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HOW TO BECOME THE BESTMartial Arts supremo Master Lee Mainprize explains the attributes required to become a true champion.
Are the martial arts being watered down or evolving to suit modern times? John Broughton gives his views.
Andrew J. Staton pays tribute to the legend that was Joe Lewis.
Kevin Jervis looks back on the culmination of years of hard work by Team GB's TKD athletes
Cecily Fay examines the relatively unknown history of female bare-knuckle boxing in 18th century London.
Ian McCranor talks to independent film-maker and martial artist. Mark Grove, about how to make action movies in Hollywood.

Two women and their trainer for whom the sport of Muay Thai has taken them around the globe as champion fighters.
MAI continues to focus on the hard hitting exploits of Lau Gar's Alex Barrowman.
Guy Bloom examines the last resort responses to confronting and surviving a blade attack.
Martial Arts Illustrated profiles the talented Ben Higo.

MAI profiles Jeet Kune Do's Lakhvinder Madahar or Lucky to his friends.
This month Sifu Laurence Sandum takes us through the jab lead hook defence series.
Tony Santiago and Carlos Gonzales ruminate on the nature of brother & sisterhood in the martial arts.
Jamie Rice discusses martial arts in the 21st century and laments a fall in standards.

Reporting from the ground breaking terrestrially broadcast BAMMA10 event.
Matt Giles reports from the Kings Battleground 2 event in Nottingham last month, before talking to Owen King.
John Clark reports for MAI from Kilmarnock and the Ayrshire leg of the Scottish ISKA Circuit
Sylvio Dokov reports from the TTA Championships.
This month sees Justyn Billingham shift the emphasis away from continuous fighting drills and on to points fighting with a look at some explosive punching techniques.
All the latest news from the world of martial arts.
Dave Turton discusses the factors influencing the level of functionality a technique might have.