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said to have told stud http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Tai_Chi_from_the_ground_up.html I was an oddity in my class for several reasons I was 48 years old a female a Westerner with white hair and blue eyes and I understood very little of the language But I was welcomed into the tai http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TAI_CHI_IN_KOREA.html What would you do if you suddenly found yourself facing a psychopath set on tearing you apart with his bare hands What if he wasnt alone What if your wife and kids were standing next to you Obviou http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TAI_MANTIS_KUNG_FU.html Whenever I introduce Taijiquan and Qigong to a new audience invariably I am asked the question What is the difference between Taijiquan and Qigong I would go through with my audience a list of at http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TAIJIQUAN_AND_THE_QI_CONNECTION.html Taijiquan is a major division of the traditional Chinese Wushu and has a recorded history of some 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Chuan Tai Chi Boxing For Easterners particularly Chinese this MAY not be an issue Tai Chi Chuan is deeply rooted as part of the Chinese culture It is http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Things_to_know_about_learning_Tai_Chi_Chuan_Tai_Chi_Boxing.html In late October last year I visited Germany for two days private training with Tian Liyang a Taoist Monk from Wudang Mountain who was teaching a number of courses in the country This unique and pr http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Tian_Liyang_Taoist_Monk_by_Ronnie_Robinson.html Ask any martial artist to name two styles that revolve around kicking and chances are he will say Taekwondo and Thai boxing Both arts are renowned for their repertoire of effective leg techniques http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TNT.html Your reaction time was perfect Your techniques were performed with skill and precision Youre standing up and two others are lying unconscious on the ground All you can think is I failed Instea 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and she certainly did stand out Its amazing how starkly obvious the gender differences are in a ring environment In the general flow of life in an industrialised society men and women are mixed and merged t http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Boys_will_be_Boys_or_Why_Men_Love_to_Fight.html I had twentyfive boys at the fight club tonight twentyfive boys and one girl and she certainly did stand out Its amazing how starkly obvious the gender differences are in a ring environment In the general flow of life in an industrialised society men and women are mixed and merged t http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Boys_will_be_Boys_or_Why_Men_Need_to_Fight.html To say that practitioners of Brazilian jujutsu have honed their grappling skills into a fine art is to state the obvious Because of them nearly everyone in the martial arts worldespecially those who follow mixedmartial arts competitionnow possesses at least a rudimentary understanding of t 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legacy of his teachings evolve and make their way into the fabric of Los Angeles culture in 1998 A kungfu school in the shadows of Hollywood Chinese remedies in the window and on the count http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Buck_Sam_Kong_Tames_the_Tiger.html Dynamic powerful fluid and almost limitless when it comes to techniques Thats how budobased sparring has been described Its a form of combat training that can really knock your socks off no matter what style of karate you happen to be studying or what your goals are Budobased sparr http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/BUDO_SPARRING.html Do not believe that practicing by rote 123etc type responses to street attacks is a viable or particularly useful training exercise Example He does this I do that For attack A I use Defense A Realize that in a street fight there are far too many variables too many contingencie http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/ByRote_Combinations.html Note I wrote this essay regarding the development of Tekkenryu jujutsu However I think it is applicable for all methods of self defense It may also explain why martial arts are the way they are Catholic by definition means universal or broad minded I could pull out STACKS of http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Catholic_Self_Defense.html Its past midnight when you leave the party The street is dark and quiet except for the muted sounds of laughter and rock music You dont see him as you cross the street but the instant you reach your car a man darts out from behind a van and grabs your arm What do you do While you coul http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/CDT.html Shaolin Temple Fighting Monk Shi Guolin with me for the following interview in the summer of 1996 before my pilgrimage to the 1500 yearold Henan China Shaolin Temple in June 1997 At the time I was troubled about the rising controversy and confusion concerning the authenticity of todays Shaoli 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invariably I am asked the question What is the difference between Taijiquan and Qigong I would go through with my audience a list of attributes for Taijiquan and then Qigong We would look at the similarities and the differences betwee http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TAIJIQUAN_AND_THE_QI_CONNECTION.html Taijiquan is a major division of the traditional Chinese Wushu and has a recorded history of some three hundred years During the early 1950s the State Commission for Physical Culture and Sports of China published the simplified set of Taiji Boxing consisting of 24 Forms This simplified for http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TAIJIQUAN_DEVELOPMENT.html What is defense It is a countermeasure to aggression an act of protection from danger Robert Anthony Bussey More than ever women are afraid for their safety and are taking measures to conquer their fears against the mounting problem of abuse and hostile threat For over a quarter o 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issue and connection and the mindintent to strengthen the body around the parameters which comprise the unique system of the physical side of internal strength Absolute relaxation is used while peng and wholebody connection are maintained To the o http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Basic_Components_of_Standing_Posture_Practice.html Last spring I visited Jet Li on the set of The One They were shooting nights in an old abandoned factory south of Los Angeles Rusty water dripped paint was peeling off the ancient pipes I even had to wear a hardhat Not a good hair day When I came in Jet and Corey Yuen his action choreographe http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Big_Jet_Li_Interview.html In June 1992 a group of prominent Chinese martial arts leaders met in San Francisco to discuss the possibility of establishing a national governing body for Chinese martial arts in the United States After a year of public backslapping and private bickering the United States of America 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backgrounds come together and have one thing in common TRAINING At the Dojo http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Dojo.html Seventhdegree black belt Dominick A Giacobbe knows a little something about free fighting The owner and chief instructor of the 30yearold Tang Soo Karate Academy in Pine Hill New Jersey has trained in the Korean art of tang soo do for 36 years During that time hes educated more than 1000 http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Evolution_of_Tang_Soo_Do_Fighting.html From ancient times a sword was not just a weapon of selfdefense A good sword has always been a priceless treasure The emperor would make presentations of special swords called shang fang bao jian These imperial weapons represented the authority of the son of heaven and were essentially a licens http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Feng_Shui_of_Sword_Display.html Learning taijiquan is in principle similar to educating oneself progressing from primary to university level where 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more detailed history of the Shaolin Temple can be found throughout the different Shaolin articles in this issue However we present you here with a capsulized version of the Temples past 1500 years to better contextualize the multifaceted story of Shaolin Ed http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Story_of_Shaolin.html A man walks into a bar A funny old guy sees that hes looking blue so he asks Whats troubling you lad The man sighs My name is Lu Yen and Ive failed the examinations twice Tomorrow is my last chance to succeed but I have little hope The old mans eyes sparkle as he replies Come wit http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Sword_and_the_Chalice.html I have been a student of the 2000 yearold art of tang soo do for almost 33 yearsand an instructor for nearly 27 of those 33 I have always endeavored to learn as much as I could about the art and its origin and in that quest I have heeded the advice