Martial Arts

Chamball: Martial Arts Meets Dodgeball

Piers Fawkes | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York


Piers Fawkes

The primary object of ChamBall is depleting your opponent's points by hitting them with the ball anywhere except the elbows to fists and knees to feet. Blocking is essential to survival.

Herschel Walker: Martial Arts Star? (NEWS, INFO)

AP | Posted 09.22.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Herschel Walker is starting a new career in mixed martial arts. The 47-year-old former NFL running back said Monday that he has sign...

Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

Gaza Children Turn To Martial Arts In Reaction To Israeli Threat

Al Arabiya | Posted 09.20.2009 | World


Salih al-Masri, a skinny nine-year-old in a red martial arts uniform, grits his teeth as he stands barefoot on shards of broken glass and recalls his ...

Do You Feel the Energy of Life?

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living


Arthur Rosenfeld

Sensing energy is not the same as sensing the rough surface of a tree or the solid quality of an door; energy comes in more as realization, sometimes after the fact.

Ode to Kwai Chang Caine

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 07.12.2009 | Entertainment


Arthur Rosenfeld

The Hollywood press and celebrity trackers everywhere are having a high time with the sad story of the late actor David Carradine's kung fu noir demise.

Quiet Teacher: Part Four

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living


Arthur Rosenfeld

The final online installment of Arthur Rosenfeld's new novel, Quiet Teacher; a new thriller about the lives, loves, and action adventures of Dr. Xenon Pearl, neurosurgeon by day and vigilante by night.

Quiet Teacher (Part Three)

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living


Arthur Rosenfeld

This may be the first time a major online newspaper has serialized a book as a pre-publication "tease" for the print edition.

Quiet Teacher

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 06.16.2009 | Living


Arthur Rosenfeld

Beginning with this post, I am bringing old and new media together in a fresh way. For the next number of entries, I will be posting the opening to my eighth and latest novel, Quiet Teacher.

MMA Legalization in the State of New York: The Facts, not Emotion, Speak for Themselves

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 05.23.2009 | Entertainment


Dr. Johnny Benjamin

In the state of New York, MMA (as governed by the unified rules) is an acceptable sporting activity.

Tai Chi for the New Year

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living


Arthur Rosenfeld

Financial investments may disappear in a puff of smoke these days, but those made in our health and happiness keep paying dividends no matter what the financial or political climate.

I Interviewed Jillian Michaels and Lived to Tell

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living


Leslie Goldman

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to interview Jillian Micheals, a woman whose abs are sharp enough to shave my husband's face.