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Opening Your Own Martial Arts School
: A mature martial artist knows that the key to opening a successful dojo resides within himself. He knows that managing a dojo is a means to self-improvement. He knows that he must continue his own understanding and development if he is to teach others. And lastly, he knows that the key to all this is "know thyself".
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Finding the Truth in Bruce Lee's Writings
: I have spent the last eleven years submerged in the study of martial arts. My emphasis has always been on Bruce Lee and his art of Jeet Kune Do. Through his example, I have extended my studies to many different arts, philosophies, etc. Through these studies, I have come across several instances of passages, ideas, and philosophies that have been attributed to Bruce Lee that were clearly someone else's work.
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Women In The Martial Arts
: When I started Aikido I made a point of training with the men and they treated me as one of them. With regular practice I progressed. I had now developed the hard training bug and started courses in physical training and amateur weight lifting, after a few years of hard work I became a fully qualified fitness instructor-personal trainer and amateur weight lifting coach.
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The Making of “Cross Training in the Martial Arts: The Anatomy of Hand Strikes”
: The carnage around them, situated behind the newly renovated Bridgewater Bushi Karate Dojo, could easily have been featured in any Guy Ritchie gangster movie and the instructors’ collective experience was enough to argue the case for a British version of the Seven Samurai.
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Is Aikido a Martial Art?
: At first sight of the above title I am sure that a lot of Aikidoist's will be angry, they will assume that this is yet another attack on the credibility of Aikido by other martial artist's. On this occasion they are totally wrong, I have been a student of Aikido since
1957.
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The Revival of Bare-Knuckle Boxing - An unexpected component of Wing
Chun : Most people today think of fighting systems as Asian. Some also even think of Brazil or Israel, but most don’t think of martial arts as being European or American. Some have heard of Bare-Knuckle Boxing but don’t equate it with other martial arts.
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The Myth of Mixed Martial Arts
: On November 12th 1993 an American no holds barred “NHB” martial arts tournament entered by the world’s top martial artists revolutionized martial arts forever, allowing the development of a new and superior fighting style, known as “Mixed Martial Arts” (MMA).
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Should You Notify Your Attacker That You Are Trained In The Martial Arts?
: According to some “experts” in the field of self-defence, you should notify your potential attacker that you are in fact trained in the martial arts and that if provoked, you will use that training to defend yourself. Now I consider this advice to be akin to taking a knife and cutting across your own throat to see if it is sharp enough.
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Training with Martial Arts Weapons - Karate Kung Fu Weaponry
: There are opportunities in martial arts training to learn to use various martial arts weapons. Many martial arts schools, especially those that teach Japanese karate and Chinese kung fu styles have weaponry as part of their overall curriculum.
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Sport Karate Vs. Traditional Karate
: Let me start this piece by clearly stating my view on this subject: In my personal opinion there should never be a debate about which is better, traditional training or sport karate training. They both compliment each other, and each should be respected for what it brings to the table in terms of improving a Martial Artist's abilities and performance.
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Olympic Karate
: Olympic Karate, this is a subject which almost makes me speechless... almost... That karate has yet to be voted an official Olympic sport is almost beyond my comprehension. Forgetting my debateable objectiveness, worldwide participant statistics alone should be sufficient to sway even the most indifferent court.
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Martial Arts and Weight Lifting Should you Do Both?
: Martial arts training will naturally help you improve in all of these areas, but many people wonder if they need to add supplementary weight training to increase these areas. The answer is maybe.
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Tips For Strong Retentions
: Students can drop out very quickly if there classes are monotonous, to develop skill students do need lots of repetition. It’s your job to make the learning process exciting and fun through variation. Be creative have students work with partners, on pads, in lines, circles and facing the instructor, keep things moving.
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Kajukenbo: The Perfected Art of Dirty Streetfighting
: The brutal training that took place there is legendary. Since the goal was to be invincible on the street, the training had to be realistic, and students sparred with full contact. Broken bones were an everyday occurence, and the trauma of training caused some to become sick to their stomachs. The number of students in the school soon dwindled to a dedicated few.
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The Effects of Dehydration in Martial Arts
: This may seem an attractive prospect as the fighter tries to make their weight, however in order to facilitate optimal physiological functioning, the body's water and electrolyte content should remain relatively constant. Many investigations have been carried out to study the effects of dehydration on physiological function.
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Do You Even Need A Diet?
: You can hear a common battle cry coming from the people who decided it's time to start exercising. They declare, with the sincerest of intentions, "Tomorrow, I'm going to start my diet!"
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The Beginner's Mind
: As a beginner in the martial arts I try to hold on to the freshness that is so natural to me now. How do I do that? I have an exercise that I perform each day to help me maintain a beginner's mind.