of my first teacher Jae Chul Shin To learn 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should be expert in 18 kinds of weapons The meaning further breaks down to 9 short weapons and http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Weapons_of_Choy_Lay_Fut.html What is Tai Chi Chuan If you are surprised that Tai Chi Chuan is a martial art the following short explanation may be illuminating In Chinese the term Tai Chi Chuan means Cosmos Kungfu Tai Chi or The Grand Ultimate is the Chinese term for the cosmos Chuan is the short form of Chua http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Wonders_of_Tai_Chi_Chuan.html Two thousand and three marks the fourth year of the Abbacy of Venerable Shi Yongxin He is Shaolins 30th Abbot bearer of the long robe and bowl of his predecessor Venerable Abbot Shi Xingzheng If you do the math thirty abbots in 1500 years doesnt quite add up especially since few held Shaolin http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_World_Heritage_of_Shaolin.html Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight My goodness and my fortress my high tower and my deliverer my shield and he in whom I trust who subdueth my people under me Psalm 144 Do you do s http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Theres_Nothing_Quite_So_Glorious_as_a_Good_Fight_With_Your_.html Things to know about learning Tai Chi Chuan Tai Chi Boxing For Easterners particularly Chinese this MAY not be an issue Tai Chi Chuan is deeply rooted as part of the Chinese culture It is known to almost everyone what Tai Chi Chuan is all about Note there I said MAY not be an issue http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Things_to_know_about_learning_Tai_Chi_Chuan_Tai_Chi_Boxing.html In late October last year I visited Germany for two days private training with Tian Liyang a Taoist Monk from Wudang Mountain who was teaching a number of courses in the country This unique and privileged opportunity was kindly arranged for me by his host and translator in Germany Marianne Her 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been a lot of talk about a martial arts television network recently Cable networks offer all sorts of specialized channels like golf soccer health military and Asian programming with an estimated 217 million martial arts practitioners in America alone a martial arts channel seems a n http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Turn_on_the_Martial_Arts_Channel.html Some years ago Adrian Chief Roman already wellknown within kenpo karate circles began working on a fighting system to honor his native Choctaw people and indeed all American Indians He faced more than a few challenges He knew that the Indians were great fighters in terms of archery l http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TUSHKAHOMA.html Because the internal martial arts use the body length to structurally convey the solidity of the ground to the hands the middle of the body is the best controlling and directing area Although the translation usually comes out waist the area referred to indicates the musculature and spine 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fads have come and gone but still Hoban is there steadfast is his belief in his art and http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/WAY_OF_PEACE.html Since Bruce Lees almost perfect Kung Fu filmEnter the Dragon that forgets the plot and concentrates purely on mindbending action Hollywood has become more and more fascinated by martial arts and has included them into movie scripts more often than not It seems that no matter what the subject o http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Way_of_the_Movie_Mogul.html You know you have weighted err waited more than enough So you decide to get yourself started on some weight loss programs and regimens In all likelihood you would draft yourself with the ones that promise you surehit quick weight loss tips So you sweat and strain with your chosen weight http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Weight_Loss_Customize_Personalize_Spice_Up.html A lot if you value your physical health Tae Kwon Do is Korean Karate It means The Way of the Hand and Foot punching and kicking There are basically four sections to the art Toning Sparring Forms and Self Defense It is a well rounded exercise program that encompasse http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/What_has_Tae_Kwon_Do_Got_to_Do_With_Your_Health.html So often it is those apparently insignificant things that can be important like a smile from a stranger or a compliment from a friend that little ingredient that can brighten a day In the same vein it is often the seemingly little lessons that can be gained from the study of Tai Chi that m http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/What_Ive_Learned_from_Tai_Chi.html So often it is those apparently insignificant things that can be important like a smile from a stranger or a compliment from a friend that little ingredient that can brighten a day In the same vein it is often the seemingly little lessons that can be gained from the study of Tai Chi that m http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/What_Ive_Learned_from_Tai_Chi.html Who Created Tai Chi Chuan Tai Chi Boxing I have read a number of books articles and novels and have watched movies and television series that touched on the origins of Tai Chi Chuan Tai Chi Boxing and the question Who Created Tai Chi Chuan made me concern very much Altho http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Who_Created_Tai_Chi_Chuan_Tai_Chi_Boxing.html First Love For many years I was very busy studying and practicing tai chi chuan without ever really asking myself the question Why do I practice tai chi chuan I had simply fallen in love with it during a martial arts exhibition in New York City After spending hours watching the most splendid http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Why_do_we_practice_Tai_Chi_Chuan.html Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly I do not fight like a man beating the air No I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others I myself will not be disqualified for the prize 1 c Corin 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least understood elements of WingTsun kung fu Few experts around the world have mastered its form or fighting techniques let alone http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/WingTsuns_Devastating_Long_Pole.html A popular debate focuses on whether women should practice the martial arts and if they do whether they have any real hope of defending themselves against a man This is far from a trivial discussion If the techniques taught in martial arts classes do not function when an average woman trie http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/WOMAN_VS_MAN.html Women In The Martial Arts by Anita Wilson 1st Lady Assistant to Sensei Henry Ellis Ellis Schools of Traditional Aikido I was born in West London in 1963 my father was very involved in the martial arts and a dan grade in Karate he was also a dealer in ancient Japanese http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Women_in_The_Martial_Arts.html Womens self defense issues are constantly in the news and a hot topic for conversations It seems that everyone from police officers to karate instructors has his or her own philosophy and theories about the hows and whys of self defense for women and girls The truth is though that man http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Womens_SelfDefense__Why_Most_Programs_Are_Wrong.html I fear not the man who practices 10000 techniques once but the man who practices one technique 10000 times holds my respect The gist of that old Chinese saying is obvious The key to reaching the highest levels of any martial art is practice Only by executing thousands of repeti http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/WOODEN_WARRIOR.html The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the richest communities for Chinese martial arts in the United States In the nineties this area hosted several wellestablished kung fu tournaments promoted by respected traditional grandmasters like Lily Lau and Tat Mau Wong UC Berkeleys tournament was in t http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Wushu_Conquers_the_Golden_Gate.html Past Present and Future A former allaround wushu champion of China Hu Jianqiang is probably best known to kung fu fans from his prominent film roles acting alongside Li Lianjie Jet Li in The Shaolin Temple series and in Sonny Chibas Shogun An awardwinning film and television fight scene c http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Wushu_Star_of_Zhejiang_and_Shaolin_Temple.html For every follower of Shaolin kung fu there is an experience that sets you on the path It may have been passed on to you by your family It may have been after you got into your first real fight For my generation it was often after we saw our first kung fu movie When we heard Bruce Lee yell or http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/WuTang_Clans_RZA_and_his_Sifu_Shaolin_Monk_Shi_Yan_Ming.html Xian Gao is a multifaceted talent Martial artist kungfu movie star and teacher he also has considerable cinematic experience as a choreographer and trainer Lately you might have seen him in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon What Gao considers most