MartialTalk
From MartialTalk Online Martial Arts Encyclopedia Project
About MartialTalk
MartialTalk began as the discussion forum for a regional martial arts information site in July 2001. It rapidly outgrew its parent and in early 2002 absorbed the parent. MartialTalk has become one of the leading destinations for the martial artist seeking information, advise, training opportunities or just fellowship with their fellow martial artists.
With over 6,800 members, and over 800,000 posts, MartialTalk is one of the leading general martial arts forums, ranked as the #1 Most Popular Martial Art Forum [1] and the #3 Most Popular Martial Arts Resource [2] by Alexa(January 2007)
MartialTalk's full range of features include:
* A highly active discussion forum * A developing Video Library * A reference library containing a rowing number of documents, FAQ's and more * Web site design and hosting services * and much more!
MartialTalk is one of the few sites to have an Advisory Board consisting of high ranked and highly respected martial artists from various styles. The advisory boards purpose is to make recommendations on how MartialTalk can better meet its goals of preserving, supporting and promoting the arts.
MartialTalk is owned by Bob Hubbard, a modern arnis practitioner, administered by an all volunteer staff, and is supported by member donations and advertising, fund raising and the proceeds of its various services.
MartialTalk continues to grow and evolve. New features are constantly under consideration to help enhance members experience.
The site features discussion areas for a wide range of arts and styles, including Japanese arts like Ninjutsu, Karate and [[Aikido], Chinese arts such as Tai Chi, Wing Chun and Kung Fu, The Filipino arts of Modern Arnis and Balintawak, as well as weapons discussions and Mixed Martial Arts.
Specs:
MartialTalk is currently running on vBulletin forum software on a Linux server.
As of this writing, it has has over 6,805 Members, 49,447 Threads, and 838,499 Posts on its forums.
Each month over 84 Gigabytes of data is transferred, and over 1,800,000 pages are served to its over 250,000 monthly visitors.
Last Updated: September 13, 2007
