Karate Kiai And The Secret Of Kotodama By: Al Case | - Karate Kiai translates as 'spirit shout,' and it is the deadly scream that karate practitioners emit when chopping somebody's head off. Well, maybe I stated that a little strongly, grin, but there is a truth to the karate shout that is undeniable and leads to some rather arcane and mysterious knowledge. I am speaking, of course, of the practice of Kotodama, which translates as 'Word spirit.'
A Better Method For Learning Martial Arts And The Three Ways Of Thought By: Al Case | - Learning Martial Arts should be as simple as walking, but some martial art sensei would have you believe that it takes long decades. The unhappy truth is that these same martial arts experts are the ones making it difficult to learn. Most instructors teach the subject using the most inefficient method on the planet.
This article is going to be about the three methods of human thought and how those methods impact on the instruction of such arts as karate or kung fu. Just understandin ... Tags:karate, learning martial art, kung fu, kenpo, taekwondo
Seven Ways To Protect Yourself And Your Loved Ones From Home Invasion! By: Al Case | - Used to be the home was where you were safe, but the unfortunate fact is that home invasion has actually become a big crime. I came up with the following seven ways for protecting your domicile after being a manager at an apartment house. What I say here applies to everything, homes or even vehicles.
Let there be light! You should have simple, motion detector lights installed around your premises. The secret of a crook, you see, is that he doesn't want to be seen, he wants to blinds ... Tags:home invasion, home burglar, karate, taekwondo, kenpo, kung fu
Gangs Learn Martial Arts By Joining The Army! By: Al Case | - This is an awful notion, that a gang member could learn martial arts by joining the army. The sad truth, however, is that gang recruitment is up, severely, and these gangs are actually using the military for training in martial arts, combat weapons, and all manner of skills. This could be utterly terrifying, if you think about it, a gang member being trained as a soldier and then turned loose on the streets of America.
Three Things One Must Know When Doing Real Shaolin Kung Fu Training By: Al Case | - The wins students get from true Shaolin Kung Fu training are absolutely unbelievable. The key to these wins is to train correctly. After all, you could have the nicest cut of ribs in the world, but cook it incorrectly and you'll have a charcoal mess.
When one is studying Kung Fu one should always move the body as a single unit. Six Harmonies Boxing preaches that one should move the hand at the same time as the foot, the knee with the elbow, and the hips with the shoulders. This is a ... Tags:shaolin, kung fu, kenpo, karate, aikido, taekwondo
Martial Arts Test Your Knowledge Test! By: Al Case | - This Martial Arts Quiz will let you know how smart you are in the martial arts. The questions go over a variety of martial arts, and instructions for finding out your grade are at the end. Write down the answer to each question, and have fun.
Who was the Asian Superstar called 'The Little Dragon?' What was the name of the main art studied by the founder of Aikido? Who were the brothers responsible for creating a national chain of Kenpo Karate studios?
Bruce Lee Workouts And Developing Real Strength-part Two By: Al Case | - When people do Bruce Lee workouts they have no idea just how brutal that workout can be. They watch Enter the Dragon, they read the martial arts training books, but they don't know what Bruce Lee was really capable of. They don't have no idea how physically strong he really was.
It wasn't just that he was a martial arts true believer, he could actually do superhuman feats. I've listed a few of the things he could do in this bit of writing, and you should think about them seriously w ... Tags:karate, kung fu, kenpo, taekwondo, aikido
Learn Martial Arts By Flipping The Grid By: Al Case | - There are many methods one can use to learn martial arts, to learn Kung Fu or Karate, or to learn any martial art. Unfortunately, most of these methods have limited workability. There is one method, however, that can be used in any art, and improves the learning curve drastically.
Most methods, you see, are based on monkey see monkey do, which is pretty much the oldest, and most inefficient, martial arts training method in existence, in history, and ever. The modern, state of the ar ... Tags:learn martial arts, learn karate, learn kung fu, learn kenpo
Your Martial Art Doesn't Work , And Then The Hells Angel Showed Me Why By: Al Case | - I had studied Chinese Kenpo Karate, an Ed Parker system, for two years. I was an instructor in my training hall, and I had written the training manual for my school.Then I ran into an Outlaw Biker, a Hells Angel, to be specific.