important however is to live think and breath t http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Xian_Gao_Kungfus_Crouching_Tiger.html t is widely believed throughout the world that there are two forces at work Light and Dark Hard and Soft Good and Evil Yin and Yang One can never exist without the other The Chinese believe that the universe is a vast oneness with every part of it being related to and dependent on every http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Yin_and_Yang__Universal_Balance.html And yet that statement is full of political implications In recent decades there has been a push to emphasize the equality of men and women and to break down the barriers that have kept women from fully participating in traditionally maledominated areas of life and employment But to say that men http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/YIN_VS_YANG.html You probably all know the three famous internal martial arts Taijiquan Tai Chi Chuan Baguazhang Pa Kua Chang and Xingyiquan Hsing I Chuan But now there is a new kid on the block of Internal Martial Arts Yiquan I Chuan Mind or Intent Boxing that has been steadily gaining popularity i http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Yiquan__Karel_Koskuba.html Ive tried many forms of exercise weightlifting martial arts swimming running and so on But theres one form of exercise I started doing about 3 months ago thats proved to be an unbelievable workout boxing Now I dont mean with sparring gear on getting hit in the head http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/You_Have_To_Try_This_Workout.html Publishing Guidelines You are welcome to publish this article in its entirety electronically or in print free of charge as long as you include my full signature file Please send a courtesy link or email where you publish to secuoneaolcom Thank you Personal Protection Issues 2004 Gary L Cunningham CPO All Rights Reserved Worldwide In todays society one never kn 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Over the years Ive had the opportunity to study with scores of selfdefense instructors A few were good but most were not Only a handful really understood the difference between combat and sport between reality and fantasy Peyton Quinn exists in that small percentage of experts who truly understand the realities of street combat A seasoned martial artist he has 38 years of experien http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/3_DAYS_IN_THE_REAL_WORLD.html Korean martial artists call it jayu dae ryeon Its name which translates as simply free sparring falls somewhat short of conveying all the intricacies that play out on the competition floor and all the strategies that run through the head of the successful practitioner It also fails to hint at the preparation that must be done before engaging in it and it definitely fails to communicate all http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/4_TANG_SOO_DO_SPARRING_TECHNIQUES.html The two fullcontact fighters faced each other They wore no gloves footgear or pads They were armed only with karatewith their empty hands The rules set few limits on this most brutal type of competition Crippling shin kicks to the thighs fullforce instep kicks to the head bonebreaking punches to the ribs and bodyall of it tested a mans technique speed and power But even more importa http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/4TH_ELEMENT.html Ask any martial artist which styles have the best kicks and chances are he or she wont hesitate before naming a few Korean arts Although taekwondo tang soo do hapkido and kuk sool may immediately come to mind modern farang mu sul also falls into the footfetish category And as you will see it possesses some of the most uncommon yet practical low kicks ever devised Those kicks do http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/5_LOW_KICKS_FROM_KOREA.html It is welldocumented that Bruce Lee taught different ideas about the martial arts during different phases of his personal development Consequently his methods are often categorized as being associated with the Seattle phase the Oakland phase or the Los AngelesChinatown phase of his evolution Also it is generally understood that his private students often received instruction which differed http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/5_WAYS_OF_ATTACK.html Over the next couple of days I will writing an article of the history of PreWWII Japanese JujitsuJudo I wasnt sure where to start but here I am so lets get started Im going to start with H Irving Hancock who in the early 1900s wrote several books on the history of Japanese physical training Jujitsu I will start with his book Japanese Physical Training written in 1903 P http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/A_Beginning_History_of_Old_School_Jujutsu__Part_1.html Archaeological discovers show that the Chinese civilisation began in the valleys of the Yellow and Yangtze rivers which fits with the legends of China where its history begins Unlike other cultures it owes its existance not to gods but to three very wise men These men are said to have brought chances through invention that transformed the Chinese from a primative soceity to a highly civilised http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/A_Brief_History_of_China.html Most martial artists know that savate is the official fighting art of France but beyond that they would probably be hardpressed to recite any details about the style Thats unfortunate because it possesses a long and distinguished history that makes it a valuable addition to the culture of the world martial arts community This article presented in the form of an easytodigest list of http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/A_BRIEF_HISTORY_OF_SAVATE.html Tatami interlocking floor mats are presented by InterlockingFloorMatcom This Tatami mat is new generation and comfortable flooring for Yoga Martial Arts and Exercise Schools Most of Yoga Martial Arts Karate Judo Childcare Centers Fitness and Exercise centers require a comfortable and safe flooring environment 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Four Relocating and Leaving the HUT Q DW Sensei You told me earlier that this was around the time you got married and moved away from the HUT and the locality Could you expand on this time A SE Yes After I married I moved to Basingstoke in Hampshire My work involved a lot of traveling as I was working on the drilling rigs drilling for Gas in http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Aikido_The_Derek_Eastman_Sensei_Biography_Part_Four.html Part Three QDW With all the years of hard training and instruction going up through the kyu grades what was the final path to your first dan ASE I was always fortunate that not only did I receive personal instruction and guidance directly from Sensei Williams and my own Sensei and all the dan grades previously mentioned I also think that being assistant instructor to the http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Aikido_The_Derek_Eastman_Sensei_Biography_Part_Three.html Few martial arts possess the aura of effortless motion that is aikido Fewer still 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been tremendous The Incline Village Nevadabased instructor is so in demand across the United States that his list of seminar engagements keeps him on the road up to 40 weeks out of the year Hundreds of schools are incorporating cane techniques into their curriculum and http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/BIG_BROTHER.html When a man can tow a truck with his genitals thats all anyone ever really remembers about him Its a hard act to follow What could possibly be more extreme Iron crotch is the rarest of disciplines and anyone who masters it is an exceptional practitioner Grandmaster Tu JinSheng is undeniably exceptional but hes exceptional even if you overlook his truck towing skills Tu has a lot of irons http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Bigger_Longer_Harder.html In the three centuries prior to the 1600s Japan existed in a state of turmoil The various arts of war were defined and refined in training halls and battlegrounds from one end of the island nation to the other In 1575 the combined armies of Oda Nobunaga and Ieyasu Tokugawa used firearms against the heavy cavalry of the Takada clan killing 15000 of them In 1588 Emperor Hideyoshi ordere http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Birth_of_Judo.html A few days ago I was sitting at my terrace with some friends talking about the warrior ways whilst having a glass of wine I like to have a good glass of wine now and then and especially when it is a Spanish red wine I was looking at the colour of the wine in the glass and appreciating the different aromas of it I realized that black belts instructors are much like wine and most st http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Black_Belts_And_Good_Wine.html About four years ago Carl recommended we start using the Bogu during our kumite sparring practice This method was developed in Okinawa and then found its way into mainland Japan and eventually to the US where only a few clubs still do this And even in those clubs only a few members do it I know there is other equipment out there that looks similar and I have used most of whats availabl http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Bogu_Training.html