Beyond Specific Arts

If you need help choosing a martial art, would like to compare different arts with one another, or want to discuss how the possibility of cross-training multiple arts together, this is the right place. Please read the forum guide before posting.

Regardless of what art it relates to, this is the forum for all equipment related discussions.

Keeping yourself healthy and fit becomes a necessity when you are actively participating in the martial arts. Discuss workouts, sickness, injuries, physical training, and daily healthy living.

Discuss questions, answers, ideas, and other topics relating to teaching martial arts or running a school.

Discuss the martial arts entertainment industry! Includes movies, music, video games, professional fighting, and more!

Sometimes hands and feet just aren't enough. Learn what to do when someone attacks with a weapon, learn to use, and better your skills with martial arts weapons and more. Includes Eskrima, Iaido, Kendo, Kobudo, and Kyudo.

Talk about UFC, Bellator, Absolute Championship Berkut, Fight Nights Global, professional boxing, and more.

Are you testing, grading, being promoted in rank, etc.? Want to tell your fellow users and/or talk about it? This is the place.

From exercises to martial arts techniques, document your training in a dedicated thread where you can get encouragement, feedback, and ideas.

Items of interest to practitioners of any martial art. If it's about more than one specific genre of arts or of a genre not yet covered - this is the place! But if it can fit into one of the more specific forums, it should probably go there.