Dojotelevision

11/03/2026

Learn a powerful defensive sequence in the dojo. Quick handwork, bracing, and precise movements to counter an attack. Practice these steps for enhanced agility and reaction time.
🔗 Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/53v-_7UlTTw

11/03/2026

He inspired with discipline and fought with integrity. Bruce Lee showed the world Asian strength with brilliance and artistry, becoming a global symbol of empowerment.

11/02/2026

From Goju-Ryu to Ed Parker's American Kenpo, Jeff Speakman's journey to Hollywood stardom with 'The Perfect Weapon' and his personal battles is a testament to discipline, speed, and unwavering will. Discover the martial artist who became a legend. Full story https://youtu.be/yiEdVG_nNdE

11/01/2026

🥋 WHY DOES THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR GI GO OVER THE RIGHT?

Here's a question for our martial arts community!

Whether you train in Karate, Judo, Aikido, or Jujutsu, most of us learned on our very first day that the left side of the gi goes over the right.

But WHY?

Is it tradition? Practicality? Something cultural? Or is there a much deeper meaning behind it?

There's actually some fascinating Japanese history connected to this simple detail.

🥋 Before we give away the answer, we'd like to hear from you!

💬 Were you taught the reason by your instructor, or were you simply told that's how you wear your gi?

Let's see how many martial artists know the history behind this tradition!

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10/31/2026

🥋 CHUCK NORRIS DOING AIKIDO? WATCH THIS COMPARISON! 👀

Here's something interesting for our Aikido and traditional martial arts communities.

Chuck Norris is best known for his Tang Soo Do, karate, and legendary fighting career. But did you know he reportedly studied Aikido as well?

In an interview discussing Steven Seagal, Norris reportedly mentioned spending a couple of years training in Aikido.

That brings us to this interesting comparison.

We've taken a scene from the 1983 Chuck Norris classic Lone Wolf McQuade and stacked it alongside footage of our longtime friend, Aikido instructor John Goss Sensei, demonstrating a kokyunage technique — commonly referred to as a "breath throw."

Watch the movements side by side.

The similarities are interesting, particularly the body positioning, redirection, and throwing mechanics.

Now, we're not claiming that Chuck Norris was necessarily performing a formal Aikido technique in the film. Similar movements can appear across different martial arts, including Judo, Jujutsu, and Hapkido.

But knowing Norris's extensive martial arts background and his willingness to explore different systems, it's certainly an interesting possibility.

And that's part of what we've always appreciated about martial arts history. The more you study different styles, the more connections you begin to recognize.

🥋 Does the Chuck Norris throw resemble kokyunage to you?

A special acknowledgment to John Goss Sensei for the many decades he's dedicated to teaching and preserving traditional Aikido.

Sometimes a few seconds of movie footage can lead to a fascinating discussion about martial arts history!

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10/31/2026

🥊 JOHN LONGSTREET — A FORGOTTEN NAME IN FULL-CONTACT KARATE?

Whatever happened to the recognition for some of the great fighters who helped build professional kickboxing?

World Kickboxing Champion James “The Dragon” Turner recently brought up a name that deserves some attention here at DojoTelevision.

John Longstreet.

James told us:

“Also props to John Longstreet who fought title fights on ESPN in the 80s and is barely ever mentioned in the martial arts world today, it seems.”

That got us thinking.

When we talk about the golden era of full-contact karate and kickboxing, we often hear the same legendary names.

Bill “Superfoot” Wallace.
Don “The Dragon” Wilson.
Benny “The Jet” Urquidez.
Joe Lewis.
Jean-Yves Thériault.

And deservedly so.

But what about the other fighters who helped build the sport?

John Longstreet was part of that generation of competitors who stepped into the ring when professional full-contact karate was still establishing itself as a legitimate international spectator sport.

He wasn't simply another name on an old fight card.

Longstreet is recognized on PKA Worldwide's official list of its Greatest Fighters of All Time, and historical championship records credit him with winning the ISKA middleweight title in 1986 against John Moncayo.

