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Articles about martial arts instruction (0-50 of 70)
- Kicking, The Secret Of A Lost Martial Art!
By: Al Case | - I don't care if I make enemies, I'm going to say it, the kicking I see on the UFC and MMA type of thing is not really kicking. Truth, it is leg swinging, without focus, and it doesn't work. This article is going to tell you why it doesn't work, and what to do about it.
I had a friend, name of Ted, some forty years ago when I was doing Chinese Kenpo. He dressed like a hippie and had long hair, and he happened to have the most amazing kicks. One day he was driving through the rush hou ...
Tags: ufc, mma, mixed martial arts, online instruction, mma class
- Five Things I Wish I Would Have Known About The Martial Arts!
By: Al Case | - Okay, I've been doing the martial arts for over forty years. I've lived through the arts of the decades, judo in the fifties, karate in the sixties, kung fu in the seventies, and so on, and I've analyzed durn near every art there is. I've made up a list of things which I wish people would have told me, or I somehow could have found out, when I first started.
The point here is that classes were where you learned to sweat, and not where you learned to talk. However, the reason a lot o ...
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- The Secret Of The Three Essentials Necessary To The Martial Arts
By: Al Case | - In the martial arts, I don't care if it is mma, Pa Kua Chang, Shotokan, or whatever, there are three key ingredients. These three ingredients are what makes an art an art, and they are why people study the arts. Oddly, one of the ingredients is almost totally ignored.
One of the ingredients is the pursuit of strength. Muscle mags are filled with strength advertisements, and everybody obsesses on strength. Oddly, strength is the least important of the three essential techniques of th ...
Tags: martial arts instruction, kang duk won, tae kwon do, kung fu
- 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.
As a species we don't have claws, or jaws, or quills, or smells, or any particular characte ...
Tags: ufc, mma, mixed martial arts, martial arts instruction, online instruction, kenpo, tae kwon do, arnis
- Butterfly Pa Kua Chang In Three Easy Steps!
By: Al Case | - The first thing you are going to have to overcome is the idea that it takes decades to learn such arts as Tai Chi Chuan or Pa Kua Chang or Aikido. Look, the army makes soldiers in three months, and that includes some high tech stuff. And, when you add up the actual hours spent on that college course, it doesn't take that long to make a scientist or mathematician.
The idea that it takes long stretches of time is something that has been taught to us by people who want to make money. A ...
Tags: martial arts instruction, pa kua chang, kenp, shaolin
- Local Martial Arts Academy Wins Nickelodeon's 2009 Parentsconnect Parents' Picks Award!
By: TheTraveller001 | - Karate Plus Martial Arts Personal Development Center in San Antonio, Texas WINS 2009 Nickelodeon's Parentsconnect Parents' Picks Award for Best Martial Arts Class.
Votes are in for Nickelodeons Second Annual Parents Pick Awards in 2009. ParentsConnect is an online resource for parents with children of all ages that offer unique features focused on the individual parents needs.
The awards identify winners in 52 major U.S. cities with categ ...
Tags: Martial Arts, childrens karate programs, Nickelodeon, focus, fun
- The Essence Of Karate Instruction
By: Jimmy Cox | - Here are some of the more important offensive moves in karate. Even if your opponent seems bigger and stronger than you, some well-placed Karate moves like those outlined below will have him in your power. Take some karate instruction and soon you will be fighting like a pro.
The Knife Hand
This sounds like a misnomer, since no knife is used, but your opponent will swear that razor-sharp cutlery was employed, that is, after he recovers! The Knife Hand can be used in two way ...
Tags: karate, learn karate, karate techniques, martial arts
- The Circles Of The Pa Kua Universe
By: Al Case | - When one walks the circle in the martial art of Pa Kua Chang one is creating one's own universe. This is a universe that is silent and solitary, and yet filled with wondrous beauty. The reason for for this magnificence is to be found in one geometrical figure--the circle.
There are circles within circles, as one walks the circle, and these circles continue on into infinity. The circles just keep wrapping upon themselves until the martial artist is transported into fantastic realms ...
Tags: martial arts instruction, martial arts class, self defense
- Krav Maga: It's Exercise With A Kick Of Self-defense
By: Steve Doss | - "I didn't like to sweat," admits Anne Goldberg. "But I was turning into a couch potato, watching TV and eating snacks. I had to do something."
