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Kyokushin is a style of martial arts that emphasizes a combination of physical fitness, mental discipline, and practical combat techniques. The Five Elements of Kyokushin, also known as the “Five Dojo Kun,” are guiding principles that practitioners are encouraged to follow in their training and daily lives. These elements are: Character: Strive to cultivate a strong and virtuous character. This involves developing qualities like integrity, humility, and respect for oneself and others. Sincerity: Be honest and genuine in your actions inside and outside the dojo. Sincerity also relates to a commitment to wholeheartedly pursue your training and personal growth. Effort:…

Bulwark Studios’ tactical sequel launches on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S with two narrative campaigns, faction-specific combat rules, and a larger strategic layer. Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II is out now, bringing Bulwark Studios and Kasedo Games back to the cold war between the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Necrons. The sequel launched on May 21, 2026, with availability on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms, and the Steam version is already live with an introductory discount running until May 28. This follow-up keeps the turn-based tactical core of the 2018 game, but it makes one major structural change right away.…

The U.S. national labs are tasked with some of most challenging – if lesser-known – endeavors undergoing high-stakes innovation in the nation. The work requires a laser focus among the scientists, researchers and specialists engineering the game-changers and solutions for some of the most serious threats we face today and tomorrow. In these scenarios, it’s all hands on deck. Everyone plays a part in expediting the proverbial key to unlock the future, whichever angle of the future that may be. It’s serious work that demands serious support. Idaho National Lab CIO Mark Holterman is all in, as is his IT…

Voyager will supply its Acceleration Measurement System (AMS) for the DARPA Otter programme. Credit: ChristianLphoto/Shutterstock.com. Redwire has selected Voyager Technologies as a subcontractor for the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Otter programme.   As part of this agreement, Voyager will provide its space-flight hardware suite, the Acceleration Measurement System (AMS), to Redwire, which is the prime contractor for the programme.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more In November last year, Redwire secured a $44m phase 2 contract to support the DARPA Otter very low earth orbit (VLEO) mission, which aims…

İZMİR – Turkey is moving to buy 100 expendable unmanned surface vessels for its navy, Defense News learned during the SAHA Expo 2026 defense exhibition this month.The decision to procure the systems was made during the February meeting of the Defense Industry Executive Committee, the highest decision-making body in Turkey’s defense procurement and industrial policy.The Secretariat of Defense Industries (SSB) is overseeing the procurement project. The 100 expendable unmanned surface systems will be produced by three different companies.One of the three providers is Aselsan, which has teamed up with Ares Shipyard. They unveiled their joint product, Tufan, during SAHA Expo…

I was a teenager when I first read a very quirky book called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. In this story, an Englishman and his alien friend walk into a spaceship to escape an exploding Earth and set off through the stars. While journeying, they are helped by a very useful travel guide that has the words “DON’T PANIC” emblazoned on the cover. I think about that book cover all the time in jiu-jitsu. If you’re training with quality people then it’ll be pretty common to be in deep trouble. You might be struggling to escape a deep submission, fighting to make posture…

Some fighter jets dominate headlines for a decade and vanish. The Mirage F1 didn’t. It lingered. Adapted. Kept flying long after aviation analysts quietly assumed it would retire into museum silence.That’s part of what makes the Dassault Mirage F1 fascinating.Born during the tense middle years of the Cold War, the aircraft arrived at a moment when military aviation was shifting gears. Air forces wanted speed, yes, but also flexibility.Pilots needed a fighter that could intercept bombers one day and attack ground targets the next without behaving like an uncontrollable missile with wings attached. France answered with the Mirage F1.And unlike…

Nearly seven weeks after an autopilot problem crashed a General Atomics collaborative combat aircraft, the company announced Thursday that its drone wingmen are back in the skies.On April 6, a  YFQ-42A “Dark Merlin” crashed at the company airport in California, prompting a joint investigation by the company and the Air Force. General Atomics spokesperson C. Mark Brinkley said flight testing resumed on Wednesday. The company continued ground testing and other evaluations while flight testing was paused. A software problem identified during the investigation has been fixed.“A thorough safety review isolated the cause to an autopilot miscalculation for the weight and center of…

Max Holloway knows he can’t overlook or underestimate Conor McGregor when they have their rematch at UFC 329. McGregor will make his return after five years away, and although he’s lost his last two fights and hasn’t fought in years, Holloway is expecting a tough bout. “It’s a hard fight,” Holloway said on his Kick stream. “Conor’s still dangerous. You’d be dumb as hell to think he’s not.” McGregor is known for his striking and power, and Holloway knows at 170lbs the power will be there. So, despite being a sizable favorite, Holloway is preparing for a hard fight, which is…

With the prospect of running out of money by fall 2026 looming, the watchdog for the U.S. Postal Service recently laid out how the agency could partner with other government departments to expand access to services and shore up its finances. “Although the additional revenue government services may yield is uncertain, they could contribute to the bottom line and meaningfully advance USPS’s role as essential public service infrastructure,” the USPS inspector general wrote. For example, investigators highlighted that USPS could expand the number of facilities providing FBI biometric identity verification services (e.g. taking of fingerprints). They reported that roughly 30.4 million people,…