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Fresh Articles Added Since May 31, 2009
How
to Perform a Devastating One Inch Punch Using a Makiwara
This article will explain how to perform a one inch punch and train with it
to develop some serious, devastating power. Read on to find out the secret to
this mystical punch...
The
Fighter - Teacher in the Filipino Martial Arts
The fighter/teacher is a man who has pursued the martial arts in hopes of becoming
a superior fighter. He is often the student of a relative, or a long-time student
of a local teacher...
Muay
Thai Training - Motivation vs Discipline
To break it down even further: Motivation is simply the WHY?? Motivation is
all the salient and sometimes silent hidden reasons that get you up in the morning.
That has you walk back into the gym...
Street
Fighter Moves - Do You Know These 4 Ways to Possibly Spot a Concealed Firearm?
(Part 3 of 3)
Are you always lost in your thoughts? Did you ever think about the fact that
when a suspicious-looking character walks into a bank carrying a rifle under
his to-the-floor overcoat, on a summer day that usually nobody seems to notice?
Why would this be? First of all, we have all unlearned our ability to stay...
Street
Fighter Moves - Do You Know These 5 Ways to Possibly Spot a Concealed Firearm?
(Part 2 of 3)
The art and science of concealed weapons detection lies in the blending of a
number of factors...
Street
Fighter Moves - Do You Know 5 Ways to Possibly Spot a Concealed Firearm? (Part
1 of 3)
Whether you are in a bank, a line to board an airplane or walking inside of
a night club with your wife or your date, you need to know what it looks like
when a suspicious individual is harboring a concealed firearm. Situational awareness...
The Japanese Art of
Karate
Karate is a martial art originating in the Japanese territory known as the Ryukyu
Islands. It includes a variety of techniques including punching, kicking, knee
and elbow strikes and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands and ridge-hands.
Grappling...
Flexibility
Exercises For Karate - Achieving Excellence
An integral part of Karate training is Calisthenics. It is essential that the
student conduct a 15-minute warm-up or flexibility exercises to strengthen and
loosen his muscles. You should...
Judo
Martial Arts Training - How to Do Armlocks
In modern judo the only locking techniques permitted are armlocks and the only
joint considered to be a legitimate target is the elbow joint. In the USA strangles
are sometimes described as choke-locks or choke-holds, but there is no torsion
or breaking action...
Makiwara
Training - The Dangers For the Novice
Makiwara training can be a very important part of your martial arts practice.
However, their are some dangers associated with it that you need to be careful
about, especially for the novice. Read on to find out more...
Judo
Martial Arts Training - An Introduction to Throwing Techniques
For most people involved in judo, from beginners to seasoned veterans, the throwing
skills are the most interesting and exciting part of the sport. Whenever there
is a major competition, the spectators, who are usually almost all judo players
themselves of varying...
Street
Fighter Moves - Self Defense Vs Self Protection - Do You Know the Difference?
I am going to admit guilt in my oftentimes use of the two terms of self defense
and self protection interchangeably. This admission of guilt notwithstanding,
there is a subtle but vital difference in the meaning and implication of these...
Protect
Your Neck - Top 5 Neck Builders For MMA Fighters
I love the Wu-Tang Clan and one of my favorite songs from them is "Protect Ya'
Neck". And while I don't think they were talking to combat athletes, protecting
your neck is definitely of top priority...
Simplified
Tai Chi Chuan - Simplified 24 Postures With Applications and Standard 48 Postures
"Simplified Tai Chi Chuan: Simplified 24 Postures with Applications and Standard
48 Postures" with Master Liang, Shou-Yu is an excellent DVD by YMAA for anyone
who wishes to learn or better understand Tai Chi Chuan. Out of many Tai Chi
instructional DVDs to choose from, this is a wise choice...
Self Defense
Secret Weapon - The Headbutt
I have noticed that an ever-increasing number of self-proclaimed "self-defense
experts" are talking negatively about a friend of mine that has saved my skin
more than once...
Punching
Power - How to Use Knuckle Push-ups to Create Fists of Steel
This article will give you a quick tip for turning your wimpy fists into slabs
of concrete with a simple push-up technique. Knuckle push-ups are a great way
to not only train your upper body, but your fists will thank you for it as well...
Which
Martial Art is the Best For Law Enforcement?
Up until 30 years ago, JUDO was the martial art. Then with the introduction
of the more mysterious martial arts with more of a "killing" edge to them this
coupled with the focus of the USJF/USJI (the leading Judo organizations in the
US and the world) focus...
Punching
Power - Makiwara Conditioning For the MMA Fighter
Traditionally, the makiwara board is a training tool for the karate practitioner.
Most fighting sports that involve gloves of some kind tend to use a traditional
punching bag. This article will explain how makiwara training can benefit the
MMA fighter...
