Top 20 - Sex vs Judo
'People cheer when you're on top.'

What nobody says about judo, but everyone knows, is the gay thing, the erotic undercurrent. But there's also a humorous flipside - hence Tom Castino's definitive 'Top 20 Reasons Why Judo is Better Than Sex.' More

Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (Part 1)
Nicolas Soames grapples with the master.

0saekomi is the root of all newaza. Turning an opponent into a hold, and then keeping him there, is one of the key skills of judo. Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki is the premier exponent of this art. And tate-shiho-gatame is his weapon of choice. More

Top Dog: BJJ or Judo?
An analysis of tactics, strategy and...fruit.

Our own Mark Corberre joins forces with BestJudo.com's Ben Holmes to bring you an eclectic mix of opinions on that most thorny of martial arts issues: Which offering is truly superior - Jigoro Kano's apples, or Maeda Gracie's oranges? More

Making Porn Review
'Not deficient in the sexual arena...'

You thought it could never happen. You thought it was an impossible dream. You were wrong. Walter Lloyd and MatBattle.com's own Mike Sanders review the world's first gay martial arts movie, 'Making Porn - the Academy'. More

Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (Part 2)
Feeling tense? Let it all out - use sankaku-jime.

Strangles may be more difficult to learn and to apply than armlocks or osaekomi but, when they work, they can do so with devastating abruptness. And no judoka is more exploitative of this fact than Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki. More