
Martial Arts Illustrated is the UK's number one selling martial arts magazine and has been for many of its years since first being published in 1988. Check out the latest issues below and some really old ones too!
MAI March 2012 Issue
This month, traditionalists face-off against modernists in Karate: Old vs New, Bob Sykes tries out the new UFC Undisputed video game and Joe Hallett teaches us how to back flip. Plus we have interviews with Samuel Kwok, Darren Shahlavi and Conny Brown and much more...
MAI February 2012 Issue
This month, we have news about the rebirth of the MAI National Circuit, Matt Follain interviews Master Sken, Matt Fiddes talks about his friendship with Michael Jackson, plus Karate's Steve James, TKD's Sung Jae Park, reports from BAMMA 8 and other events plus much more.
MAI January 2012 Issue
This month, editor Bob Sykes reports on another successful Clash of the Titans, Charli Edwards brings us all the action from UFC 138, we feature some TKD players aiming to make the Olympic team, plus we look forward to Seni 2012 and look back with the 2010 MAI Hall of Fame awards as well as much more.
MAI December 2011 Issue
This month, Ashley Beck talks about breaking into the movies, Brendan Chaplin explains squats, Michael Wright reports from the 2011 Inosanto Instructor's conference, Felix Dennis talks Kung Fu Monthlys, we have interviews with MMA's Denniston Sutherland and Karate's Jason Baird plus all sorts of other features and reports.
MAI November 2011 Issue
This month, Drew Neal and Lee Matthews talk Points Fighting, we have John Little and Robert Lee exclusives, we talk to Donnie Yen about life after Ip Man, Martin Lopez interviews 'The Raspberry Ape' Daniel Strauss, Michael Wright discusses The Sweet Science of Boxing, plus we have loads of tournament reports and much more besides.
MAI October 2011 Issue
This month, Ed Byrne resurrects the Kumite, 10th Legion hits Hull, our interview with Matt Fiddes continues, we bring you some fight winning techniques, advice on using the dead lift, conditioning for MMA and Muay Thai fitness plus we catch up with stunt co-ordinator Paul Jennings and grappling instructor Pete Miller as well as much more from the world of martial arts.
MAI September 2011 Issue
This month, the martial arts king Matt Fiddes reveals all, we meet TKD Tigress Cassie Oury, Andy Norman tells us how Keysi is moving with the times, Bob Sykes reviews martial arts movie Blackbelt, the always opinionated Mo Teague drops by for a chat plus Catch Wrestling, Asking The Masters, Points Techniques and much more.
MAI August 2011 Issue
This month, kick start your healthy lifestyle with Taerobics founder Ian McCranor, read our interview with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu's Ze Marcello, go on your with the legendary Bill Wallace and check out our reports from the BTC Championships, Cage Rage and UCMMA.
MAI July 2011 Issue
This month's MAI is so crammed full of features on martial artists from across the spectrum it comes with an extra 24 page MMA supplement. Other highlights include interviews with the infamous Alfie Lewis, 10th Legion champion Peter Irving, highwayman Mick Tully, and Kickboxing champion Ryan Marlow. Johnny Silmon continues his adventures in Indonesia, Emil Martirossian looks at the Nunchaku and Danny Harrison introduces Clash TV. Plus much, much more.
MAI June 2011
In the June 2011 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated we have an interviews with Richard Vince, Ryron Gracie and English Martial Arts' Terry Brown. Plus we look at Uzbeki Jacket Wrestling, Bruce Lee's bodybuilding connection, the TAGB Championships and loads more besides...
May 2011
Are you ready to kick into shape? In the May 2011 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated we bring you info on NEST's summer promotions plus we interview freestyle kata champ Emma Elmes and film veteran Dolph Lundgren as well as looking at Urban Self Defence for women, Bruce Lee's MMA connection and much, much more...
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April 2011
In the April 2011 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated we have an exclusive inteview with former Bond girl Rachel Grant, we go Eskrima training with Krishna Bodhania, Silviu Vulc shows us some Combat Sambo, we interview 'the last ninja' Peter Brown and Progressive Fight Systems Paul Vunak plus much more...
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March 2011
In the March 2011 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated we got to the movies with Mark Strange and Ip Man star Sammo Hung, we learn some new techniques from Nathan Leverton and John Spezzano, we have exclusive interviews with George Dillman and Gavin King plus much more...
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February 2011
The February 2011 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu special edition featuring interviews with Roger Gracie and Victor Estima, BJJ Techniques, BJJ with disabilities, combining BJJ with Wing Chun plus non-BJJ articles on martial actress Cecily Fay, Muay Thai's Julie Kitchen, Hypnosis in MA, Training in the Snow and much more...
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January 2011
This month's MAI is the 2011 yearbook edition featuring BJJ's Gazzy Parman, Kettlebells with John Spezzano, Kickboxer Dean Malham, interviews with Dave Courtney and Neville Wray, The MAI 2010 Hall of Fame, Peter Irving's Belgium Beatdown and we go behind the scenes on the UK made Street Fighter promo.
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December 2010
This month's MAI is a Kung Fu special featuring Emil Martirossian's adventures in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee profiled, interviews with Steve Babbs and Jackie Chan and Michael Matsuda brings us Monkey Kung Fu. Plus we have all our regular coverage of TKD, Karate Silat and more...
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November 2010
The November issue of Martial Arts Illustrated is on sale 14th October and features the TAGB @ The TKD World Championships, interviews with Richard Bustillo (Cross Training) and Terere (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), stick defence with Nick Collins, pressure points with Russell Stutely, Hapkido in Iran, Joe Lewis in Jaguar Lives, fight reports and much more.
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October 2010
Check out the October issue of Martial Arts Illustrated featuring Poomsae king Ky-Tu Dang, Geoff Thompson (Self Defence), David Onuma (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), Dorian Yates (Hit Training), Tony Pillage (Pressure Points), Fight Reports, Interviews and much more.
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September 2010
September 2010 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated featuring martial art's moving energy Tony Pillage, TAGB's Dave Oliver, BJJ Grappling with Roy Dean, Knife Defence with Lee Sansum, Queen of MMA Claire Brannen and much more.
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August 2010
August 2010 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated featuring Chris Boughey's Cash4Kicks charity tour, MMA's Helena Martin, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu's Leao Teixeira & Thiago Borges, Joe Ellis and Joe Tierney enter the Hall of Fame and much more.
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