I had twentyfive boys at the fight club tonight twentyfive boys and one girl and she certainly did stand out Its amazing how starkly obvious the gender differences are in a ring environment In the general flow of life in an industrialised society men and women are mixed and merged together in their daily routines doing the same sorts of work taking on the same sorts of responsib http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Boys_will_be_Boys_or_Why_Men_Love_to_Fight.html I had twentyfive boys at the fight club tonight twentyfive boys and one girl and she certainly did stand out Its amazing how starkly obvious the gender differences are in a ring environment In the general flow of life in an industrialised society men and women are mixed and merged together in their daily routines doing the same sorts of work taking on the same sorts of responsib http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Boys_will_be_Boys_or_Why_Men_Need_to_Fight.html To say that practitioners of Brazilian jujutsu have honed their grappling skills into a fine art is to state the obvious Because of them nearly everyone in the martial arts worldespecially those who follow mixedmartial arts competitionnow possesses at least a rudimentary understanding of the basic positions of ground fighting including the guard the mount and the side control S http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/BRAZILIAN_JUJUTSU_PRIMER.html Breathe Your Way To Healthier Life I dont have the time to exercise I am busy How can I spend 10 or 15 minutes to just sit there closing my eyes and meditate I dont have the room to do this I cant stretch like that At that specific time Im not available Do all the above sound familiar to most people who want to stay heal http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Breathe_Your_Way_To_Healthier_Life__5_Simple_Steps_of_Tai_C.html British Aikido Board acronym BAB or Bad at Budo this is the governing body for Aikido in the UK In the UK we have a governing body for each of the martial arts the governing body should oversee itss particular art and protect it and its members as well as the ancient traditions There is a universal problem within the martial arts of IwannaBeAmaster brigade of so called teachers who eit http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/British_Aikido_Board_Controversy.html The British Aikido Board Disastrous National Nepotism Seminar 2004 99 Students By Henry Ellis BAB Founder member now resigned For many years The British Aikido Board BAB have shown no interest whatsoever in the true history of British Aikido to be fair to the BAB they have shown a great deal of interest and support for the false history of British Aikido for which the http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/British_Aikido_Board_National_Nepotism_Seminar.html BRUCE LEE Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco November 27 1940 in the hour and the year of the dragon He was born Lee Jun Fan to parents Grace and Lee Hoi Chuen a famous Chinese actor on tour with a Chinese Opera troupe when their son came into the world The senior Lees acting talent passed down to a young Bruce Lee who began appearing in Hong Kong films when he was about six years old http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Bruce_Lees_Biography.html JKD Freelance Dummy Sets and Jun Fan Wing Chun Dummy Sets at the Inosanto Academy Today It is widely known that Bruce Lee studied Wing Chun Gung Fu under Yip Man when he was in Hong Kong and then later did research on other styles and systems to formulate Jun Fan Gung Fu JFGF and later called it Jeet Kune Do JKD JFGF is a base system of progression of JKD and Bruce Lee was known to pract http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Bruce_Lees_Wooden_Dummy_Sets.html Bringing the Gung Gee Fook Fu into 2000 What would Wong Fei Hung have thought had he been able to see the legacy of his teachings evolve and make their way into the fabric of Los Angeles culture in 1998 A kungfu school in the shadows of Hollywood Chinese remedies in the window and on the counter a copy of a new book with the Gung Gee Fook Fu set and applications in Chinese English German http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Buck_Sam_Kong_Tames_the_Tiger.html Dynamic powerful fluid and almost limitless when it comes to techniques Thats how budobased sparring has been described Its a form of combat training that can really knock your socks off no matter what style of karate you happen to be studying or what your goals are Budobased sparring is a key component of budobased karate says Joe Mirza Its versatile because its effective http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/BUDO_SPARRING.html Do not believe that practicing by rote 123etc type responses to street attacks is a viable or particularly useful training exercise Example He does this I do that For attack A I use Defense A Realize that in a street fight there are far too many variables too many contingencies Uncle Murphy rules the roost Terrain weather injuries any number of unforeseen deficits is on http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/ByRote_Combinations.html Note I wrote this essay regarding the development of Tekkenryu jujutsu However I think it is applicable for all methods of self defense It may also explain why martial arts are the way they are Catholic by definition means universal or broad minded I could pull out STACKS of manuals syllabuses films and related research material that cover an ENTIRE range of unarmed com http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Catholic_Self_Defense.html Its past midnight when you leave the party The street is dark and quiet except for the muted sounds of laughter and rock music You dont see him as you cross the street but the instant you reach your car a man darts out from behind a van and grabs your arm What do you do While you could use any number of martial arts techniques to extricate yourself you need to be careful because in http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/CDT.html Shaolin Temple Fighting Monk Shi Guolin with me for the following interview in the summer of 1996 before my pilgrimage to the 1500 yearold Henan China Shaolin Temple in June 1997 At the time I was troubled about the rising controversy and confusion concerning the authenticity of todays Shaolin monks at the Shaolin Temple and so I asked my Chinese wife Li to help me interview the venerabl http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Chan_Buddhism_and_Shaolin_Martial_Arts.html Ever since I first saw an old 1950s photograph of a Shanghai man lifting three bricks tied to his private parts I was fascinated by the Daoist Qigong exercise called Tie Dang Gong Iron Crotch Qigong At the time I wondered why anyone would subject himself to such a torture and what for I was told by the owner of the photograph that it was a secret Daoist technique taught only to the 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http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Chen_Taijiquan_The_Ultimate_Grappling_Art.html Chen Xiaowang grandson of the famous Chen Fake is recognized as the presentday keeper of Chen style taijiquan In this rare interview master Chen reveals the true history of his familys style It is not very often one comes across a genuine kungfu master In my 20 years of searching the world over especially in China for a true teacher I can honestly say I have not met more than si http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/CHEN_XIAOWANG__KEEPER_OF_THE_TAIJI_SECRETS.html Chen Jia Gou the birthplace of Chen style taijiquan seems unassuming surrounded by cornfields and fertile farming land You can walk the dusty main street in perhaps ten minutes and take in both the village shacks and the more grand old stone houses belonging to descendents of the towns main family the Chen clan But the qi that has soaked into the dust for over twenty generations gives the v 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most participants Romes Fourth World Championships marked a milestone in their athletic careers But for Yuan Wen Qing who won his last gold medal before finally retiring from wushu competition it marked the end of an era And so it did for us as well As someone once put it Yuan Wen Qing is like the Michael Jordan of China There where martial arts is an http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Chinas_Brightest_Star.html CHOOSING A SELF DEFENSE MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL A PARENTS GUIDE Daddy I want to take Karate Mommy Jimmy on the bus hit me again today There are many reasons why parents want to sign their children up for Self Defense or Martial Arts classes Once you have made the decision now you are faced with many different options and questions What style How much does it cost Is my http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/CHOOSING_A_SELF_DEFENSE__MARTIAL_ARTS_SCHOOL_A_PARENTS_GUI.html Every day new martial arts are born and other disappear They look so different yet so alike When 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grossmotor skills may be all youre capable of It must be easy to learn and easy to use without warning in any environment One of the figures who shaped that notion of closequarters combat was Lt Col William E Fa http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/CLOSE_COMBAT.html