Think about that.

A fighter recognized among the PKA greats, who competed during the era when ESPN was bringing full-contact karate into American homes, yet how often do we hear his name today?

For those of us who grew up around martial arts in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, these fighters represented something special.

Long before the UFC became a household name, full-contact karate competitors were testing their skills in professional rings, helping establish a foundation for the combat sports we enjoy today.

At DojoTelevision, one of our missions is to preserve and recognize the fighters, instructors, and pioneers whose contributions risk being lost to time.

And sometimes all it takes is another champion remembering a name.

So thank you to James “The Dragon” Turner for bringing John Longstreet back into the conversation.

🥊 NOW WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Who remembers watching John Longstreet fight?

Did you see him compete on ESPN? Attend one of his fights? Train with him? Or perhaps you have photographs, programs, magazines, or even old VHS recordings?

We'd love to hear your memories and learn more about his career.

There are a lot of stories in martial arts history that still deserve to be told.

Let's make sure this is one of them.

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10/31/2026

RICHARD NORTON: NEW FINDINGS BEHIND A MARTIAL ARTS LEGEND’S DEATH

Richard Norton spent decades earning the respect of the martial arts community—as a fighter, actor, stuntman, and fight choreographer. His passing in March 2025, at age 75, was a tremendous loss.

Now, newly released coronial findings reveal a troubling connection to experimental peptide treatment.

Victorian Coroner David Ryan concluded that an injection of CJC-1295/ipamorelin triggered anaphylaxis—a severe allergic reaction—which led to cardiac arrest. Asthma and an underlying heart condition were also identified as contributing factors.

The peptides had been prescribed by a doctor for symptoms including fatigue, shoulder pain, and loss of muscle mass. Norton had been informed of the treatment’s experimental nature and signed a consent form outlining risks.

The investigation also documented that he told a nurse he had been taking twice the prescribed dose. That detail matters, but it should not reduce his death to a simple “he took too much” headline. The finding identified an allergic reaction as the trigger; it did not establish that the prescribed dose would have prevented it.

One distinction also needs to be clear: these were unapproved growth-hormone-related peptides, not Ozempic or another approved weight-loss medicine. Headlines lumping them together as “fat drugs” confuse very different treatments.

For a community that values strength, recovery, and staying active as we age, this story deserves thoughtful attention. A doctor’s prescription and a signed consent form do not mean an experimental treatment has been proven safe and effective.

The coroner recommended that Australia’s medicines regulator review these peptides and consider tighter restrictions.

Above all, let’s remember the person behind the headlines. Richard Norton’s life was far bigger than the circumstances of his death. His skill, screen presence, and contributions to martial arts filmmaking remain worth celebrating.

Rest in peace, Richard Norton.

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10/30/2026

🥊 HOW DO YOU TRAIN FOR A FIGHT? 🐉
WORLD CHAMPION JAMES “THE DRAGON” TURNER — NEW DOJOTELEVISION RELEASE!

There's an old saying in martial arts — you fight the way you train.

And one of the most important, yet sometimes overlooked, parts of preparing for a fight is good old-fashioned bag work.

Not just hitting the bag as hard as you can. We're talking about developing combinations, timing, balance, conditioning, and learning to maintain your technique when fatigue starts setting in.

In our newest DojoTelevision release, WPKO World Light Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion James “The Dragon” Turner demonstrates the importance of training on the heavy bag and shares some of the knowledge he's accumulated throughout his championship career.

James also discusses advice and training philosophies passed along by some of the greats, including the legendary Bill “Superfoot” Wallace and John Longstreet.

And that's something we really appreciate about James.

He's a modern world champion who continues to embrace the lessons of the fighters who helped build full-contact kickboxing.

His background includes working with Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Bill Wallace, Grandmaster Massimo Brizi, and Jason Vassallo.

James has also competed internationally under the IKTA banner, earned the WPKO World Light Heavyweight Championship, and continued to help promote the sport of traditional full-contact kickboxing.