Something that, in a little over a year, dropped her from a size 10 to a size 5, started her wearing sleeveless dresses and taught her how to toss a mugger over her head. "And I actually have abs now," says the 30-year-old Los Angeles banker.
Her secret, long known to law enforcement types and stars such as Jennifer Lopez a ...
Tags: Austin Krav Maga, Austin MMA, Austin Muay Thai,
- 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
- Martial Arts And Instant Intuition
By: Al Case | - Matrixing is the analysis and handling of force and direction (flow). It is quite unique--never been anything like it in the martial arts, or, for that matter, in the world. It enables people to analyze the martial arts so that they are instantly workable. Consider what one student, new to Matrixing, had to say after experiencing it.
Matrixing to me means to be able to adapt to anything that is given using natural unbroken motion. We should know how to use our tools in conjunctio ...
Tags: martial arts, karate, kung fu, tae kwon do, pa kua, shaolin
- Meditation As Awakening To The Now
By: Tom Fazio | - Meditation, in contrast to popular belief, is not deep concentration or the tuning out of external stimulus for the sake of transcending daily life. Meditation, rather, is a return to reality. There is indeed a place within the broad definition of the term for the image of Buddha under the Bo tree, or a monk deeply analyzing the dogma of his faith. But these images can be as detrimental to a beginner as they are inspiring.
For most of us, the value in meditation comes from our ...
Tags: How to Meditate, Learn to Meditate, Meditation for Beginners
- Black Belt Ideas Applied To Sales And Service: How To Grow Your Business
By: Tom Callos | - There are two basic area to focus on for getting and keeping more students/customers:
1.sales
2.retention
To get a new student you have to "sell" them on the benefits of your stuff. To keep a customer you already have, you have to do two things:
1.Meet their needs and;
2.Make sure they understand where they're going (understand the benefits of continued study/practice).
Again:
You have to make promises -and th ...
Tags: tom callos, martial arts, consulting, business, karate, black belt, business
- Joseph Pilates Began Teaching In The Early 20th Century
By: Eddie Lamb | - The Pilates Method is a system for keeping physically fit and was developed in the early 20th Century by a person named Joseph Pilates who had written two books, Return to Life through Contrology and Your Health: A Corrective System of Exercising that Revolutionizes the Entire Field of Physical Education.
The method used by Pilates was known as Contrology that is a term used to signify a method which encourages the use of controlling the muscles, with the mind. This program is bas ...
Tags: pilates, pilates circle, pilates exercise move, pilates instruction,
- Distance Learning And The Martial Arts
By: Calasanz Martinez | - Advances in technology have taken martial arts to a whole new level. The Internet and DVD's allow you to train with the most accomplished martial artists in the privacy of your own living room. With this convenience however comes a lot of debate. The martial arts community is divided over whether it is possible for someone to learn the martial arts through distance learning. I think the answer lies somewhere in the center.
Realistically, you may not have a martial art school wi ...
Tags: distance, learning, online, dojo, martial arts, fitness, exercise, videos, tutorials, instruction
- Wingtjun Kung Fu, Chinese Martial Art - The Most Sophisticated System Of Self-defence In The World
By: DesertAngel | - WHAT IS WINGTJUN? WingTjun is a most popular, very practical and exceptional practical Chinese Martial Art system now being taught in London by its founder, Master (Sifu) Tam, an authentic Chinese Martial Arts Master.
The basic concept is: ??to defend is to attack?? and to attack efficiently requires that we use the shortest distance to the opponent??s body. For example, if I take up a face-to-face stance, my left or right hand will be closer to your chest??s centre and when I st ...
Tags: Kung Fu, Wing Chun, WingTjun, Tam Yiu Ming, Martial Arts
- Be Well Rounded And Balanced By Learning Other Styles
By: Calasanz Martinez | - The United States has a great wealth of martial art talent. There are many schools, both traditional and modern, that offer excellent instruction in arts that we couldn't have even imagined 30 years ago. If you have mastered the basics of one style, you may want to "round out" your martial arts training by learning a martial art that is totally different from your original style. This keeps your martial arts training fresh and introduces you to new skills and philosophies.