The story actually started when the hamburger place I was working at hired a geeky looking fellow. I wasn't too impressed with him, but then one day I saw him kick a wall. The wall shook like the 1906 earthquake had started all over again, and I knew that he ... Tags:kenpo dojo, martial art, martial arts techniques, karate
Old Man Knocked Down For The Count...is It Time To Study Kung Fu? By: Al Case | - You're going to realize it is time to Study Kung Fu when you see this video. It takes place on a Chicago subway, some old guy is walking along begging for change, and he runs into the wrong people. To see the video simply google 'Elderly Man Attacked on CTA Platform (Chicago).'
Now, time for some serious thought about what just happened. You see somebody old and helpless, almost dazed, definitely doesn't have a clue, get the sense knocked out of him. So what is it about him that dri ... Tags:study kung fu, kung fu class, shaolin class, kenpo, class, karate
Man Steals Own Tv Set And Asks Why Didn't He Learn Taekwondo! By: Al Case | - This guy had to be wondering why didn't he learnTaekwondo. He lived in Wilmington, back east, and he was sauntering down the sidewalk, approaching his own house. Seeing a fellow struggling under a TV set, he quickly jumped in and offered to help.
You can imagine his surprise, maybe when he grabbed the falling remote, or maybe saw a glass stain on the top, or whatever, that he was holding his own TV set. He looked down the street and realized that his front door was open! That's righ ... Tags:learn taekwondo, learn karate, learn kenpo, learn kung fu
What Is A Karate Sensei Actually Trying To Do? By: Al Case | - Not many people know what a real Karate sensei is trying to do. Too often people enter a karate lesson, learn to bow and address the teacher as Sensei, and don't even know what the word means. This is true not just of karate, but of other arts, such as Kenpo or Kung Fu, which have taken to using the term to indicate a martial arts instructor. To understand the word sensei, however, is to change one's mind about what the martial arts are all about.
Martial Arts Tattoo Weakens The Fighting Spirit Of Ufc Gladiators By: Al Case | - That a Martial Arts Tattoo could indicate who would win an MMA match is nothing short of surprising. Yet, it seems to be the fact. To be sure, this is a quite unscientific survey, yet the results seem to be fairly predictable.
The project first began a couple of weeks ago, when this martial artist/writer was spending an exciting night perched in front of the tube. Exciting, because it was man to man contests of pure savagery: the mayhem and mania of grown men pounding one another to ... Tags:martial arts tattoos, karate tattoos, kenpo tattoo, taekwondo
Martial Arts Training Tips And How To Run The Freestyle Gauntlet By: Al Case | - When it comes to Martial Arts Training Tips I have to recommend a couple of freestyle exercises. Freestyle, of course, is where you get to fight. You learn good control, but you still get to let it all hang out.
There are two specific Martial Arts freestyle Drills that should be taught. The first one deals with kumite specifically, the second deals with a more street style type of self defense. Both should be practiced until one is a well rounded street fighter.
If You Want To Study Martial Arts Which Art Should You Study? By: Al Case | - Everybody has thought about a study of the martial arts. They see the Jackie Chan flicks, they hear the crime horror tales, and they know that if they knew something like Karate or Kung Fu they would be in better shape if they got attacked.
The choice becomes one of, do you study Karate or Kung Fu? Or Aikido or Tai Chi Chuan or kenpo or Pa Kua or Krav Maga or...the choices can be a bit overwhelming. So let's think our way through a few arts and consider what the correct decision sho ... Tags:study martial arts, learn martial art, taekwondo, aikido, kenpo
The Three Karate Techniques That Can Save Your Life In A Street Fight! By: Al Case | - These three taekwondo techniques-and you can develop them as karate techniques, or kenpo techniques, or whatever--will help you survive any street fight. They are quick, they are nasty, and the are designed so that you are the one that can walk away. Just don't use them unless your life is really at stake!
Mind you, I developed these self defense techniques in karate tournaments many years ago. They can be used in tournaments, but only with proper control. Use them on the street how ... Tags:karate techniques, kenpo, taekwondo, kung fu, shotokan, uechi ryu
Beyond The Rules Of Physics With Martial Arts Chi Power By: Al Case | - When it comes to Martial Arts Chi Power, a different set or rules comes into play.
