Archive for the ‘Martial Arts’ Category
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The Five Most Important Mental Aspects of Martial Arts
As many great fighters know, a hand-to-hand combat situation isn’t always about speed or strength. It’s about one’s own beliefs, courage, skills, and discipline. If you’re looking to succeed in any one of the martial arts, or even a more popular sport like mixed martial arts, you have to win the interior battle before you [...]
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Five Impressive Facts About Judo
Many people have heard the word “judo,” but only know it as a martial art – how it is distinguished from the other martial arts isn’t clear to them. But those who study judo and other martial arts know that there is a great degree in difference between the fighting forms, and that judo is [...]
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Different Levels in Kickboxing
Kickboxing is a two millennium old sport having its real roots from Asian sub-continent. Over the years it has evolved as a very popular game across many other subcontinents including Asia. This sport being of high intensity, it has been transformed into many types based on involvement of different techniques due to safety reasons. Kickboxing [...]
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What Strategies Do Each of the Martial Arts Employ?
Many people who are interested in the martial arts often find themselves asking what kind of martial artist they would like to be. Do they enjoy striking, such as punching or kicking, or are they more of a grappler? Do they want to incorporate both in the form of Mixed Martial Arts, or do they [...]
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Different Levels in Kung Fu
Kung Fu is an ancient style of Chinese fighting that can be traced back to the Xia Dynasty – over 4000 years ago. It is believed to be developed by the Shaolin monks to protect themselves and to achieve strong mind and body discipline. The techniques became popular and evolved into more refined systems of [...]
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Understanding Confidence, Not Cockiness
In the world of martial arts, as with many other pursuits that involve a skill, people want to know the “tricks” right away. They want to know how to punch, how to block, and how to put their fist through a plate of wood. This is similar to an investor who’s just starting out and [...]
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How to Increase Your Self-Discipline Through Martial Arts
One of the primary reasons many people take martial arts isn’t necessarily for the self-confidence, but for that other hyphenated phrase, self-discipline. Self-discipline is one of the foundations for success: the ability to get yourself to do something you don’t necessarily want to do because of the desire for comfort can be very important. That’s [...]
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Five Etiquette Tips for the Dojo
For the undisciplined who sign up for martial arts in order to gain greater self-control and awareness, etiquette around the dojo often comes as a surprise. But don’t forget that the word “martial” in “martial arts” refers to war – the art of war. Martial arts dojos are like miniature barracks that help people train [...]
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Is Martial Arts the Ideal Hobby?
When someone asks you what your hobbies are, what do you respond with? Some people hate to answer the question, and it’s no wonder why: their best response is “Uh…playing XBox 360?” Hey, nothing against video games, but sometimes you have to get out of the house in order to realize the full benefits of [...]
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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. [...]