Noti ...
Tags: martial arts, multiple, disiplines, well balanced, MMA, other, styles, learning, teaching
- To Affiliate Or Not Affiliate
By: Calasanz Martinez | - We Americans love affiliations and endorsements; The Good Housekeeping Seal, Better Business Bureau etc. They lend credibility to a business or product. They assure us that our chosen product or service has received some type of validation from a higher authority.
Martial arts are no different. Look at most generic articles entitled "how to choose a good martial arts school." A piece of advice you will often see is that you find a school that is affiliated with an "accredited orga ...
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- Benefits Of Martial Arts Training For Kids
By: John Parke | - Admit it. When the going gets tough at home, weve all plopped the kids in front of the television and breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, we can get started on dinner, maybe check email or sort that massive pile of laundry.
But when your five-year old yells at you Mom, Kids Rule! or your ten-year old horrifies you with language that would make a sailor blush, you realize there must be something amiss with what these family programs really teach our kids. And sadly, its happ ...
Tags: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Brazilian Jujitsu, Gracie jiu-jitsu, jiu-jitsu, jujitsu, jujutsu, judo, submission, wrestling, grappling, grapple, martial arts,
- Real Karate Is More Than Just Kicks And Punches
By: Brue Baker | - With all the different styles of martial arts that are practiced today karate is definitely the most popular. There are karate studios all over the country in virtually every town and city. They are not all the same, however, as the best ones will teach traditional Japanese karate, which involves more than just self-defense techniques.
Karate is a truly incredible art form, one which is built upon the basic concept of merging the body and mind into a defensive weapon and using it ...
Tags: karate, martial arts, learning karate, japanese karate, self defense, karate techniques
- Muay Thai
By: Promuaythai | - MuayThai in the Sukhothai Era
Thailand's capital was situated at Sukhothai from around the Buddhist years 1781-1951 (1238-1408 CE). Inscriptions in stone columns at Sukhothai indicate that Sukhothai fought with its neighbors quite often. Consequently, the city had to instill in her soldiers knowledge and skills concerning the use of weapons such as swords and spears, and also how to use the body as a weapon in situations of close person-to-person combat. Skills such as kicking, kneei ...
Tags: Muaythai, Muay Thai, Boxing
- Introduction To The Game Of Boxing
By: shijina | - Boxing is a combat game played throughout the world. The history of the combat sports game seems to be more interesting and the participation of people get increased day by day. It is a pre-historic game which founds its origin in ancient Greek period. Generally, boxing is played by two numbers of players where people fight, knocks each other on proper techniques.
The origin of boxing game was found to be in the ancient Greek period and then later by ancient Romans. It was found ...
Tags: Boxing gloves, Boxing, Bag boxing, Kick boxing, Pro boxing, Bag gloves, Boxing gear, Martial arts.
- The Sort Of Academies You Can Find In The Uk Martial Arts Field
By: Muna Wanjiru | - Many people are fascinated by martial arts. To help people in different parts of the world learn this ancient form of unarmed fighting you will find that each country has many different academies to aid in this process. This means that if you are willing to learn one of the many martial arts in another country like England you will need to see what sort of academies you can find in the UK martial arts field.
Now once you have found the different UK martial arts academies in Englan ...
Tags: UK MARTIAL ARTS
- Front Sight Martial Arts Training
By: Jayden Adams | - Front Sight Firearms Training Institute began in 1996. Dr. Ignatius Piazza started Front Sight because he wanted to teach others how to safely and effectively defend themselves when in a vulnerable situation. Dr. Ignatius Piazza had spent the previous years seeking out the best firearms training professionals that the world had to offer and learning from them. When Front Sight opened, the very first class was a two-day defensive handgun training course. Dr. Ignatius Piazza was the only instru ...
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- The Terrible Truth About Self Defense Dvds
By: Nerode Abraham | - All over the internet, there is constant buzz about different self defense systems. Its present in every forum, and every community that you can picture. People ask themselves... Is it really true? Can I learn to be a ball-busting super commando in just three short days? Super mystery special ops guy tells me that I can.
And so every day, countless people fork over upwards to $200 for this piece of this state-of-the-art top secret info. Every day people get these courses in t ...
