Author: Mike Replogle

“Versatile and Volatile- The Three-Sectional Staff” by Mike Replogle, Karate KungFu Illustrated March 1987 Vol. 19, No. 3 VERSATILE AND VOLATILE: THE THREE-SECTIONAL STAFF— One of China’s least understood weapons, the three-sectional staff is actually one of kung fu’s most lethal fighting tools. Noted weapons authority Eric Lee shows you the ropes of three-sectional staff […]

“The Modern Ninja Woman”, by Mike Replogle- Fighting Stars Ninja February 1986 VOL. XIII, NO. 1 The women of ninjutsu assume their rightful place in the art. Excerpt: THE MODERN NINJA WOMAN The American career woman. With inflation spiraling upward and the growing predominance of two-income families, she finds it’s no longer enough to be […]

“Hapkido Forms- Fariborz Azhakh”, by Mike Replogle, Karate KungFu Illustrated February 1986 HAPKIDO FORMS: YOU SAY THERE’S NO SUCH THING? THERE IS NOW- Even though the Korean fighting art of hapkido has no set forms, some of the art’s innovators are including forms in their training-with astonishing results, by Mike Replogle Excerpt: “It’s a typically […]

“Hayes Hits the Streets- The Ongoing Journey of Stephen K. Hayes Part 1″, by Mike Replogle”- Fighting Stars August 1985 VOL. XII, No. 4 America’s top ninjutsu authority reflects on past and present seminars. Part I. Interview By Mike Replogle Excerpt: “Shadow and stealth. Darkness and black-cloaked silence. Deadly, swift, effective. Ninja. The ninjutsu phenomenon […]

“Fear of Contact”, by Hadith Lundell, Karate Illustrated April 1983 Vol 14 No 4 FEAR OF CONTACT – Many students are scared of being hit, of accidentally hitting somebody else, of losing control. Dan DiVito believes in rigorous physical conditioning and a kind of warm gradualism that begins with slow-motion drills Excerpt: Many beginners in […]

“Gradients of Fear, Training with the Knife”, by J.Nagel- Black Belt April 1983 Vol 21, No 4 GRADIENTS OF FEAR: TRAINING WITH THE KNIFE- Most people feel a peculiar kind of terror at the thought of defending against a knife. There’s only one way to overcome that and become proficient in this dangerous aspect of […]