New ROK Article: Strength Versus Endurance
As the title would imply, this article talks about methods of training for strength versus training for endurance. It also provides routines for doing each, and some of the biological […]
How To Do A Side Kick
Before I go into the details: Yes, I put “side kick” into Google Image Search and got pages of shitty phones and nothing related to the actual martial arts technique. […]
New Return of Kings Article: The Pistol Squat
My new article on Return of Kings is about the pistol squat, a bodyweight exercise for the legs, and the third in my series of how to do various advanced […]
Noble Savages by Napoleon Chagnon
As I have stated repeatedly on this website: I am an anthropologist by training. Not only am I an anthropologist, but I am also something of a “shitlord”, as the […]
New ROK Article: How to Choose a Martial Art
Seeing as the world today sucks, you might feel the urge to slam your fists and feet into things until your emotional pain goes away. It’s a very understandable desire, […]
How To Do A Front Push Kick
https://youtu.be/NM6c1yMtb3Y Before I begin discussing the actual kick this article is supposed to be about, let me just say that I’m fully aware of the slipshod quality of this video. […]
New ROK Article: Lessons for Body and Mind
In today’s article, I discuss The Education of a Body Builder by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the lessons that it holds for all men. These lessons do not just pertain to fitness: …Needless to say, […]
Introducing Fist Flicks
For the past month or so, I have had shin splints, which has kept me from moving around too much, and, more importantly for you, kept me from producing my […]
The Riddle of Steel And B Movies
I am a huge cinemaphile. I have referred to and cited several movies in my writing, ranging from the silent epics of D.W. Griffith and F.W. Murnau to the most commercialized […]
The ROK Meetup has Been Cancelled
A bit of background: Last month, the good people at Return of Kings had planned to organize a series of international meet-ups, all simultaneously occuring on February 6th. These were […]