Martial arts as a discipline and training have been around for centuries, and beyond their physical appearance and competitive aspect, they offer a range of benefits that positively impact people's ...

Ana Petricel is 17, a high school senior who plans to become a doctor, and more than once she has knocked me on my you-know-what — despite my 70-pound advantage and enough extra years to know better.

Emphasising self-defence rather than victory, Japan's youngest martial art brings both new and veteran practitioners from across the globe to Tanabe, the town where it was born. Two men stood opposite ...