The martial arts as we know them would be a mere codification of techniques designed to destroy the human body were it not for their philosophical teachings Every modern style thats worth its salt coexists with such a morality in fact many practitioners believe thats the reason the arts have survived into the 21st century The philosophical code espoused by isshinryu karate is not sup http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/CODE_OF_ISSHINRYU.html If someone were to mention Benny Urquidezs name chances are youd envision a 5foot6inch dynamo with the most powerful punching and kicking skills in the world If youre into competition you might recall that he owns a spectacular 580 professional record that was compiled on 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that gives people something they can relate tomore than saying Its an exercise Its similar to the wax on wax off stuff from the Karate Kid movie Rather than teaching people kicking punching and forms that are set Rob Moses developed this whole program that gets people to use their imagination while maintaining free but purposeful movement The http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/SECRETS_OF_9_PALMS_PRAYING_MANTIS.html SECRETS OF ANCIENT KUNG FU SOLVE MODERN FITNESS PROBLEM Finally the gap between intense martial arts aerobics and soft soothing exercise programs which elongate the muscles such as yoga and Pilates has been bridged A martial arts aerobic has been created that has the intensity and an extreme workout like the popular kick boxing type programs but with a soft fluid motion that is natural to http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/SECRETS_OF_ANCIENT_KUNG_FU_SOLVE_MODERN_FITNESS_PROBLEM.html As a child in Chen Village China in the 1930s life for him was hard Sickly 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come to be referred to as the Classics then we have lesser wr http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Sex_and_Drugs_and_Tai_Chi_Chuan.html In days of old graduation from Shaolin Temple required more than just snatching a pebble from the masters hand Every Shaolin aspirant had to pass the exit examination a brutal rite of passage where he had to fight his way through the senior Shaolin monks known as Dashanmen literally fighting mountain gate Its not clear when Shaolin stopped implementing Dashanmen but theres evidence http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Shaolin_Monk_Shi_Decheng_on_What_Makes_a_Monk.html Buddhism and martial arts are one If you find this paradoxical it is only your preconceptions that make it so On the surface the peaceful bliss associated with Buddhism seems incongruent to the art of killing But the martial arts are not just about killing And Buddhism penetrates all arts including the martial ones Consider the fact that the two most prominent founders of 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a young samurai approached a revered teacher of swordsmanship and begged acceptance as a student You must do everything I ask of you without question the teacher warned The samurai agreed Hai the teacher said Go to the dojo and walk along the edge of the tatami by placing one foot in front of the other Perplexed the samurai did as he was told but after a week of http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/SIXTH_SENSE.html If someone says the word kung fu what images leap to mind Bruce Lees cinematic fists of fury dispatching dozens of Japanese bad guys Jet Lis balletlike dance of carnage executed as he flies through the air with the greatest of ease and sends his opponents crashing to their knees Dancing paper lions and colorful silk costumes Exotic weapons and graceful highkicking forms Because the pu http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/SLAMMIN_SHUAI_CHIAO.html Tokio Hirano 19221993 8th Dan The Man Who Revolutionized Judo By Jim Chen MD and Theodore Chen Hirano 7th Dan At Age 42 Tokio Hirano 55 75 kg obtained Godan 5th dan at age 19 is perhaps the greatest Judo technician of all time He is probably the best known Japanese Judoka in Europe In 1952 Hirano went to teach Judo in Europe Within six years he had accumulated http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/So_You_Think_You_Train_Hard.html Living in the Shaolin Temple Wushu School at the age of eight was a memorable year in Chen Leis life As a young child Chen Lei loved Chinese Martial Arts and watched Chinese Kung Fu movies whenever he had the chance With this special interest in mind when his father saw an advertisement for the Shaolin Temple Wushu School he asked Chen Lei if would like to attend Chen Lei was delighted His http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/So_You_ant_to_be_a.html If you want to develop goaloriented discipline heightened concentration and superlative awareness you dont do it by thinking deep thoughts You do it by attempting something physical The martial arts exemplify this when 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http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Stormriders__Hong_Kongs_Latest_Kungfu_Extravaganza_Breaks_.html As the story goes a kenpo instructor went hunting with a friend After a few hours the friend brought down a deer but the men couldnt be sure if it was a clean kill or not They went to inspect the animal and the friend knelt down for a closer look Suddenly the deer lashed out in its death throes and slammed a hoof into the hunters throat killing him instantly Needless to say the kenpo ins http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/STRATEGIC_DEFENSE.html Just about every expert in the ADD field will tell you that exercise is one of the best ADD management strategies there is According to the book Delivered from Distraction When a person exercises she sets in motion a cascade of events that her brain loves She sends more blood to her brain With more blood comes more oxygen Exercise also stimulates the release of a plethora of nutrient 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handtohand combat on the street the key to ensuring your survival is having quick and decisive reflexes In most circumstances thinking is a luxury you will not have for predators strike hard and fast and usually when you are at your weakest Therefore any strategies or methods designed to help you protect yourself in an encounter must be ingrained at the reflex level http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/SUPREME_STRATEGY.html A 29yearold woman was attacked while running along a beach in San Diego California when a naked 190pound man unexpectedly jumped out from behind a bush The assailant managed to wrestle the female onto her back After several seconds of struggling the woman took a deep breath Mistaking her subsequent exhalation for a sigh of surrender the attacker briefly lifted his head away from h http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/SURVIVAL_SPORT.html Tae Kwon Do is Korean Karate It means The Way of the Hand and Foot punching and kicking There are basically four sections to the art Toning Sparring Forms and Self Defense It is a well rounded exercise program that encompasses muscle toning stretching and flexibility increasing strength and stamina through aerobic sparring and mental challenges through becoming proficient at the http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Tae_Kwon_Do_is_Great_For_All_Ages.html Tai Chi Chuan is a unique system of health and selfdefense that originated in China nearly 1000 years ago It has always been valued as one of the treasures of Chinese culture Derived from the philosophy of Taoism the exercises were designed to develop the optimum degree of harmony between body and mind and between the individual and the Tao the Natural Order of the Universe Originally the http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TAI_CHI_CHUAN.html That root is already there for you You dont have to learn how to get it just stop fighting gravity Attributed to Professor Cheng Man Ching Professor Cheng is said to have told students to work with the idea of gravity and consider how it acts upon you Basically gravity acts upon us drawing us towards the centre of the earth and the ground beneath our feet stops us it is our http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Tai_Chi_from_the_ground_up.html I was an oddity in my class for several reasons I was 48 years old a female a Westerner with white hair and blue eyes and I understood very little of the language But I was welcomed into the tai chi chuan class by the master and readily accepted by his students In fact my tai chi training was the most rewarding part of the two years I spent in South Korea PREDEPARTURE I was http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TAI_CHI_IN_KOREA.html What would you do if you suddenly found yourself facing a psychopath set on tearing you apart with his bare hands What if he wasnt alone What if your wife and kids were standing next to you Obviously you would need an arsenal of hardcore combat techniques designed to eliminate any threat without wasting any time Now if you were to ask a sampling of martial artists to recite a list of http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TAI_MANTIS_KUNG_FU.html Whenever I introduce Taijiquan and Qigong to a new audience invariably I am asked the question What is the difference