List of Martial Arts Categories & Subjects
Black Belt Wiki covers a wide range of martial arts subjects (i.e. kicks, punches, weapons and joint locks). Each section has a huge number of videos and/or written instructions that explain these martial arts techniques. If you are looking for techniques (i.e. kata) related only to a specific martial arts style, please visit the section focused on that martial arts style (i.e. Karate, Aikido, Taekwondo or Krav Maga).
Martial Arts Categories – Each category below has free videos and/or written instructions
- Agility Training
- Balance Exercises – This page provides information on a variety of balance exercises that are useful for martial arts training.
- Benefits of Martial Arts – Health benefits, mental benefits, practical benefits, etc.
- Blocks – This section focuses on a variety of martial arts blocking techniques.
- Books – Best martial arts books. Our picks and visitor favorites.
- Breaking Techniques – This section focuses on martial arts breaking (i.e. wooden boards and concrete blocks).
- Bunkai – The practical application and analysis of kata.
- Conditioning – This section reviews exercises that can improve your martial arts strength and conditioning.
- Diet – Diet & nutritional information for martial artists.
- Demonstration Techniques
- Elbow Strikes
- Falling Techniques – Techniques that martial artists use to deal with falls or being thrown.
- Flexibility – How to improve your flexibility and achieve higher kicks.
- Foot Sweeps
- Grappling – Submissions, Escapes, Sweeps, etc.
- How To Tie Your Martial Arts Belt
- Injuries
- Joint Locks – Joint locks such as elbow locks, wrist locks, ankle locks, etc.
- Katas, Forms, Patterns & Poomse – Videos and written step-by-step instructions for various katas and forms (i.e. Karate, Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, etc.)
- Kicking Techniques – Learn how to do a huge variety of martial arts kicks (i.e. back kicks, spinning hook kicks, butterfly kicks, etc.)
- Knee Strikes
- Martial Arts for Beginners over 60
- Middle Aged Adults & Martial Arts – Tips for middle-aged adults and seniors who are thinking of beginning martial arts training.
- Movies – Here is a list of the best martial arts movies ever made (i.e. Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon). For all of the martial arts movie addicts!
- Olympics & Martial Arts
- Philosophy – Key martial arts philosophies & concepts.
- Physical Fitness – This section covers all aspects of martial arts physical fitness such as stretching, strength training, etc.
- Power – Kicking Power, Punching Power, etc.
- Pressure Points – Information regarding the use of pressure points in martial arts training.
- Punches & Strikes
- Quotes – Famous martial arts quotes from people such as Bruce Lee, Musashi, Sun Tzu, etc.
- School Tips – How To Find A Good Martial Arts School
- Self-Defense
- Sparring & Kumite
- Speed Training – This section will help you to achieve faster kicks and punches.
- Stances
- Strength Training – This section will help you to achieve stronger and more powerful kicks and punches.
- Stretching – This stretching section provides instructions for a huge number of martial arts stretches that will help your overall flexibility.
- Styles & Systems – This section covers major martial arts such as Karate, Taekwondo and Kung Fu as well as less well-known martial arts such as Systema, Pankration and KAPAP.
- Top 10 Martial Arts Styles – Most popular martial arts.
- Martial Arts Styles by Country – Martial arts styles broken out by country of origin (i.e. Brazil, China, Korea or Japan).
- Grappling Martial Arts Styles
- Military Martial Arts Styles
- Weapon-Based Martial Arts Styles
- Techniques
- Terminology – Terminology such as martial arts terms, commands & numbers
- Training Equipment – How to use martial arts training equipment such as focus mitts, kicking shields and even Wing Chun wooden striking dummies.
- Warm-Up Exercises
- Weapons – Information and training techniques for traditional martial arts weapons such as bo staffs, nunchaku, tonfa, sai, etc.
- Weapon-Based Martial Arts Styles
- Weapons – Katas – Katas & forms that use martial arts weapons (i.e. bo kata).
- Yoga for Martial Arts – Yoga for improved martial arts flexibility.