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Minimal movement Maximum Power
: Logically, the less one moves, the faster one finishes their move. When this concept is applied to kung fu martial arts it means that a kung fu practitioner should strive to shorten any amount of movement, especially when blocking.
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Air Force
Protection Personnel Receive Martial Arts Training
: As the mission changes so must the training says TSgt Michael Munyon and SSgt Brian Nadler, members of the 407 ESFS at Ali Base, Iraq. Thirty-two new Force Protection personnel arrive at the Muscle Beach gym for their advanced training.
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Think Hit
: You may be asking yourself what does "Think Hit" mean; What does it have to do with Jeet Kune Do; And why name a newsletter that? Well, let me explain. The human mind has three definite responses to a self preservation situation. All of which are based on dealing with fear. (One) defense "assume the fetal position".
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Why is Kata Important? Advanced Self Defence and Philosophy
: Kata must be the foundation of karate training. It allows one to share a pool of knowledge which the greatest karate-ka of the past, and present, have used to study the Way. The kanji (Chinese character) for kata can be interpreted as a pictograph representing a bamboo lattice window.
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The Proper Way To Stretch
: Nearly every sport can be greatly improved by making yourself more flexible, but the school gym class notion of bouncing and fast stretching is not the way to do it. Basically there are three different methods of stretching, each with its own benefits.
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Russian Military Systema SpetsNaz
: During the 1970s, when the Cold War was at its height, the West became aware of the existence of Soviet Spetsnaz troops, which were grouped into what were known as "diversionary brigades".
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Progression of Kata
: It could be a half dozen movements with blending, turning and fluidity. Part of the sequence might include an outside to inside movement of the arm co-ordinated with rooting of the feet and a vibration of energy from the ground up through the hips, waist and spine.
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Martial Arts Training Helps Parents Manage Stress Effectively
: Although, parenting can be one of life’s most joyful and rewarding experiences, quite often it can also be very challenging and stressful. As a parent there will be times when the demands and hassles of everyday living will mount and cause overwhelming stress.
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Relaxation for Martial Arts
: In some areas of life, tension can be a good thing...at least in the short term. Tension can motivate us to complete a task. From my experience, this isn't true for sportsman and woman.
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The Modern Warrior: Directionless to Darwinism
: The Martial Arts of the past grew out of necessity and developed through culture, and while Martial Artists through the ages have tried to develop skills in all aspects of combat, what we refer to now as cross training, we are the only culture in the history of Martial Arts to draw solely from the past.
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The Importance of Warming Up and Cooling Down
: Warming up your body before exercise is much like starting your car on a cold winter's morning, when you know the engine temperature should be at a certain part on the guage before driving. Warming up allows you to increase body temperature gradually so the shock of exercise to your system doesn't cause injury.
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Teaching Martial Arts To Differently Abled People
: The questions most asked of people who teach Martial Arts to people with different abilities are: How can people with physical limitations, such as loss of their legs, an arm, or with limited muscle control, practice the Martial Arts? What has to be taught differently? Is it still Martial Arts?.
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Combining Different Martial Arts Styles: Mixed Martial Arts
: While you can find much in common across various fighting systems in terms of teaching methods, techniques, and goals it is also possible to find many ways in which each system is unique.
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Training in Japan as a Westerner
: What is it like to test for a belt in Japan as a Westerner? Or to live with a Master? This article will try to provide brief insights by reflecting on my time Japan between 1995 and 2002. I will also reflect on short-term visits to Japan made by my Californian students to test for Dan ranks.
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Tournament fighting and the use of proven zen and budo strategy
: There is a good reason the samurai adopted Zen philosophy and its strategic insights - it optimized fighting strategy and taught them to deal with fear and death to obtain victory. The benefits were proven over hundreds of years in situations where the penalty for failure was not loss of a "point", but death.
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Drill for Skill for Intensity
: Begin the drill discussing what Intensity is? Ask the students if they have ever heard expressions like, ?That Guy is Intense! Or ?Look how intense she is.? Intensity can be summed up as, a physical example of seriousness.
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Seven Habits of Highly Successful Martial Artists
: Regardless of how old you are or what rank you have earned, most martial arts students share a common goal … to be the best they can be. What matters is that you are striving toward your personal potential. Follow the Seven Habits of Highly Successful Martial Artists to help you get there.
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No Celebrities in the Martial Arts
: Having seen my fair share of the celebrated beautiful people, I have learned that in today's world, driven by press releases and photo opportunities, "being somebody" is an expensive and highly regulated career. No matter who the somebody is, they must play by the time-honored rules of significance.
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Martial Arts Training - Your Foundation for Success
: The Martial Arts are a great way to build up your fitness. However, as with all sports and fitness training it's important to consider where you stand right now in terms of your personal fitness.