between Taijiquan and Qigong I would go through with my audience a list of attributes for Taijiquan and then Qigong We would look at the similarities and the differences between the two and then arrive at the simple conclusion that Taijiquan is a form of Qigong with selfdefe http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TAIJIQUAN_AND_THE_QI_CONNECTION.html Taijiquan is a major division of the traditional Chinese Wushu and has a recorded history of some three hundred years During the early 1950s the State Commission for Physical Culture and Sports of China published the simplified set of Taiji Boxing consisting of 24 Forms This simplified form has gained widespread popularity both in China and abroad The first English publication appeared http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TAIJIQUAN_DEVELOPMENT.html What is defense It is a countermeasure to aggression an act of protection from danger Robert Anthony Bussey More than ever women are afraid for their safety and are taking measures to conquer their fears against the mounting problem of abuse and hostile threat For over a quarter of a century Ive had the privilege of helping thousands of women to feel empowered by learning pers http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Taking_PreCautions_Lessons_on_Protection_Strategies_for_the.html The internationally famous Jackie Chan is a real life Rocky story He was born into such poverty that his parents wanted to sell him to the doctor who delivered him because they could not afford to feed him and at age seven his parents had to leave for Australia for work Chan decided at that young age to enroll into the Chinese Opera Research School which also spawned the careers of other fam http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Talking_With_Jackie_Chan.html InterlockingFloormatcom is expanding their partnership with all Yoga Martial Arts Judo Karate Aikido Tae Kuan Do and exercise schools The partnership program will promote all Yoga and Martial Arts schools on its partner webpage All instructors and studios background website and contact information are introduced on their page This is a free marketing opportunity to promote your http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Tatami_flooring_for_Yoga_Martial_Arts_and_Judo_schools.html No doubt youve noticed that the older you get the more complicatedand dangerouslife becomes You spend more time away from your family doing riskier things and you probably stay out later while you do them The good news is that with age comes life experience and increased awareness which hopefully will make you less vulnerable than you were when you were 5 Couple that with a bigger http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TEEN_SAFE.html The Biography of Sensei Henry Ellis 5th dan Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman 2000 Henry Ellis was born May 3rd 1936 in a tough coal mining town in the County of Yorkshire North of England This was prewar Britain and growing up as a child during the austere war years of the 1940s all Henry ever knew was hard times and hard discipline as the son of a tough coal face mine http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Aikido_Biography_of_Sensei_Henry_Ellis_5th_dan.html In a temple you wake in the morning when the whistle blows You dont have to worry about what to wear You put on your uniform and an instructor leads you on a run Your simple food what there is of it is selected and prepared for you Your practice of kung fu fills your entire day and ends only at nightfall when you collapse into a deep sleep Lying on your hard wooden pallet you feel http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Art_of_Standing_Still.html Standing Posture practice uses peng see last issue and connection and the mindintent to strengthen the body around the parameters which comprise the unique system of the physical side of internal strength Absolute relaxation is used while peng and wholebody connection are maintained To the outside observer it may look like the practitioner is doing nothing more than maintaining a posture http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Basic_Components_of_Standing_Posture_Practice.html Last spring I visited Jet Li on the set of The One They were shooting nights in an old abandoned factory south of Los Angeles Rusty water dripped paint was peeling off the ancient pipes I even had to wear a hardhat Not a good hair day When I came in Jet and Corey Yuen his action choreographer and a handful of other Hong Kong stuntmen were busy blocking out a complex wirework stunt After http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Big_Jet_Li_Interview.html In June 1992 a group of prominent Chinese martial arts leaders met in San Francisco to discuss the possibility of establishing a national governing body for Chinese martial arts in the United States After a year of public backslapping and private bickering the United States of America Wushu Kung Fu Federation WFK has become a reality Its goad is to unify the fragmented world of Chinese martia http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Birth_of_WKF.html When Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon pushed martial arts movies into the Oscar spotlight it also exposed one of Chinas most cherished martial treasures Wudang Mountain Nestled in the heart of the mainland in Hubei Province Wudang Mountain is a famous center for Taoism and is believed to be the birthplace of Tai Chi Chuan According to legend Tai Chi spelled Taiji in modern Mandarin was crea http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Chief_Priest_of_Wudang_Mountain.html Witness Master He JingHans bagua with a trained eye and you can see the skill that a novice observer might miss His posture appears effortless so it looks quite simple In fact his poses dont appear uncomfortable at all until you try to mimic it He twists his body beyond the normal range while staying completely relaxed and strong Here is a body that has been manipulated through years of pr http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Circle_of_Eight.html The internal martial arts stress relaxation in their directives for achieving the internal strength which is the differentiating factor of these martial sets There are valid reasons for this relaxing sometimes referred to as sung standing paths 1 The mechanical efficiencies of peng and connection in the internal arts are dependent upon the optimum joint angles which tr http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_components_of_Relaxing.html Sun style Taijiquan is one of the five major schools of Taiji that are most widely practised around the world today It is characterised by quick nimble movements good coordination between the opening and closing of the hands rigorous method of performance and graceful bearing It was founded by legendary master Sun LuTang in the early twentieth century Grand Master Sun was a very bri http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Development_and_Practice_of_Sun_Style.html Just as an aside For those who would box us in to specific category We dont just write articles There is a place we actually train in these methods every day This is where people of various backgrounds come together and have one thing in common TRAINING At the Dojowhich it is we train in grappling methods drawn from many different styles Hard HARD training i http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Dojo.html Seventhdegree black belt Dominick A Giacobbe knows a little something about free fighting The owner and chief instructor of the 30yearold Tang Soo Karate Academy in Pine Hill New Jersey has trained in the Korean art of tang soo do for 36 years During that time hes educated more than 1000 black belts and 40plus masters all while finding time to further his own training under some of th http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Evolution_of_Tang_Soo_Do_Fighting.html From ancient times a sword was not just a weapon of selfdefense A good sword has always been a priceless treasure The emperor would make presentations of special swords called shang fang bao jian These imperial weapons represented the authority of the son of heaven and were essentially a license to kill Scholars wore elegant swords Knights wuxia wore sharp blades warriors bore heavy ones http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Feng_Shui_of_Sword_Display.html Learning taijiquan is in principle similar to educating oneself progressing from primary to university level where one gradually gathers more and more knowledge Without the foundation from primary and secondary education one will not be able to follow the courses at university level To learn taijiquan one has to begin from the elementary and gradually progress to the advanced stage level by http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/THE_FIVE_LEVELS_OF_SKILL_IN_CHEN_STYLE_TAIJIQUAN.html Grandmaster Fishmonger Qiang and his Son Zhong Luo The most notorious villain of kungfu is Bak Mei Blamed for the greatest tragedy of kungfu history legend tells us that Bak Mei was a Wu Dang priest who betrayed the southern Shaolin Temple to Manchu tyrants during the Qing Dynasty 16441911 The temple was destroyed the library burned and the monks killed Actually Bak Mei is a nicknam http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Forbidden_Fist_of_Bak_Mei_Kungfu.html