Physics is the fact of measuring the universe. How thick is something, how fast is something moving, how strong is something, and so on.
Normal physics depends on a couple of unalterable rules. For instance, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Gravity. These kinds of physics are called Newtonian physics after Isaac Newton.
Newtonian physics is the guideline for the univ ... Tags:martial arts chi power, chi kung, aikido, tai chi churn, kenpo
The Truth About Karate Stances By: Al Case | - This article is true for Karate, Taekwondo, Kenpo, or whatever art has the classical kind of stances from classical arts. You see, certain things are true about stances, and there are things that are lies. This article will give you the hard core physics so you can make up your mind how you want to do your training.
First, the real reason behind stances is to connect a person to the planet. This means to make unable to move, as in immoveable object. Or to connect if one is getting r ... Tags:karate, stances, kung fu, kenpo, taekwondo, martial arts
Put Zen Martial Arts Concepts In Your Aikido, Kenpo Or Ninjitsu! By: Al Case | - There was always plenty of punching and fighting, I spent hours and hours on the mat doing kumite and kata and techniques and anything else I could. Unfortunately, there wasn't a lot of stuff telling me about the deep, down why behind arts like Karate, Kung Fu, Taekwondo, or whatever. And, I don't mean just why do forms and techniques, but a why to the whole zen martial arts concept of it all.
Taking A Sword Away From An Attacker With A Martial Arts Technique By: Al Case | - I have said that the Eight Catchers are the highest expression of Martial Arts training. And, I have said that you should study extensive fighting disciplines, Karate, Taekwondo, Kenpo, whatever, before you begin your minimum of two years of practice on solely the Catchers. That said, here is a thumbnail sketch of the Sword Catcher, it is basically an Aikido technique, and images can be found in Monster Martial Arts newsletter X-5.
He was sauntering down the street, stepped across the mouth of an alley, and a mean looking fellow told him to stop. My friend stopped because the guy in the alley had a gun, and the gun was aimed directly at him!
Where Does Chi Power Come From In Karate, Kung Fu, Taekwondo Or Any Other Martial Art? By: Al Case | - ost people don't know where Energy comes from comes from in Karate, Taekwondo, Kenpo, or the martial arts in general. That there is energy is plain to see, one just need observe a real martial artist move to know that he is doing something beyond the muscular system. The problem is that most sensei don't take the time to explain the exact development of energy in the martial artist.
How To Deal With A Flash Mob Using Karate, Kung Fu Or Kenpo! By: Al Case | - People shouting and yelling, it is like a riot, and fifty teenagers are grabbing everything they can and heading for the doors. This kind of thing doesn't happen? It is happening, and in major cities everywhere, and the only solution is to use a little Karate or Kung Fu or some other Martial Art, or whatever martial art you know, to survive the situation.
Hey Mate! What's Yer System Of Kenpo? By: Al Case | - Maybe you remember that great scene in Enter the Dragon where the bad guy asks 'What's yer style' of Bruce Lee? As over the top as that statement appears, it points up the differences of arts, and how confusing such a thing as lineage can be. In no art is this as true as in the art of Kenpo.
There are people who think Ed Parker created the style of Kenpo, but he actually only popularized it. And, to be truthful, he more than likely added to the confusion of that art. He created f ... Tags:kenpo, chines kenpo, kenpo karate, american kenpo, kenpo history
The Truth About Goju Ryu Karate And Chojun Miyagi By: Al Case | - Goju Ryu Karate is the invention of Chojun Miyagi. That's right, all you Karate Kid Aficionados, there really was a Mr. Miyagi. Interestingly, however, the real Mr. Miyagi was not a Karate purist.
Most people think of the founder of an art as pure, he studied only one way, and never deviated. This is because of the true believer mindset that infects many people who learn one thing, and hold to it as the most sacred thing ever ever discovered in history. The originators of martial ar ... Tags:kenpo, karate, goju ryu, shotokan, kyokushinkai goju book
Pegging Your Stance Is One Of The Secrets Of Classical Karate Forms By: Al Case | - In these days of knock 'em silly MMA fighting, many people miss out on the secret of Classical Karate Forms. And, not to discriminate, on the secrets of Gung Fu patterns, and Kenpo and other arts. To be sure, I find nothing wrong with good and effective self defense, as offered by a regimen in MMA training methods, but I think Martial knowledge is of more value in the end.
