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3/28/2019 7:00:00 AM

Your Ultimate Guide to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gis

By Sarah Lobban and Kyle Young

One of the all-time-most-popular posts on The Centurion is this one: 4 Tips for Finding your Perfect BJJ Gi. Although a fine post, I thought it could use a more ~personalized~ update, so I turned to Kyle Young, one of Century’s resident BJJ athletes and competitors, and, at brown belt as of 2019, the highest-ranked in the art at our company.

2/14/2019 7:00:00 AM

Reasons We <3 Martial Arts!

By Sarah Lobban

At Century, we love martial arts. It’s a plain and simple fact. How can you not love them when you’re immersed in them every day, not just in training but in the behind-the-scenes work that goes on at the world’s leading martial arts equipment supplier? So, because it’s Valentine’s Day, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate that love of the arts and share it! I asked a handful of my coworkers to answer the question, “Why do you love martial arts?” Here’s what they had to say:

2/7/2019 7:00:00 AM

8 Amazing, Actually True Facts about Chuck Norris

By Sarah Lobban

When I was a sophomore in college, my roommate Natalie had a poster: “15 Chuck Norris Facts.” She hung it in the living room, and among the four of us roommates, it was probably the best-read piece of literature in the apartment. “Chuck Norris was once bitten by a cobra. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died.” “Chuck Norris doesn’t wear a watch. He decides what time it is.”

12/4/2018 7:00:00 AM

Announcing the First Readers' Voices Showcase!

By Sarah Lobban

The Centurion wants to hear YOUR stories! Welcome to the first Readers’ Voices Showcase!

11/27/2018 7:00:00 AM

Gift Ideas (for Cheapskates) from the Century 2018 Holiday Gift Guide: Part 1

By Guest Blogger: Jackie Bradbury

You’re a martial artist, or maybe you’re the friend or spouse or parent of a martial artist. If you’re like me, you’re all of those. And if you’re like me, you’re a bit of... a penny-pincher. A tightwad. A skinflint.

9/27/2018 7:00:00 AM

Martial Arts Talk: Perry William Kelly

By Sarah Lobban

Ever wonder, “Will I still be training and competing ten years from now?” If you’re worried about your fifties or sixties putting an end to your martial arts journey – a concern felt especially among those who train in striking-based martial arts – you need to read this interview with Perry William Kelly.

8/8/2018 7:42:00 AM

Can I Go Two Months Without Sugar?

By Sarah Lobban

Hi. My name is Sarah, and I am addicted to sugar. I adore the sweet stuff in any form it takes: cookies, candy, lattes swirled with caramel syrup and cupcakes swirled with icing. I have eaten Oreos for breakfast – no, not Oreo O’s. Those are gross. I mean one of those check-out lane cups of mini-Oreos, with milk poured over it, eaten with a spoon like cereal. Yum.

6/26/2018 11:20:00 AM

Century Customs Customer: Twila Schuler

By Century Martial Arts

Twila Schuler of Rising Son Karate has been training in martial arts for more than 30 years, and has been an instructor for 25 of them. She specializes in Shotokan karate, but is also an avid Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, regularly training under the tutelage of John Geyston and working through Royce Gracie’s Jiu-Jitsu 360 Self Defense Program. She’s also been an instructor for over 25 years.

6/26/2018 11:20:00 AM

An Open Letter to Century Customs: Master Copeland Lanzillotti

By Century Martial Arts

Our experience with Century and their Customs Department has been amazing! From day one, the help we received was incredible. We changed the name of our school last summer, and during that process I reached out to Leon Rogers for some guidance in making a smooth transition between uniforms and other custom gear. Needless to say, he and Jimmie Edwards rolled up their sleeves and jumped right in. Within a very short time they had rolled out five different, new uniforms and had them in my students’ hands.

5/22/2018 1:00:00 PM

Things to Know Before Your First Day of Muay Thai Kickboxing

By Sarah Lobban

Part of the Century Answers: First Day of Martial Arts Class series.