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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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Why It’s Important to have a Personal Code
In martial arts, one of the thing many students appreciate is the self-discipline that comes from trying to improve yourself. Many disciplines of martial arts work to instill this kind of self-respect in its students. But why is that so important, and why is having a personal “code” so great? After all, aren’t martial arts [...]
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Should You Take Up Kickboxing?
When most people think about kickboxing, they don’t necessarily view it as a martial art, but virtually any type of active, physical fighting skills that are developed do indeed count as “martial arts.” So what exactly separates kickboxing from the other popular martial arts you’ve heard of, such as karate or kung fu? The more [...]
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The Karate Primer: Understanding the Goals of Karate
If you’ve ever seen a movie fight sequence, there’s a good chance you already know what the public perception of “karate” looks like. A hand chop here, a punch and block there; essentially, it looks like choreographed dancing. But in reality, Karate is more than fighting well enough that you look good; it’s about understanding [...]
