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The following is a guest post from Jessica Hegg. Her bio is at the bottom. What You Need To Know About Injury Recovery in Martial Arts Although martial arts are among the safest sports, especially for beginner and intermediate participants, the risk of injury is always there, even in non-contact martial arts, like tai chi. The highest risk style is Taekwondo (59 percent), followed by Aikido (51 percent) and kung fu (38 percent). Almost any injury probably means an absolute minimum of two or three weeks of either no training or very light training, and that down time could significantly...

The following is a guest post, see the bio at the bottom for more information. What Every Prepared Martial Artist Needs in Their Workout Bag by John Alba Martial Arts is one of the most physically demanding sports on the planet. Numbering over 18.1 million in 2015 alone, martial artists are no longer a rarity. It is not uncommon for a novice to hold more knowledge about slamming someone into the dirt than any average Joe out there. That being said, they are almost never caught without their workout bag; it has the essentials that every single martial artist needs,...

  For Immediate Release Soon, whistlekick will be producing an online magazine. The aim is to create something strictly for traditional martial arts – no MMA content here – that resembles the structure of The Huffington Post. If you’re unfamiliar with that website, many people contribute and very few are paid. Instead, the value they receive for writing is that their bio (and, gently, their articles) can promote other things. In this case, the writers would be promoting their own brands and projects.   While the full weight of whistlekick will be behind the site, the site will not be...

Guest Post: 5 Mindfulness Tips to Promote Mind-Body Synergy in Martial Arts There’s a fine line between the act of responding and reacting. And in the world of martial arts, knowing that is very important. Contrary to popular belief, martial arts isn’t about fighting as a reaction to an opponent’s attack. It’s about responding – acting with full awareness of your mind and body. Mind-Body Connection Training the body – muscles, agility, speed, and strength are crucial in mastering martial arts. But training the mind is equally important too. Regardless of the form of discipline – whether it’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,...

You've probably seen the criticism. Maybe you've been part of it. The latest Netflix-Marvel partnership in The Defenders universe has been torn apart by everyone from critics to martial arts fans to non-practicing folks who enjoy good TV. I am not one of them. If you poke around the web you'll see a number of news stories attempting to explain why Iron Fist is so terrible. People have blamed the writing, the choreography, the shooting schedule, the fact that star isn't Asian and many other reasons.  It doesn't matter. We live in a time with increased attention on everything that's released,...