Archive for the ‘Defend’ Category
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
