Republished September 2026 When you’re a martial-arts instructor and school owner, it’s easy to get stuck in the same routine. You clean the mats, return phone calls, check emails, handle customer-service issues, write class plans, and go teach. Like many people, you’ve probably fallen into a comfort zone — a place where you do, more …
Several years ago, we set out to create the world’s best, fully online Muay Thai course. This course authentically represents the art, and students can earn accredited certification. Continue reading to learn more about this amazing, one-of-a-kind program and its instructor! What is Muay Thai? Known as the “Art of 8 Limbs” for its strategic …
For Sean Robinson, a Global Martial Arts University (GMAU) student leader based in Jamestown, North Carolina, the path to the dojo started with a blade. Robinson grew up in Texas, where he joined a fencing club in high school and spent the next two decades immersed in the sport — first in Olympic-style fencing with …
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From an original GMAU blog article by Joel Williams; updated and reposted June 2026. You train hard and practice a lot. But are you actually “ready” for a real-life physical confrontation? Maybe yes, maybe no. There’s really only one way to know for sure, right? That’s to be in a situation where you have to actually …
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Revised and Updated on May 26, 2026. Distance learning has gone through many phases: correspondence learning by mail in the 1800s, radio and television formats reaching the masses in the early to mid-1900s, and web-based learning first appearing in the late 1900s. Today, online learning is widely available. You can literally learn anything through the …
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This article is based on an original post by Adam Bein, a student in several Global Martial Arts University (GMAU) programs, including Shotokan Karate. Revised and Updated on May 4, 2026. You’ve signed up to learn a martial art through the Global Martial Arts University. You pay your fee and you’ve started to watch videos …
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