Archive for the ‘Defend’ Category
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How to Defeat 100 Opponents
I recall watching the movie Batman Begins where Bruce Wayne is having a conversation with Henri Ducard, his future Martial Arts instructor: “You know how to fight six men. We can teach you how to engage six hundred.” You might have seen the seminars where the Sensei fights 4 or 5 students at one time. [...]
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How to Fix a Potential Fight Before It Happens
There’s a general principle that seems to stand the test of time, and it goes like this: prevention is better than repair. Many of the disciplines within martial arts take on this attitude – in order to cultivate a true method of self-defense, the wise person lives a peaceful life of confidence and calmness. But [...]
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Most Realistic Weapons to Learn in the Martial Arts for Self-Defense
The most realistic weapons in the martial arts to learn are the knife, stick and chain as they represent the most common items found in the home or in the workplace. If for example, you learned the stick, you are also learning skills that can cross over to other commonly found items – like the [...]
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How to Use Ground Fighting to Stay OFF the Ground and Why
On the street – 80-90% of all fights end up on the ground. This is enough awareness to make the case for learning to fight on the ground and it is the fuel behind the cage fighting craze. The Gracie family started the UFC and dominated the cage fighting arena by having a training background [...]
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How to Read a Potential Combat Situation
Learning the martial arts doesn’t only teach you how to better understand your own body, it helps you to understand both your environment and your situation. A good martial artist is always keen on the situation he’s in, and being able to read things like body language and the lay of the land will help [...]
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How to Prevent an Attack Before It Happens
There is more to an attack than what you do once it’s happened to you. Prevention is the name of the game, and effective self-defense means you’ll avoid crisis situations when possible. This means that you have to be aware of yourself and your environment. Crimes aren’t always random – in fact, a lot of [...]
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How to Defend Yourself from a Grab
There are a variety of reasons to take a martial arts class – but one of the most frequent is to learn the art of self-defense. Even with all of the self-discipline you learn, being able to defend yourself can build up a great deal of self-confidence that doesn’t come through reading about martial arts. [...]
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Self-Defense Tips for Women
Let’s face it: we live in a world full of plenty of aggressive, larger men, and this world isn’t always friendly to women who appear to be vulnerable. That’s why it’s important for women – especially women who live in cities – to be adequately prepared for attacks. Learning martial arts is a step in [...]
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How to Use Your Body Weight in Martial Arts
Understanding martial arts can often feel like a study in physics – understanding leverage, force, momentum, and yes, body weight, can make the difference between someone who knows his stuff and someone who’s destined to stay at white belt forever. If you’re a Newtonian at heart (Force = mass times acceleration), then this article is [...]