To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to be born and a time to die a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted A time to kill and a time to heal a time to break down and a time to build up Ecclesiastes 313 Four of the boys at training tonight are preparing themselves for thei http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Forgotten_Secret_of_the_Ancient_Greeks_that_Shows_Us_How.html How can I improve my Tai Chi Chuan a question often asked by my students It is also a question I have grappled with as long as I can remember I remember I posed the same question to my teacher once the late grandmaster Yang SauChung and he tersely replied By practicing the form correctly But how you may ask A good teacher helps but he cant be there correcting you all the time http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/THE_FOUR_SKILLS_OF_TAI_CHI_CHUAN.html The term mixed martial arts refers to the modern concept of combining standup skills and ground fighting Being a total fighter is now the rule rather than the exception While integrating strikes takedowns and submissions is a relatively novel idea to some those who train in the Greek art of pankration know its far from new In fact it dates back some 3000 years The ancient Hellen http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/THE_GROUND_GAME.html In his own preface to the Encyclopedia of Taijiquan published in 1933 Yang ChengFu recorded a sentence attributed to his grandfather Yang LuChan Taijiquan was created by Zhang SanFeng at the end of the Song Dynasty Development continued through one Wang Zhongyue Chen Zhouting Zhang Songki Jiang Fa Xu Zhiyi said something similar in his General Introduction to Taijiquan pub http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_History_and_Legend_of_Taijiquan.html C 2005 by Liz Norman Tae Bo is a fairly new cardiovascular exercise that combines selfdefense moves aerobics martial arts kickboxing dancing and yoga Billy Blanks is the man who created this unusual and reportedly highly effective fitness program after noticing more traditional fitness programs were not doing the job Tae Bo not only burns fat but also increases coordination and bu http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_History_Of_Tae_Bo.html My students and clients have constantly heard me stress that our Martial Art is more than just a physical discipline that it is a discipline that develops both the mind and body This is so important that Soke Masaaki Hatsumi the grand master of our lineages has made it the primary thrust of just about every one of his books about Ninpo and Martial Arts in general The presence of mind t http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Importance_of_Friendship.html Many students come to Taiji and believe all there is to the art is a slow form theyve seen in the parks or on the TV There is much much more its a complete system including strengthening exercises sensitivity exercises philosophy and weapons Different schools have various numbers of weapons but generally they all teach the straight sword Jian The reasons for this article is to explain th http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Importance_of_Weapons_training_in_Tai_Chi_Chuan.html The West is poised for a new Chinese hero For three decades America has embraced the charismatic power and awe of Bruce Lees kung fu and movies and the 90s finally illuminate the screen with the physical comic genius amazing stunts and unyielding charm of Jackie Chan But Jet Li is a different kind of hero Not unlike Chow Yun Fat his characters embody the values of loyalty and justice imb http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Jet_Li_Story.html Sil Lum Fut Ga Kuen is a style of kung fu developed during the time Chinas Ming Dynasty which ruled during the 17th century The art was founded and developed by a Buddhist monk using techniques from the five great masters of the Shalin temple Lau Lee Mok Hung and Choy Unlike many other martial arts forms Shaolin kung fu origins are based in religion The Shaolin Temple was founded http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Kung_Fu_of_five_Ancient_systems.html It is the 22nd century an eerie mechanical world where machines keep their human slaves passive by literally plugging them into a virtualreality universe that appears as the 20th century world we know Keanu Reeves plays Neo a computer hacker recruited by a woman named Trinity CarrieAnne Moss to join a band of freedom fighters These rebels led by Morpheus Lawrence Fishburne are struggl http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Kungfu_Genius_Behind_THE_MATRIX.html One of the major aspects of internal strength is its use of the ground strength By relaxedly training the body structure to propagate the solidity of the ground up to the hands great power can be wielded whether in martial arts or in daily chores The propagation of the ground strength or peng jing or Ki strength etc has been discussed in previous issues In this issue lets http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Length_Strength_and_Legs.html The discussions of the length strength have to do with training the body from foot to hand as a true unit For instance even turning a doorknob involves a real connection from hand to back through hip and 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art of tang soo do for almost 33 yearsand an instructor for nearly 27 of those 33 I have always endeavored to learn as much as I could about the art and its origin and in that quest I have heeded the advice of my first teacher Jae Chul Shin To learn the truth about something go back to the beginning Through extensive readings journeys t http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/THE_TAO_OF_TANG_SOO_DO.html Bruce Lee was the foremost martial arts pioneer of the modern era If he was not the best of his time he was certainly one of the most knowledgeable and well rounded In Enter the Dragon he displayed his vast array of combat skills and mastery of cinematic choreography The famous duel between him and Bob Wall illustrated his almost frightening ability to crush an opponent at close range Before http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/THE_TRAPPING_CONTROVERSY.html Taoism is variously a philosophy a religion and a science Concerning itself with the natural forces of the universe the essential meaning of life and a mystical belief in immortality Taoism stands as a counterpoint to Confucian pragmatism and rigid structure Classical Taoism Taojia appealed to the educated elite whose leisure and money gave them the opportunity to pursue an individualistic http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Way_of_the_Universe.html As a young martial artist growing up in Hong Kong Master TatMau Wong was familiar with the Chinese saying Sup bot boon bing hay geen geen guy lung Loosely translated it means A good martial artist should be expert in 18 kinds of weapons The meaning further breaks down to 9 short weapons and 9 long weapons Wong explains The word for nine gau also means never ending So the bottom lin http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Weapons_of_Choy_Lay_Fut.html What is Tai Chi Chuan If you are surprised that Tai Chi Chuan is a martial art the following short explanation may be illuminating In Chinese the term Tai Chi Chuan means Cosmos Kungfu Tai Chi or The Grand Ultimate is the Chinese term for the cosmos Chuan is the short form of Chuan Fa or fist techniques which is one of many Chinese terms for martial art In Romaniz http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_Wonders_of_Tai_Chi_Chuan.html Two thousand and three marks the fourth year of the Abbacy of Venerable Shi Yongxin He is Shaolins 30th Abbot bearer of the long robe and bowl of his predecessor Venerable Abbot Shi Xingzheng If you do the math thirty abbots in 1500 years doesnt quite add up especially since few held Shaolins highest office for very long Xingzhengs abbacy hardly lasted a year He was inaugurated on Dece http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/The_World_Heritage_of_Shaolin.html Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight My goodness and my fortress my high tower and my deliverer my shield and he in whom I trust who subdueth my people under me Psalm 144 Do you do sparring here he asked Yes I said wishing I had 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universal Some wish for their progeny to take over the family business or become a doctor an astronaut or an artist But for one family the Zhangs the dream for their son was to become a kungfu star Li Peng at three already displayed a strong affinity for the family martial arts and Shaol http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Transformation_of_a_Monk.html Modern martial artists are fond of repeating maxims These days one of the most popular is The way you train determines the way you fight Taekwondo practitioners who study under New Kensington Pennsylvaniabased Philip Ameris operate under that guiding principle as well as a slightly different one The way youre built determines the way you fight Ameris who holds a seventhdeg http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TUNE_YOUR_TECHNIQUE_TO_FIT_YOUR_PHYSIQUE.html Theres been a lot of talk about a martial arts television network recently Cable networks offer all sorts of