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What Does It Take To Scale The Martial Arts Pyramid? I am only the 20th individual to be promoted to Shodan, 1st Degree Black Belt, since my dojo opened its doors, approximately 33 years ago.This is a dojo that has between 100-200 members at any given time, and since 1974, literally thousands of people have trained there; and possibly tens of thousands.Obviously, this organization do ...The Americanization of the Martial Arts in the United States It is no secret that Asian martial arts are incredibly popular in the United States. Any given town may have two or three Korean Tae Kwon Do schools, a few Okinawan karate schools, a Chinese kung fu school or two, and a handful of Judo, Aikido, Jiu Jitsu, and other schools scattered about. The prospective martial arts student can pick and choo ...Martial Arts: The Number One Way to Combat Bullying As parents, we do everything we can to protect our children from harm and to provide them with the skills they need to be healthy, successful adults. The problem is, we are not with them all the time. What our kids do at school is sometimes a mystery to us. Are they polite to their teachers? Do they participate in class? Are they bullying o ...Lesser Publicized Benefits of Marital Arts Training The image of martial arts and its practice is still steeped in mysticism in some circles, conjuring up images of strange rituals and strict etiquette, combined with brutal training methods. This was often true in the past in some countries and cultures, however in today’s more enlightened times Western societies are discovering many benefits of ...Why Tournament-Based Martial Arts Won't Save You In A Violent Street Fight I recently got a great question from a tae kwon do student about fighting.Here's what he asked:"I'm in taekwondo but I would like to know what to do if an opponent was to go low at me and make a dive at my legs, what would be a quick counter attack before he attempts to take me down and after?"Great question. And the ...Yoga in Practice: A Peaceful Planet Non-practitioners often accuse Yoga practitioners of too much self-indulgence. The common concern is that too much self-awareness will cause the Yogi, or Yogini, to worship the inner being. Before you get too excited – you and I know this is not true, but the world needs some time to adjust to Yogic philosophy.You are thinking: “How can ...Mixed Martial Arts Mixed martial arts, better known as MMA, is a form of sports that involves the use of a mixture of martial art combat techniques to win over the opponent. MMA has become very popular in recent years and MMA championships like the "UFC" or Ultimate Fighting Championships have become very popular.MMA began with pitting one martial art techn ...Success Secrets from the Martial Art of Ninjutsu Nana Korobi Ya Oki - '7 Times Down 8 Times Up'On the left lapel of every adult student here at Warrior Concepts, there is a patch bearing the Japanese kanji character 'NIN.' Although the kanji itself has two pronunciations in Japanese, it is the original Chinese meaning of "perseverance," "to endure," or "to put up with" th ...The Truth about Karate for Kids (Part 5) This is the last article in this series, with the last two life skills, and three additional benefits that children receive from attending Karate classes, on a regular basis.Self-ConfidenceMany adults struggle with self esteem, so it is natural that children would also feel a lack of confidence. Also, children of parents who have ...Martial Arts - 5 Ways To Build Your Self-Confidence If you appreciate a strong, healthy self confidence that carries you through overwhelming times and drives you to achieving your most far reaching goals, martial arts is for you.A person’s self-confidence is like a muscle, it needs to be exercised in order to grow and develop. In the 20 plus years that I’ve been teaching Martial Arts in ...The Difference Between Karate and Kung Fu For many people, especially those who are not familiar with martial arts, the question often arises on what the difference between karate and kung fu is. Upon watching somebody doing martial arts, the untrained eye will find it hard to tell whether that person is doing karate or kung fu. Even those who are beginning martial arts may sometimes ...Martial Arts Book Review: Floor Fighting by Marc "Animal" MacYoung Being the author of several books on the martial arts and fighting, I am always looking for books of exceptional quality to add to my library. If I have a book in my library, it's definitely worth owning. One such book is Marc “Animal” Mac Young’s, "Floor Fighting."As you may well know from my previous reviews of Marc’s books, one of the ...Yoga Teacher for a Day, Part 2 It is not advisable to mentally design a Yoga lesson plan during your commute. After all, with all of the things some of us have seen people do while driving, designing a lesson plan would not be as spectacular. Many Yoga teachers do listen to audio books in the car, but driving is living in the moment too. As a side note: It is wise to avoid ...Yoga is Self Improvement After five thousand years of written documentation, Yoga may well be the oldest self-improvement system that ever existed. We don’t know what Yoga knowledge may have been lost before man started to record it. In the time period beyond 5,000 years a fair amount of knowledge would have been passed on by word of mouth, and as a result, some of it ...Martial Arts Summer Camp: A Success Story for Children Do you ever get the feeling that your child is losing ground in the battle for a decent education? Do you dread the high cost of summer camp? Do you feel that your child is learning courtesy and respect in school or summer camp?None of us can afford to let the years go by and “hope for the best.” Each child must go through a