Muay
Thai Camp Spotlight - Lanna Muay Thai
Lanna Muay Thai is located in Chang Mai, which is the second biggest city in
Thailand next to Bangkok. The camp is located at the foot of the Doi Suthep
Mountain, near the local university...
Four
Drills For Superior MMA Core Strength
We still don't have any precise answers despite twenty years of the "core wars."
Core training has absolutely divided the strength and conditioning industry.
Anyone you talk to definitely...
Street
Fighter Moves - 4 Secrets Why Keeping Distance From Strangers Can Keep You Safe
From Assault
How important is your personal space? Very important! Personal space is so important
is that when you think about it, it is the one and only factor that determines
if you can get hit or assaulted. Keeping your distance from strangers is not
only wise but it is common sense. Do you know why keeping your distance is so
important? Well, let me elaborate...
Street
Fighter Moves - Key Reasons to Train With a Non-Compliant Partner Who Randomizes
His Attacks
Once you have made the decision to study Reality-Based Self Defense (RBSF),
there are certain key essentials and elements that must be included. There are
three important concepts that you must understand and the same which I will
present in this article...
Japanese Martial
Arts - Aikido
The primary goal of aikido is to gain advantage by using an opponent's energy
and momentum against him. The art places emphasis on the continuous flow of
a combination of movements, and combines physical action with philosophical
thought...
Improving Hand and
Leg Speed
First of all it's important that the weights be light, not over a kilogram
(about 2 pounds) per hand, and not over 2 kilograms per leg...
Origins of
Judo Martial Arts - Part 2
At the end of the Mazuchi - Momoyama period (1573-1600) political stability
and order removed the need and eventually the opportunity for the continued
practice of kumi-uchi and the sport of sumo recovered its popularity, with kumi-uchi
gradually being superseded by ju-jitsu. Much has been made of the contribution
of...
Origins of
Judo Martial Arts - Part 1
Judo is little more than a hundred years old but derives directly from a much
older martial art, that of ju-jitsu. Ju-jitsu is a generic term which describes
a number of traditional Japanese martial arts systems. It has its roots in the
samurai past of Japan and was originally conceived as a system of close quarter
fighting techniques...
Brazilian
Jujitsu - Has Judo Become the Red-Headed Stepchild of the Martial Arts?
There I was watching UFC 1, waiting in anticipation for Royce Gracie to take
his place in the Octagon, wondering what secret method of martial art I was
going to witness. Perched on the edge of my seat, I watched Royce's every move
as he entered the cage...
Basic
But Devastating Techniques - The Hammer Fist
The hammer fist can be an extremely powerful technique, or a quick stopper,
depending on how you use it. There are generally two popular styles of executing
this technique. Practiced, your arm could become a power lever, devastating
your opponent in both weak and strong parts of their body. Or it could become
quick, but effective stop-hit. Either way, every martial artist should consider
adding this technique to their arsenal...
Makiwara
Training - The Theory Behind Fists of Steel For Serious Punching Power
The theory of training for punching power using a makiwara board is that you
are using your fists in such a way that you would naturally fight with them
on the street. There are no bag gloves in dark alleys and there are no pads
when your personal space is invaded by an attacker...
Street
Fighter Moves - 3 Categories of Martial Arts - Why You Must Know the Difference
(Part 3 of 3)
Reality-Based Self Defense, also know as Reality-Based Fighting or RBF has a
certain irony surrounding it. Most people do not have a clear distinction of
it as one of 3 major categories of fighting, yet most people when they enroll
in a martial arts class or strip mall dojo (as I fondly call a McDojo) believe
that they will learn Reality-Based Street Fighting...
Street
Fighter Moves - 3 Categories of Martial Arts - Why You Must Know the Difference
(Part 2 of 3)
When you go to a martial arts tournament, you sit in the audience and witness
the beauty and grace of a fluid kata or form being executed with the timed and
skilled movements of a ballet dancer in the finale of a dramatic opera...
Street
Fighter Moves - 3 Categories of Martial Arts - Why You Must Know the Difference
(Part 1 of 3)
Are you cross-training in a combination of traditional martial arts techniques
with an emphasis on Brazilian jiu jutsu to prepare yourself for a Mixed Martial
Arts cage match? Or, are you possibly sparring everyday in the dojo for an upcoming
Karate tournament...
Street
Fighting Techniques - Elbow Strikes
Elbow strikes are commonly associated with Thai Boxing. In the martial arts
tradition of Muay Thai, the use of the elbows as weapons has been scrutinized
and perfected over the centuries...
Be at Peace
With Your Aikido Training
Aikido can confuse and frustrate the beginner. The movements challenge the body
and the techniques and concepts often seem mysterious and counter-intuitive.
For instance, it took me several months...
Forging
and Making of the Japanese Katanas - A Look Into Japanese Katanas
The blade of a Japanese sword with a curved side of a single cut. It is made
with special processes that includes heating, hammer-forging and hardening.
The katana is very hard and his extremely sharp edge...
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