“”What the superior man seeks,” said Confucius, “is in himself; what the ordinary man seeks, is in others.” In the West, those who consider themselves spiritual, thinking people, inevitably consider…

The Spring 2013 issue of V Magazine (#82) features a photo story by Peruvian fashion photographer Mario Testino. The story titled “Asia Major” features models in high fashion and martial arts poses. Clothing featured…

In 1988, Q magazine published “The Mad Max Factor,” an article about the British new wave singer Gary Numan. The title was a reference — if you haven’t got it already…

India’s Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, has strongly condemned the gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student, which sparked protests cross the nation state. Kumar also suggested that India needed to…

Although a relatively obscure thinker in the English-speaking world, it is to the German theorist Oswald Spengler that we must look to find the influence on much of the political…

Martial arts is a growing trend for children, says NBC. Although, traditionally, many children have begun learning a martial art at around the age of five or six, martial arts…

Richard Andrew King is the founder of the Karate Institute of America and the author of more than ten books, including The Black Belt Book of Life: Secrets of a…

It has been more than four decades since Yukio Mishima — Japanese playwright, modern samurai, nationalist, bodybuilder, and all round enigma — sent a shock wave through Japan by committing…

Bill Douglas is the author of Complete Idiot’s Guide to T’ai Chi and QiGong and the founder of World T’ai Chi Day. We talked to him about mind-body arts, and…