Learn How To Punch If You Want To Be Good At Kenpo! By: Al Case | - If you want to be good at Martial Arts like Kenpo or Uechi ryu or jujitsu or whatever, you have to learn how to punch harder and faster. That is the not to be denied fact of thematter. And, truth once more, not too many people out there really understand how to punch.
The simple proof behind my last statement is that if you watch a boxing match, or a UFC type show, you will often see several statistics. These statistics show how many strikes thrown, and what percentage of the strike ... Tags:kenpo, uechi ryu, punch hard, punch fast, martial arts power
Kenpo Black Belts - Tell Your Story By: RevAmyELong | - A few years back, I released the 1st volume of The Kenpo Continuum. The book is a collection of stories about kenpo lovers who have dedicated their every spare moment, or at least spent a many years, constantly learn Kenpo karate. I am currently in the process of composing the second volume of the book and am seeking new stories to add. To qualify, you have to be be a black belt in Kenpo Karate and have at least ten years of active training. Your previous instructors isnt important, as ... Tags:kenpo, american kenpo, the journey, martial arts, karate, sports, kenpo karate, Ed Parker, Tracy Kenpo, Kenpo Continuum, kata, sports
The Story Of A Kenpo Black Belt - Tell Yours! By: Universal Life Church | - Several years back, I published the first volume of The Kenpo Continuum. The book is a collection of stories about kenpo practitioners who have dedicated their every spare moment, or at least spent a many years, on a quest to improve their Kenpo karate. Im working hard on putting together volume two of the book and am looking for submissions. To qualify, you must be a black belt in Kenpo Karate and have at least ten years of time on the mat. Your type of kenpo isnt relevant, as far a ... Tags:kenpo, american kenpo, the journey, martial arts, karate, sports, kenpo karate, Ed Parker, Tracy Kenpo, Kenpo Continuum, kata
The Three Things That Make For The Most Powerful Kick In The Universe! By: Al Case | - Whether you do Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Krav Maga, or whatever, what I am going to tell you in this article will give you the most Powerful Kick on earth. The reason is simple: this is the way the body is designed to function. This is the actual physics of the human form, not mysticism or wishful thinking.
The first thing is that the secret to a good kick is get your knee high. Yes, there is a leg raise type of foot maneuver, but this is more for quick scoops and strikes to the groin or ... Tags:tai chi kick, kenpo kick, Gung Fu Kick, most powerful kicks
Compiling The Different Martial Arts Styles Into One System By: Al Case | - The odd thing is, when we create martial arts styles and systems, we are repeating, and even compounding the errors of those who went before us. This is sort of an inarguable fact that nobody sees or understands. It is this fact that is at the heart of most Martial Arts systems.
The people of yesterday had no technology to draw upon. They didn't have logical methods of thought, or, many times, even any formal education. Thus, their look at martial arts was based on mysticism, and th ... Tags:mma, octagon, ultimate fighter, kenpo, taekwondo
Johnny Cash's Advice For Fixing The Martial Arts Systems One Piece At A Time By: Al Case | - Didn't know that Johnny Cash could fix Martial Arts systems, did you? Well, actually, his advice is for fixing cars, sort of, but it translates directly to the fighting disciplines. And it is sound advice indeed.
Johnny sang a song almost forty years ago called 'One Piece at a Time.' In the lyrics he has a factory worker, who will never be able to buy a Cadillac, sneak one off the assembly line 'one piece at a time.' Unfortunately, the bits of auto were smuggled out over a 20 year t ... Tags:martial art styles, taekwondo school, kenpo school, hapkido
Real Information Concerning Black Belt Rankings In The Various Martial Arts By: Al Case | - Black Belt rankings were begun by Judo Master Jigoro Kano. Master Kano is supposed to have based his system on rankings used by swimming clubs. Karate clubs in Japanese Universities borrowed this ranking system.