re-program ...Kendo Videos: They Hurt More than Help If you seriously want to learn kendo, go to a dojo, do NOT try to learn using kendo videos. In order to properly learn kendo, you need to have someone correct you when you are doing something wrong, that is what the sensei does. Aside from the video not pointing out your errors, the are usually made by people who do not know kendo well enought t ...Time to Practice Yoga There are many things that we know, we should do, but there’s never enough time. Would you like to have more time for your family, Yoga practice, and some quality time, in your life? Maybe, work keeps you too busy, from doing the right things, for yourself, and your loved ones. So, what can you do?After all, you need to put food on the ...How I Started Writing My First Book and Why I Decided To Write It I am often asked why I started writing my first series of books, and although the answer is actually fairly simple, it spans a period of about 12 years.Ever since I started my martial arts training back in the early 80’s, I bought any and every book that I could get my hands on concerning every martial art that I could find. Even if it ha ...Ten Things You Should Know about Martial Arts Summer Camps for Kids Would you like to see your child gain self-confidence, learn goal setting skills, concentrate, gain self-discipline, and acquire life skills that he or she will have for a lifetime? Of course you do; we all want the best for our children.A Martial Arts Summer Camp is a complete success enhancement program for your child, which will chall ...Yoga in Practice: Teaching Yoga When most people consider the idea of teaching Yoga, they usually perceive the superficial physical requirements of a Hatha Yoga instructor. There are many styles of Yoga, and Hatha Yoga is just one of them. In fact, within the sub-styles of Hatha Yoga, there are a number of “gentle” styles. So, being really flexible, young, and having the bo ...Protecting Your Yoga Teaching Business When or if, you want to become a Yoga teacher - would you be thinking of litigation and Yoga? The old saying, “the truth hurts,” applies to legality, ethics, and teaching Yoga. You can always “bury your head in the sand” and hope that you are never involved in a legal battle. After all, what kind of a student would sue his or her Yoga teacher ...Do You Take Yours Trained or Untrained? If you ain’t pissing anyone off, you’re not doing anything worth while. Like religion and politics, martial arts are not for a lack of its zealots. Decide right now, you can either A. Continue to “sip the kool-aide” or B. Look to improve. One criticism about our training material is that it is simple and would work against some one who is untrai ...The Best Martial Art It is a very difficult task to determine which martial art is the best so first of all let’s take a look what a martial art exactly is and what not.The word “martial art” consists of 2 parts ; “martial” and “art” both of them are very important as you will see in the following lines in the determination of what a martial art exactly is. ...Win Fights Fast By Being A Big Fat Phony Did you know there is a way you (yes you) can beat even the savviest, quickest and toughest street fighters in the world...regardless of how much you know about fighting right now?A way that works even if you’ve never taken one single self defense lesson and even if your attacker has ten plus years of hard fighting experience under his be ...Why "Martial Arts" Can Get You Killed In A Real Fight On The Street One of the things you will never learn in the average dojo around the world is that, no matter how often you train a certain "technique", if it's complex -- if it's not "monkey simple" -- it will almost never work in a real life fight.And this has nothing to do with your intelligence, either. You can be the smartest guy in the world, and ...How to "Relax" During a Fight I received a returned video from a well meaning, but severely misguided, former customer. This is a rarity since over the past 2 plus years and hundreds upon hundreds of videos shipped; I can only count 3 returns. One was unopened, one included a note that the recipient thought the videos would be something else, but he intended to buy the rest ...Martial Arts - 7 Must Ask Questions Before You Start Training Thinking of taking Martial Arts? Choosing a Martial Arts school can be intimidating, but not if you do some research first. Knowing these nine questions to ask before you pick any school for yourself or your child will ensure a positive experience.1. Do you have belt test fees? And if so, how much are they? If they do, make sure you ask ...Krav Maga Explained Krav Maga is the official self defense and hand to hand combat system of Israel and is the most battle tested self defence and hand to hand combat system in the world today. The English translation of the Hebrew name means contact fight. The system was created and developed by Grand master Imi Sde-Or 1910-1998. Imi originally developed the syste ...Designing a Plan to Become a Yoga Teacher, Part 2 Many of the “quickly certified” Yoga teachers, come to a realization and later join other Yoga teacher programs to be re-educated, and re-certified again, because they, themselves, did not learn about contraindications, modifications, working with special populations (senior citizens, children, students with ailments, less flexible students, ha ...A Little History on Kung Fu More on Chinese Kung FuKung Fu a generic label used to describe the martial arts that come from China. Chinese kung fu is not only about fighting but about self discipline, self respect, humbleness and patience. What makes the Chinese martial arts unique is the use of meditation as part of their art. Also the many weapons they h ...
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