were mostly the slaves or the prisoners of war. They were trained by Lanistas for fights and could earn dignity and honor by fighting valiantly. The gladiators who remained undefeated throughout ...

Built in the late 15th century by Prince Ivan III (Ivan the Great), Red Square is Russia's most famous tourist attraction. It's the historical center of the country and came to be known as Krásnaya plóshchaď, meaning red or beautiful in the ancient Russian language. Over the centuries, Red Square ...

From schoolyard fights to the Fretless Bass, how the Wing Chun Master, Trevor Ray, uses Jazz to further his practice. The following is an interview that Fighting Arts Health Lab conducted with Sifu Trevor Ray.  The One & Only Sifu Master Trevor Ray Where are you based? I live in ...

Manchester, pioneers of the women’s right to vote, industrial pioneering and more recently, home to a new generation of MMA champions. But who are the people behind the champions? Where were they made into the global megastars of today? And how can you train like the champions of tomorrow? Luckily ...

Manchester, the UK’s second city. Mainly known to the world for its rock bands and football teams, the city is now basking in the glow of the modern MMA boom. Many different styles are being practiced across gyms and Dojos within the city, yet Wing Chun is perhaps the most ...

When I first wrote about Bulgarian martial arts in 2019, I had been living and working in Bulgaria for eight years. I went looking for a homegrown fighting art and found Da Dao, a small modern style with big ambitions. What I did not appreciate then is how much of ...

MMA in the UK has quickly blossomed into one of the most popular sports practiced. A recent UFC live event sold out London's historic 20,000 person capacity Royal Albert Hall in a matter of minutes! Martial arts are more prevalent in England than ever, as the boom is right now. ...

The UK’s National Health Services now publicly encourages martial arts as a form of keeping fit and improving health. Unsurprising to us, as most martial arts were a way to stay healthy and battle-ready for thousands of years. The NHS recently included links on its website that encourage people to ...