Thursday, August 13, 2009

Ssireum Korean Wrestling videos on YouTube

Now you can watch the full Ssireum: Korean Wrestling documentary video on YouTube:



This little known style is becoming increasingly popular outside of Korea thanks in part to this video series originally released on VHS by Turtle Press almost 15 years ago.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Zen Man martial arts movie Free on YouTube

We've posted the intro to Zen Man, a martial arts themed movie, on YouTube. If there's enough interest, we'll post the whole film in a series of high quality videos so you can watch it for free on YouTube. If you're interested, leave a comment on the Zen Man Movie Part 1 video at YouTube.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Free Martial Arts Lesson Videos on YouTube

30 free martial arts lessons on YouTube taught by professional instructors, coaches, fighters and black belts. Learn fundamental skills of muay thai, karate, taekwondo, hapkido, jujitsu, kickboxing, weapon training and much more.

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Revised and Updated for 2009: Martial Arts Instructors Desk Reference

Sang H. Kim has revised and updated his popular martial arts school management and teaching reference book, Martial Arts Instructor's Desk Reference, with new advice for school owners and instructors including tips on using the internet for advertising and promotion. Get high quality advice on teaching, organizing your curriculum, advertising, marketing, publicity, student retention and much more from a highly successful instructor and school owner.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

$9.95 Martial Arts DVDs - Super Deals!

We've got some super deals right now on martial arts instructional and fight DVDs - only $9.95 for select DVDs including weapons, taekwondo, breaking, boxing, kickboxing and more. See the full list of discounted martial arts DVDs.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

77 Fun and Exciting Martial Arts Drills DVD

The 77 Fun and Exciting Martial Arts Drills DVD has been discontinued but you can now watch many of the drills from the DVD on Youtube - Martial Arts Conditioning Drills video playlist.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Taekwondo Kyukpa Power Breaking Videos

We've had lots of requests for the Taekwondo Kyukpa: Power Breaking video that's been out of print for a while so we're posting it on YouTube along with some other classic titles. Check out all of our martial arts videos at YouTube and subscribe to get updates when new videos are posted.

Friday, June 19, 2009

New book released for Martial Art School Owners

Just released today and available at www.TurtlePress.com: Low Cost Marketing for the Martial Art School

Grow your martial art school without breaking your budget! This book is packed with hundreds of free and low cost marketing ideas on a wide variety of topics including advertising, publicity, promotion, student retention and much more.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Ssireum videos

We're in the process of posting some great training videos filmed at a professional Korean Ssireum training camp in Korea. The videos cover the techniques, conditioning drills, history and competition rules of Ssireum, a traditional Korean style of wrestling or grappling somewhat similar to sumo. Check out the Ssireum Video channel on YouTube or watch below:

Friday, May 22, 2009

New Article: 3 Essential Concepts of Taekwondo Kicking

In this excerpt from Complete Kicking, author Sang H. Kim covers 3 essential elements of good taekwondo kicks: your base, your pivot point and the impact of your kick. Read 3 Essential Concepts of Taekwondo Kicking

Thursday, May 21, 2009

New Video: How to Wrap your Hands for Muay Thai Training

Muay Thai coach and retired fighter. Kumron Vaitayanon shows you how to wrap your hands for Muay Thai training.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

NEW BOOK: Complete Kicking by Sang H. Kim

Now available - Sang H. Kim's latest book COMPLETE KICKING: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO KICKS FOR MARTIAL ARTS SELF-DEFENSE & COMBAT SPORTS. Learn over 40 kicks, including the purpose of the kick, key points to pay attention to when practicing, step-by-step execution of the kick, the best targets for each kick, applications for sport fighting and self-defense, plus the most common kicking mistakes and how to fix them.

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

new Podcast: Introduction to Straight Baton

Mark Wyler and Eric Murray give you an introduction to drawing and handling the expandable straight baton in this week's Martial Arts Technique of the Week podcast.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009

New video: How to tape Jumper's Knee

Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Specialist Trish Bare explains and demonstrates how to tape the knee to alleviate the pain of Jumper's knee for martial arts training and other sports.