If you want Olympic-style karate training, travel no farther than Barrington. Brian Mertel, who coached one of the athletes in the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, has opened The Garden Dojo at 455 W.

There is something almost counterintuitive about stepping onto a mat and learning how to fight in order to find peace. Yet ...

When I was an undergraduate in the late 1980s, I did several research projects on the physiology of martial arts. At that time, there was literally only a handful of published scientific research on ...

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore We are all aware that exercise generally has ...

Can martial arts training truly help your state of mind? The physiological and psychological benefits of physical activity have been well documented. In recent years, scientific study has turned to ...