Beyond fighting, he's an actor and co-author of Full Contact Kickboxing: A Complete Guide to Training and Strategies.

But this particular video is about something much simpler.

The work.

The repetition.

The hours spent hitting a heavy bag when nobody's watching.

Because champions aren't made only under the lights on fight night. They're made during the thousands of rounds of preparation that come before it.

🥊 Whether you're a traditional martial artist, kickboxer, boxer, or MMA fighter, there are lessons here worth watching.

🎥 WATCH THE NEW DOJOTELEVISION RELEASE:
https://youtu.be/IDXZFuQebB4?si=i2YiquwXZCgCCZUa

📖 James Turner's book:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG6MD7GC

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💬 QUESTION FOR THE FIGHTERS AND INSTRUCTORS:

When you're working the heavy bag, what's your primary focus — power, speed, combinations, footwork, or endurance?

And how much time do you spend on bag work during a typical training session?

We'd love to hear how different schools and fighting styles approach it.

🥊 JAMES “THE DRAGON” TURNER — HEAVY BAG TRAINING | TRAIN LIKE A WOR...

10/30/2026

A left-leg kick sets off a rapid Kenpo sequence: evade, redirect, and counter. The demonstration moves through several techniques, showing how quickly the encounter can escalate.

10/29/2026

🥷 NINPO BUGEI — WHEN LEARNING MARTIAL ARTS WASN'T SO EASY

For those of us who trained in the 1980s and 1990s, you probably remember just how difficult it could be to find instruction.

Today, MMA gyms, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies, Muay Thai schools, and specialized training facilities are everywhere. You can pull up YouTube and find thousands of instructional videos on just about any martial art imaginable.

But back then? It was a different world.

If you wanted to learn karate, you found a karate school. If you wanted to learn Jiu-Jitsu, good luck finding qualified instruction nearby. And if you wanted to cross-train in something your instructor didn't teach, you had to go looking for it.

Sometimes that meant driving hours to attend a seminar, tracking down an instructor through a martial arts magazine, ordering VHS tapes, or studying books and photographs, trying to understand techniques you had never seen performed in person.

And if you were interested in Ninjutsu? That was an even bigger challenge.

For many of us, our introduction came through books written by Masaaki Hatsumi, the Japanese martial arts master who taught Stephen K. Hayes, and through Hayes's own books on the ninja fighting arts.

Those books were fascinating. They introduced us to techniques, weapons, body movement, strategy, and an entirely different approach to martial arts.

But reading about a technique and actually seeing an experienced practitioner demonstrate it were two very different things.

There was no YouTube. No smartphone. No endless library of martial arts instruction sitting in your pocket.

You had to search it out.

And that's exactly what we were doing at TV Dojo.

We traveled, contacted instructors, attended seminars, and recorded martial arts that many people simply didn't have the opportunity to experience.

🥷 FROM THE DOJOTELEVISION ARCHIVES — 1999

Here's some Ninpo Bugei instruction and demonstration featuring David Street, which we tracked down and recorded back in 1999.

🎥 WATCH THE ARCHIVAL VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/hOTHF-fxlNU

Looking back, it's easy to forget just how valuable access to this kind of instruction was at the time.

And that's one of the reasons we're so committed to preserving our original recordings today.

We weren't just collecting videos. We were documenting instructors, techniques, and martial arts knowledge at a time when much of it was difficult for the average practitioner to access.

More than 25 years later, we're still finding and restoring those recordings so another generation can experience them.

🥋 A QUESTION FOR THE MARTIAL ARTS COMMUNITY:

For those of you who trained before the internet changed everything, how did you find instruction in other martial arts?

Did you travel to seminars? Order VHS tapes? Study books? Track down instructors through Black Belt Magazine?

And for the Ninjutsu practitioners out there, how did you first discover the art?

We'd love to hear your stories.

📺 DojoTelevision — Preserving Martial Arts History, One Recording at a Time.

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Digitally preserved from the DojoTelevision archives, this rare 199...