The first thing you are going to have to overcome is the idea that it takes decades to learn such arts as Tai Chi Chuan or Pa Kua Chang or Aikido. Look, the army makes soldiers in three months, and that includes some high tech stuff. And, when you add up the actual hours spent on that college course, it doesn't take that long to make a scientist or mathematician.The idea that it takes long stretches of time is something that has been taught to us...more
Reaction time is one of the biggest and baddest, if not the biggest and baddest, scams ever foisted upon human beings. The idea that you must wait for somebody else to move before taking action is a trick of a blinded mind, and will get you killed. The whole concept, and I dont care if you are a practitioner of Hung Gar or Wing Chun or Shotokan or whatever, is designed to make you a victim.Now, the problem is that this concept of reaction time...more
When you learn real martial arts fighting, there are certain truths about how to survive. One of the truths is that the human mental apparatus doesn't usually work well when it is getting bashed, and survival mode kicks in. Fighters who survive by the amount of adrenaline kicked in would have you believe that this is the point of it all, but it is not, it is the worst thing that could happen.As a species we don't have claws, or jaws, or quills, or smells, or any particular characteristic that would help us survive, except the mind. It is the mind that creates invention, it is the mind that adapts to survive. It is this thing called a mind that we must enhance if we are to reach our full potential as humans, and as humans on the fighting level.One must control fighting distances, by controlling distances we have choice as to what weapon we can use. The way to do this is to attach a string from your belt to his, and practice moving so that the string stays stretched but never breaks. Now, practice moving in this manner, and within a short time your body will move in concert with the other persons body because it likes the fact of harmony.We must control the fact of the leg movements....more
I'm going to tell you something that is easy, but which will open your mind, in this article. I am going to tell you how to make your martial art of Karate into Kung fu. And, of course, you should be able to make your martial art of Kung Fu into Karate.The fact of the matter is that Karate, and this is commonly known, developed from Kung fu. For...more
El golf es un deporte clsico pero el mundo de los equipos de golf est siempre en constante evolucin, introduciendo nuevos productos y nuevas marcas que revolucionan el mercado continuamente. Si quiere dar la talla con su equipo y estar al da respecto a lo ltimo en equipamientos de golf, ropa y accesorios, simplemente tiene que visitar regularmente...more
Author: Ben Strauss In choosing a martial art style to practice for self defence there are a number of fighting arts that have been modified to accomodate the modalities of enthusiasts who flock to martial art schools and self defence seminars. most of these programs are configured in haste to meet the demand and as a result are not fit for real life self defence.Below is a list of Familiar martial arts that are most suited for those that want to learn self defence. If you are interested in taking martial arts so that you can learn self defence and get your body in fighting shape these styles of martial arts will be best for you to consider.Sport karate: Sport karat is one popular styles of karate in america. It is a blending of several different more traditional martial arts styles to make one cohesive style. Because this sport has a lot of appeal, a self defense component has been included and it has become well suited to this blend of martial arts.Aikido: is a traditional martial art style that developed withself defence in mind. this martial art style focuses on teaching how to use an attackers enegy against him. In aikido you will learn how to redirect an attack against...more
The fighting arts of the Philippines were influenced by many different cultures and migrants. There are at least 3 very clear martial influences to the Filipino fighting arts: Indonesian Pencak Silat, Malaysian Silat Melayu, and Chinese (Hakka)...more
Today many people are keen to learn martial arts and it is a sport form which is much in demand now. In ancient times it was just practiced as an art form and not many people patronized it. However, things have significantly altered today and...more
Old guy knocks a young guy on his fanny! Thatll make a headline, eh? So what bit of martial knowledge did the old guy know that would enable him to take out a young guy so easy squeezy?The old guy, having studied the martial arts for a number of...more
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art that focuses on grappling, ground fighting as well as street fighting techniques that are important for self-defense. It is different from other martial arts such as karate and judo that focus on hitting and...more
There is a tremendous amount of interest in what Matrixing Technology is. It is pretty obvious that Matrixing is going to be the next phenomena in the martial arts. It is pretty obvious that Matrixing is going to sweep the world and provide...more
In the martial arts, I don't care if it is mma, Pa Kua Chang, Shotokan, or whatever, there are three key ingredients. These three ingredients are what makes an art an art, and they are why people study the arts. Oddly, one of the ingredients is...more