specialized channels like golf soccer health military and Asian programming with an estimated 217 million martial arts practitioners in America alone a martial arts channel seems a natural Despite all the right intentions the bulk of the previous attempts to establish such a netw http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Turn_on_the_Martial_Arts_Channel.html Some years ago Adrian Chief Roman already wellknown within kenpo karate circles began working on a fighting system to honor his native Choctaw people and indeed all American Indians He faced more than a few challenges He knew that the Indians were great fighters in terms of archery lance throwing and so on He did not however know much of their handtohand techniques Since ever http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/TUSHKAHOMA.html When it comes to preparing yourself to deal with a violent attack Scott Sonnon advocates the doctrine of unconditional survival He devised it to fill what he perceived as a gap between the techniqueoriented training most Americans undergo in the dojo and the reality of the street None of Sonnons advice should be interpreted as an admonition to abandon the style you know and love on the contra http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/UNCONDITIONAL_SURVIVAL.html It must be understood that peng jing the groundvector strength see issue 1 and connection the containing and closing force see issue 2 are skills which differentiate the internal martial arts from the external styles There is a saying that if you cant do it you dont know it a caution against assuming too quickly that because you grasp the academic idea you understand everythingb http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Using_Peng_and_Connection_with_Contradictory_Strength.html Because the internal martial arts use the body length to structurally convey the solidity of the ground to the hands the middle of the body is the best controlling and directing area Although the translation usually comes out waist the area referred to indicates the musculature and spine of the central 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like a smile from a stranger or a compliment from a friend that little ingredient that can brighten a day In the same vein it is often the seemingly little lessons that can be gained from the study of Tai Chi that makes all the difference to how one views the world and more importantly to how one responds to it http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/What_Ive_Learned_from_Tai_Chi.html So often it is those apparently insignificant things that can be important like a smile from a stranger or a compliment from a friend that little ingredient that can brighten a day In the same vein it is often the seemingly little lessons that can be gained from the study of Tai Chi that makes all the difference to how one views the world and more importantly to how one responds to it http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/What_Ive_Learned_from_Tai_Chi.html Who Created Tai Chi Chuan Tai Chi Boxing I have read a number of books articles and novels and have watched movies and television series that touched on the origins of Tai Chi Chuan Tai Chi Boxing and the question Who Created Tai Chi Chuan made me concern very much Although knowing the origins or the source of Tai Chi Chuan is not going to have much effects on your lea http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Who_Created_Tai_Chi_Chuan_Tai_Chi_Boxing.html First Love For many years I was very busy studying and practicing tai chi chuan without ever really asking myself the question Why do I practice tai chi chuan I had simply fallen in love with it during a martial arts exhibition in New York City After spending hours watching the most splendid and mindblowing presentations of expert martial artists from many different styles and schools f http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Why_do_we_practice_Tai_Chi_Chuan.html Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly I do not fight like a man beating the air No I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others I myself will not be disqualified for the prize 1 c Corinthians c 92627 St Paul was a fighte http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Why_More_Priests_Need_To_Train_As_Fighters_And_Why_We_Dont.html Considered a bright jewel in a sea of traditional Chinese culture Taijiquan has fascinated and been revered and practised by its followers since the time of its birth Its development has not been confined to China and Asia indeed it has found its way to most corners of the worlds societies In accord with other Oriental disciplines such as Yoga DaoYin TuNa Taijiquan grew from a phi http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Will_the_real_Yang_LuChan_please_stand_up.html On the rooftops and back streets of Hong Kong Wing Tsun Grandmaster Yip Man forged many of the worlds toughest fighters Of course everyone remembers Bruce Lee even nonmartial artists But real Kungfu practitioners go beyond Bruce They know Yip Mans other stalwart pioneer Grandmaster Leung Ting Few masters contributed as much for Kungfu in the Western world 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who practices 10000 techniques once but the man who practices one technique 10000 times holds my respect The gist of that old Chinese saying is obvious The key to reaching the highest levels of any martial art is practice Only by executing thousands of repetitions of your styles blocks kicks and strikes will you be able to use your strategies and techniqu http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/WOODEN_WARRIOR.html The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the richest communities for Chinese martial arts in the United States In the nineties this area hosted several wellestablished kung fu tournaments promoted by respected traditional grandmasters like Lily Lau and Tat Mau Wong UC Berkeleys tournament was in their shadow Run by a dedicated but sometimes unseasoned group of Berkeley students it began modest http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Wushu_Conquers_the_Golden_Gate.html Past Present and Future A former allaround wushu champion of China Hu Jianqiang is probably best known to kung fu fans from his prominent film roles acting alongside Li Lianjie Jet Li in The Shaolin Temple series and in Sonny Chibas Shogun An awardwinning film and television fight scene choreographer Hu Jianqiang performs his gongfu taolu at breakneck speed with a clarity of movement http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Wushu_Star_of_Zhejiang_and_Shaolin_Temple.html For every follower of Shaolin kung fu there is an experience that sets you on the path It may have been passed on to you by your family It may have been after you got into your first real fight For my generation it was often after we saw our first kung fu movie When we heard Bruce Lee yell or Master Po chant wisdom it resonated within our soul Somehow some way we were brought before the http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/WuTang_Clans_RZA_and_his_Sifu_Shaolin_Monk_Shi_Yan_Ming.html Xian Gao is a multifaceted talent Martial artist kungfu movie star and teacher he also has considerable cinematic experience as a choreographer and trainer Lately you might have seen him in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon What Gao considers most important however is to live think and breath traditional Chinese martial arts Gao was born in Xian city Shanxi province China Shanxi ha http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Xian_Gao_Kungfus_Crouching_Tiger.html t is widely believed throughout the world that there are two forces at work Light and Dark Hard and Soft Good and Evil Yin and Yang One can never exist without the other The Chinese believe that the universe is a vast oneness with every part of it being related to and dependent on every other part Within this all embracing oneness there is continual change day into night life into http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Yin_and_Yang__Universal_Balance.html And yet that statement is full of political implications In recent decades there has been a push to emphasize the equality of men and women and to break down the barriers that have kept women from fully participating in traditionally maledominated areas of life and employment But to say that men and women are equal is to make a statement of value Men and women deserve equal protection under t http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/YIN_VS_YANG.html You probably all know the three famous internal martial arts Taijiquan Tai Chi Chuan Baguazhang Pa Kua Chang and Xingyiquan Hsing I Chuan But now there is a new kid on the block of Internal Martial Arts Yiquan I Chuan Mind or Intent Boxing that has been steadily gaining popularity in China since about 1940s and is now spreading across the world Yiquan pronounced yeechwen som http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Yiquan__Karel_Koskuba.html Ive tried many forms of exercise weightlifting martial arts swimming running and so on But theres one form of exercise I started doing about 3 months ago thats proved to be an unbelievable workout boxing Now I dont mean with sparring gear on getting hit in the head Im referring to either using a 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