The original karate system is rumored to have had two belts, white belt and black belt. As classes grew larger two more belts were used, green belt and brown belt. Eventually Chinese American Kenpo was developed by Ed Parker, and the number of colored belts expanded greatly. ... Tags:martial arts belt display, martial arts training, kenpo
What Really Happens To A Student After Decades Of Martial Arts Practice By: Al Case | - The real effects of Martial Arts practice are quite a bit more involved than most people think. Most people, you see, study Tang Soo Do or TaiChi chuan for a couple of years, and they are just tapping into the real benefits of the martial arts. Then they get distracted by marriage or kids, their only involvement is really through watching people like Jackie Chan or Jet Li, and their path has effectively ended.
What You Can Do To Fix American Kenpo Karate And Make It Easier To Teach! By: Al Case | - I walked into my first American Kenpo Karate dojo over 40 years ago. This was the Rod Martin version of Tracys Kenpo, which was avariation of Ed Parker Kenpo Karate. Therein lies the first problem with American Kenpo.
It grew much too quickly. In the east senseis didn't instruct until they had a minimum of a decade of experience, had studied under a variety of masters and had learned a variety of martial arts styles. We were creating senseis every 3 years, which is how long it took ... Tags:parker kenpo, james mitose, kenpo book set, tracys kenpo DVD
Knock An Elephant On His Keister Good Kenpo Kicks! By: Al Case | - Yes, you can knock an elephant on his keister with good Kenpo kicks. These concepts will work with Karate kicks, Savate kicks, or whatever, and with some diehard practice, elephants will tip toe around you! And, if you can knock over a pachyderm or two with a leg, that thug isn't going to any kind of problem.
Now, to head for the heart of the matter, it's okay to practice the high and fancy kicks, they will give you flexibility, and that increase your power. However, when it comes ... Tags:kenpo kicks, ed parker kicks, bruce lee kicks, powerful kicks
Finding That Secret Martial Arts Shaolin Technique! By: Al Case | - When I was a child I wanted to learn secret martial arts. I wanted to know those mysterious fighting moves that would enable somebody smaller to smash somebody taller. I wanted to know that hapkido or jujitsu or whatever that would enable me to really trash the bad guys.
I began my study of Ed Parker Kenpo Karate, and the mysteries were at my fingertips. In those whirling movements were hidden fist martial arts, invisible and flaming dragon concepts, and down and dirty, take 'em ap ... Tags:secret, shaolin, kung fu, shaolin books, shaolin DVD, kenpo
After 30 Years In The Martial Arts I Actually Hit Somebody! By: Al Case | - What happened when I finally used my fists somebody, after 30 years studying the martial arts, studying Kenpo and Kang Duk Won and Aikido and Wing Chun, and all sorts of other stuff, and what it felt like, was a crack up...and it was a wake up call. I tell you this little tale not to put forth bashing gays, or to encourage you to get in fights. Hitting people, after all, though nothing happened to me on this occasion, could have ended up with me being sued, or at least thrown in the hoosegow.
How Speed Relates To The Overall Picture Of Good And Rare Martial Arts By: Al Case | - Whether you study Tae Kwon Do, Kenpo, or that rare Wudan Art from Faroutistan, speed is vitally important to the martial arts. If you are going to get anywhere in freestyle, you must be faster than your foe. Even in the doing of your patterns, speed gives a certain instruction that is necessary to the successful martial artist.
That said, there is another facet to the subject of speed, a facet which embraces the entire martial arts and is the mark of your progress over the decades. ... Tags:kenpo techniques, tae kwon do, shotokan, shotokei, shaolin
How To Make Your Kenpo Into Power Kenpo! By: Al Case | - You can translate your art of Chinese Kenpo Karate into Power Kenpo fairly easily. Of course, you're going to have to go against the grain of the old school boys, but this isn't always bad. In fact, if you do decide to put power into your Kenpo system, you will be following the footsteps of Ed Parker more closely than the old school boys.
The concept of Power Kenpo is something I made up many decades ago. It actually grew from an incident in 1968 in which I asked my instructor to ta ... Tags:kenpo master, kenpo online, kenpo instruction, kenpo power
How To Get From Chinese Kenpo Karate To Matrix Kenpo! By: Al Case | - That Kenpo is one messed up art is obvious. Actually, not to hurt anybody's feelings, it has been broken right from the start. One simple proof is that the founder himself, Ed Parker, presented five different variations of the art during his lifetime.
