This website is a team effort. It is updated by 16 people
from around the globe so it is a real international website. Nevertheless it
would never have been created if not for our executive editor Gus
Fant. His real name is Kostas Fantaousakis and Gus
Fant is actually a nickname given to him by an American friend. One day he
decided to create a no-nonsense online martial arts publication. No flashy
moves, no promotion of unworthy martial artists and products. He knew this
would be a difficult task for just a man. But he also knew that even the
pyramids started by positioning the first stone.
The web is a living organism. It may be huge but every action (like the
birth of a new website) creates a reaction. Soon people from around the
world helped him. Some of them are listed in our
acknowledgments section.
Our site is growing rapidly. We are investing time and money, and soon we
will be an irresistible force, both as a martial arts forum and
encyclopedia.
This website has a simple philosophy: Martial arts are here to help the
small civilized guy to defend himself against a violent person that is
trying to hurt him. There are many martial arts frauds out there and one
cannot afford to spend time and money on learning martial arts routines that
lead nowhere.
As far as martial arts sports are concerned, we are here to promote proper
technique and good sportsmanship and not just plain violence.
We would like to thank you for your support. This is your site and it will
be here for you whenever you need it. We need your help to maintain fresh
ideas and correct information. Should you find any mistakes (names,
locations, dates or even syntax and grammar errors) please
e-mail us ASAP.