http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles 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 tries to apply them on the street that means most of the women and many of the men who are learning the 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 arms and armour although my father has an antiques shop in Londons Bond Street my home was more l 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 many of the same techniques and tactics taught to men for selfprotection simply will not work for a wo 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 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