Japanese martial arts icon Shinya Aoki opens up on why he toyed with the idea of retirement. By Kyle Dimond. Modified Jan 30, 2024 11:25 GMT. Follow Us. Share. 0 Discuss. Follow Us.

Bruce Lee's death didn't stop filmmakers from Hong Kong to Hollywood from trying to make sequels to his movies, to varying ...

Popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a 1976 match that helped pioneer mixed martial arts as a huge spectator sport ...

A popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a mixed martial arts match in 1976, has died at 79.

#4. Submission grappling. In 2017, ONE Championship put multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Garry Tonon and Japanese martial arts icon Shinya Aoki against each other in the first-ever ...

Mar. 24—Craig Naylor moves around the dojo with ease and intention. He walks over to a stand holding a framed black and white photo of Morihei Ueshiba. A shrine for the martial art of Aikido ...

They're talking about aikido—a Japanese martial art with roots hundreds of years old. "You can interact with someone on the fly and adapt to the situation that you find yourself in," Turner said.

The 70-year-old is dressed in a traditional Japanese martial arts uniform called a gi. His newly received fifth-level black belt tucked away under his hakama, big billowing pants meant to hide one ...