Five variations, starting with a traditional karate based version, and progressing through a variety of made up kung fu systems. Yet, before you decide I am nothing but a detractor, all the martial arts are in Parker's Kenpo. It is a m ... Tags:kenpo forms, edmund parker, tracy brothers, kenpo karate
How To Really Break Boards With Your Head Really Neat! By: Al Case | - Okay, we need a warning, like check with a doctor before you do this. Or maybe a psychiatrist. Or maybe just make sure you've backed up your brains on hard drive.
Back in 1967, I had just start Kenpo Karate, one of the Tracy Brothers offshoot branches, and the head instructor decided to put on a breaking seminar. I don't know what he was thinking, maybe he had a side business selling insurance or something. At any rate, the potential for disaster was looming.
The Secret Of Using Matrix Martial Arts To Read Minds! By: Al Case | - There are times in life when it seems as if you have read someones mind. Maybe you just blurt out the same sentence at the same time, or have the same thought on a place to eat. Sometimes, however, it is as if you have looked into somebodys actual thought process and know what they are thinking.
The martial arts enhance this ability, and a good martial art does it in a quite speedy manner. Indeed, if you aren't effectively reading minds after a couple of years, there is probably som ... Tags:wado ryu, shito ryu, isshin ryu, uechi ryu, kenpo online
When You Have The Hardest Strike You Hit The Home Run! By: Al Case | - When it comes to the martial arts a knock out is a home run. I don't care if you study kenpo or pa kau chang or savate, if the end result of your strike, or chokehold, is that the guy does not go unconscious, then you have not hit a home run. In short, you didn't complete the work.
If you swing and miss with your fist, it is a strike. Enough of these and you're going to strike out, because the other guy is going to get his chance at bat. And you cannot bet that when he gets to bat h ... Tags:kenpo moves, anderson silva, mma tricks, karate online, mma
P90x Kenpo Explained By: Weston Toth | - P90X is a workout program that was developed by fitness expert Tony Horton to help people get into shape and totally transform their bodies in only 90 days. One of the workout videos in the system is called Kenpo X. Not a lot of people may actually know what Kenpo is, especially if you are not familiar with martial arts or you are a beginner to exercise. Let's take a closer look at what exactly P90X Kenpo is.
The Secret Behind Real Kung Fu Fighting! By: Al Case | - When you learn real martial arts fighting, there are certain truths about how to survive. One of the truths is that the human mental apparatus doesn't usually work well when it is getting bashed, and survival mode kicks in. Fighters who survive by the amount of adrenaline kicked in would have you believe that this is the point of it all, but it is not, it is the worst thing that could happen.
What Is Going To Happen When You Have No Reaction Time! By: Al Case | - Reaction time is one of the biggest and baddest, if not the biggest and baddest, scams ever foisted upon human beings. The idea that you must wait for somebody else to move before taking action is a trick of a blinded mind, and will get you killed. The whole concept, and I dont care if you are a practitioner of Hung Gar or Wing Chun or Shotokan or whatever, is designed to make you a victim.
Three Steps To The Most Powerful Punch On Earth! By: Al Case | - I don't care if you study Uechi ryu or shotokan or kenpo, or whatever, you're going to need a powerful fist. I don't care if it is boxing or Krav maga or tae kwon do, you're going to need a fist that knocks them down the first time! Even if you're in Aikido or Tai Chi, you're going to need some kind of real power, or at least know what power is so you can properly handle it.
The Greatest Martial Art Style By: Calasanz Martinez | - What do you think...is it Tae Kwon Do, Kenpo, Wing Chun, Tang Soo Do, Krav Maga, Jiu Jitsu, or Thai Boxing? I say none of them. As a matter of fact, no martial art that has existed since the beginning of time can claim the title of the "greatest martial art." The reality is that it's not the style that makes the martial artist, but rather the martial artist that makes the style. Please also understand that when I say "great martial artist," I don't necessarily mean great fighter. I am looking ... Tags:Tae Kwon Do, Kenpo, Wing Chun, Tang Soo Do, Krav Maga, Jiu Jitsu, Thai Boxing, greatest, martial art