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- Who Else Wants To Learn About The American Taekwando Association
By: Madison Greene | - The American Taekwando Association is recognized as the premier and leading North American taekwando organization. The association is the founding organization of a variety of other international affiliates of taekwando as well, including the World Traditional Taekwando Union and the Songahm Taekwando Federation.
The main focus of their program is to provide students with the highest quality martial arts instruction available, by instructors who are able to combine excellent stude ...
Tags: american taekwando association, taekwando, martial arts, taekwondo
- The History Of Judo
By: James Dunn | - Unlike many forms of martial arts that have unclear histories and origins, Judo is one of the few forms of martial arts that has a clear founder and creation. Judo was conceived by Kano Jigoro (1860-1938) who was a very affluent and well-heeled Japanese educator and polymath.
Kano Jigoro's grandfather did very well in the sake brewing business, however, Kano Jigoro's father failed to become heir to this wealth as he was not the first born son. Kano Jigoro's father did very wel ...
Tags: martial arts, judo, karate, fighting, fight
- Choosing Quality Self Defense Training
By: IPRWire Staff Writer | - Everyone could use self defense training. Why? Because you could be the victim of a violent crime, regardless of your age, sex, or size. Even in rural communities that were once thought of as safe, children are abducted, women are raped, and men are robbed. As much as the world might like to ignore it, crime is a scary reality today.
That is why defensive training is so important. A good training program will teach you several things. The first thing it will teach you is how to ...
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- Self Defence 3: Autogenic Training
By: John Roberts-James | - The Power of Your Mind!
Use it! But how?
Autogenic Training [AT] can have a significant part to play.
Consisting of a MindBody set of some six standard exercises', where one addresses various body functions seeking to regulate them into a more in tune automatic response' state of normality.
The exercises are physically easy. But mentally perhaps less so. They could be considered a western approach to eastern meditation. Eminently su ...
Tags: exercise, life style, self defence, mugger, mugging, rape, health, martial arts, sjambok, umbrella, weapons, k
- The Reality Of Street Fighting For Martial Artists
By: Nerode Abraham | - The world can be a dangerous place. Without warning, many people find themselves in situations they cannot handle. It can happen all at once. One moment everything is calm and nice. The next second your world explodes into pain. It could be some passing thug that attempts to steal your purse or grab your wallet. It can be a drunken belligerent man at the bar looking for a fight. It could be anything and it can happen to anyone. Do not think you are safe because it has never happened to y ...
Tags: self defense, street fighting, martial arts, pepper spray, crime
- Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
By: Bangkokian | - The Origin
Jiu-jitsu is different from other martial arts because it was not developed from any exact part of the world. On the other hand, it was born from the adaptation of different basics and moved along all over Asia before finally developed in Japan.
The monks in the North India were the very important to the beginning of Jiu-jitsu development. These monks had brilliant wisdom and well understanding in the physiology. They used and adapted the knowledge to the physics ...
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- Background Of Buddha
By: Tony Ha | - When Prince Siddhartha, Buddha, was younger and still living with his parents who ruled as King and Queen over lands in northern India, he learned sixty-four languages with different alphabets and excelled in math. He grew up excelling in traditional arts and sciences needing no instruction; however, he studied to please his father who then asked him to gain skill in sports; archery and martial arts, as well as academic subjects.
Prince Siddhartha liked to weave spiritual messages ...
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- Starting Your Own Martial Arts Demonstration Business
By: Aurel Radulescu | - If you are a martial arts expert, then you may be interested in starting your own business with demonstrations for those interested in getting an introduction into the technique. When starting a martial arts business, you will want to charge a reasonable fee to entice your guests into attending your class. If you want them to return, you will need to introduce new techniques and martial arts demonstrations at each meeting.
A martial arts class will involve students practicing an ...
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- Mma-101
By: shawn sellen | - What is mma? Mma stands for mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts is the blending of two or more fighting systems. The most common styles combined are striking and ground techniques. In the early days of mma competitions in the U.S., The ground fighters had an advantage because most of the stand up fighters were not prepared if the fight went to the ground. An interesting transformation took place. Stand up fighters began to train in submission fighting, ground fighters began to train in stand ...
Tags: mma, mixed martial arts, reality fighting, ufc
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