Zen Buddhism documentary selected for Film Festival

Zen Buddhism: In Search of Self has been named an official selection of the 2009 T.H.I.S. Buddhist Film Festival to be held September 13th to 19th at the Shaw Brothers’ Lido Cinema in Singapore.

Zen Buddhism: In Search of Self, available from www.TurtlePress.com, is the only film ever to document the daily lives of female Korean Buddhist Nuns and their 1000-year old tradition of gathering for a ninety day period of meditation, fasting and contemplation deep in the mountains of South Korea. It has been compared in atmosphere and style to Into Great Silence, the Sundance Film Festival award-winning documentary.

The festival features an international line-up of 10 films showcasing Buddhist values and cultures from all over the world, including China, Thailand, Japan, Tibet, Afghanistan, Iceland and the United States. The festival opens with the acclaimed Chinese film A Full Bright Moon and closes with the Berlin International Film Festival Peace Film award winner Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame.

The film festival aims to promote awareness of the Buddha’s timeless Teachings and diversity of Buddhist cultures around the world through the use of film, a contemporary medium. Playing on the oft-cited verse “Thus have I heard” (T.H.I.S. stands for Thus Have I Seen) at the start of many Buddhist sutras, T.H.I.S. Buddhist Film Festival 2009 hopes to achieve a similar reflection amongst Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, as they discuss Buddhist Teachings and values featured in the films.

Clearance DVDs near sold out

We have only 1 or 2 of each of these clearance DVDs left:

Tai Chi Qigong DVD
Tai Chi Single and Double Broadsword DVD
Tai Chi Push Hands DVD
Bagua Eight Basics Palms DVD


Get 'em while they last . . .

Book Reviews at Martial Arts Unltd

A couple of great new book reviews at Martial Arts [Unltd] : book review of Sang H. Kim's Vital Point Strikes and a book review of Steve Scott's Tap Out Textbook

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.

Zen Man Martial Arts Movie on YouTube

Watch the full-length martial arts movie Zen Man on YouTube.

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.

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.

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.

$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.

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.

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.

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.

Going, going . . . . gone

Clearance DVDs are flying out of our warehouse. Here's a list of DVDs that have only 1 or 2 left in stock. If you've been wanting to pick up anything on this list, here's your last chance:

Choy Li Fut Little Arhat Boxing and Free Sparring DVD
Taiji Capture DVD
Traditional Taiji Push Hands DVD Set
17th World Taekwondo Championships DVD Set: Madrid 2005
77 Fun and Exciting Martial Arts Drills DVD
WTF Taekwondo World Championships DVD Set
BaGua Old Eight Palms DVD
Tai Chi Push Hands DVD
Chen Style Tai Chi DVD Set

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:

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

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.

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.

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.

New Podcast: How to Wrap your Hands for Muay Thai

In this week's Martial Arts Technique of the Week podcast, Muay Thai coach and retired fighter Kumron Vaitayanon shows you how to wrap your hands for Muay Thai training.

Free Martial Arts Videos

This new website indexes and reviews martial art instructional videos.