Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Back when I was a kid, both me and my brother used to love wooden swords. We would get them at the state fair every year. They were not the wooden practice swords that you see in martial art supply stores. They were actually pretty rudimentary weapons, but we both ...
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
Of all of the mixed martial arts tournaments that have arisen in the past few years, the ultimate fighting championship is perhaps the most well-known. Ultimate fighting is not exactly new thing, but it is a new incarnation of a type of competition that has gone on for centuries. Unlike ...
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
When I was a kid, I used to be a huge fan of the martial arts. Although my parents are pacifists and would not let me take karate with my friends, I used to dream of one day being some kind of samurai assassin. I knew all about the different ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Everyone on this planet should give some thought to self defense. This is naturally why so many people investigate a variety of martial arts and weapons. More than likely you've heard of common martial arts styles like tae kwon do, karate and kick boxing. However, there is a false notion ...
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
I used to always think that carrying a safety and security devices was a sign of paranoia. Every time I would see someone with a non lethal weapon, whether it was a stun gun, maize, pepper spray, or a baton, I would assume that they were paranoid and though that ...
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
Have you ever considered studying a martial art? Well, if you're like most people, you've probably given it some thought at some time or another in your life. After all, everyone wants to have a few martial arts techniques in their back pocket, just in case something should occur. However, ...
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
I was really surprised when my nephew said that he wanted martial arts shoes for his birthday. This isn’t because I didn’t know that he loved the sports. To be honest, that is all the boy talks about in conversation. However, I honestly didn’t know that martial arts shoes even ...
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
There is no area of the fighting arts that is more misunderstood or mythologized than martial arts pressure points. There are many people who claim that they know a certain kind of death touch. These martial arts masters believe that they can cause someone to die simply by tapping a ...
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
When I first began studying fighting, I completely discounted the value of good martial arts equipment. I believed that martial art supplies were unnecessary. I figure that if you had your fists, a nice gym to work out in, and a good teacher, you could get where you wanted. While ...
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
the history of Japanese martial arts, like the history of any martial art, is long and complicated and shrouded in mystery. The problem is that martial artists tend to embroidered their art forms with myths. Many of these martial arts are hundreds or thousands of years old anyway, so the ...
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