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"I
Never Had a Bad Day of Practice" - How to Make the Most Out Of Your
Martial Arts and Self Defense
I always look for answers and guidance. One of the driving questions
as to why we do this is one I always shrugged off as "Because it's
there". This article is inspired by Will Becher (who gave me the
title without knowing it) and Roger Jones (who's last Email set
my thoughts in motion) and lastly a movie...
Author: Damian Ross
Date Posted: March 18, 2009
Awareness - "Warriors
Awareness"
Recently, I read an article by Ralph Mroz called "Warriors Awareness."
The premise of his article was "People who are good at situational
awareness have often developed this habit by virtue of experiences
of lifestyles that make it imperative that they do make a habit
of it." OK, that story was written by a law enforcement officer...
Author: Darren C. Poesel
Date Posted: March 17, 2009
Why
Peripheral Vision is Important in the Martial Arts Part 3 of 3 -
The Mind's Eye
In the earlier articles of this series, I talked about three types
of vision which were Direct Vision, Peripheral Vision, and the Mind's
Eye...
Author: Peter Freedman
Date Posted: March 11, 2009
Why
Peripheral Vision is Important in the Martial Arts - Part 2 of 3
After talking about my first experiment with Direct Vision with
my students in Part 1, my second experiment will take us to wide
angle vision or Peripheral Vision and will give us answers to...
Author: Peter Freedman
Date Posted: March 10, 2009
Why
Peripheral Vision is Important in the Martial Arts - Part 1 of 3
- Direct Vision
Many of my students ask me "Why is Peripheral Vision important?"
This is definitely one of the most important questions a student
can ask me...
Author: Peter Freedman
Date Posted: March 09, 2009
Martial
Arts Training Tips - Beginners Guide to Punches, Elbow & Knee Strikes
Jab with the front hand keeping your rear hand up protecting at
all times then fire your cross punch twisting on your back foot.
When you do the jab, pull your hand right back to your guard so
your hand covers when you fire the cross punch, this should be...
Author: Lee Mainprize
Date Posted: February 28, 2009
Getting
Past Your Opponent's Guard - When Your Opponent's Arm is in the
Way
You are facing an opponent. Desperately, you try to get past his
(or her) guard. Unfortunately, that strong lead hand is in the way.
It's obstructing your line to the target...
Author: Keith Pascal
Date Posted: January 04, 2009
What is the Bujinkan?
The Bujinkan is a relatively new organization, which was established
by Hatsumi Soke (Founder) in the last 30 years. The translation
of Bujinkan is 'Hall of the Divine Warrior'. Hatsumi Soke gave it
this name in honour of his teacher, Takamatsu Toshitsugu...
Author: Lisa C Moore
Date Posted: November 04, 2008
The
Two Most Powerful Weapons of Martial Arts
Nunchakus, the katana sword, double sticks, and others are among
some of the weapons to be mastered through different styles of traditional
martial arts. All of them have their own merits, but I believe the
two most powerful weapons which can multiply the power of your techniques
are the subconscious mind and Chi energy. Below I will explain in
detail why...
Author: Rosendo Lopez
Date Posted: October 23, 2008
Different Styles
of Karate
Many people think that Karate came from Korea or China, this is
not true. Although many styles did originate from these two areas,
quite a few styles developed in other countries as well. The word
Karate has been associated with any type of Martial Arts in the
western world, and thanks to a few martial arts actors...
Author: Amy Bew
Date Posted: October 21, 2008
Controlling
Space in the Science of Self-Defense
The true martial arts master or self-defense expert understands
one of the critical ideas of surviving a brutal attack. And that
principle concept is to control space. More specifically, to control
the space, or distance, between you and your attacker...
Author: Jeffrey Miller
Date Posted: October 04, 2008
Martial
Arts and Self-Defense Training Without Self-Control
What happens when you train in the martial arts or study self-defense,
learn techniques designed for damaging human beings, but never develop
the master's trait of self-control. This story is true and highlights
how, through our own lack of self-discipline, we can cause more
damage to ourselves than we ever feared from an attacker in a self-defense
encounter...
Author: Jeffrey Miller
Date Posted: October 03, 2008
Learning Styles
In Martial Arts
The way people learn is very particular and peculiar to them, so
martial arts instructors need to understand the teaching is definitely
NOT a "one-size-fits-all" affair. Indeed, students will tend to
process information in a number of different ways depending upon
their overall character, age, personality and ability...
Author: Jaimie Lee-Barron
Date Posted: March 09, 2008
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