Tae kwon do self defence has been practised for over 2000 years now, although it is just a couple of years for me it all started in Korea so people could defend there property. Today tae kwon do is very popular all over the world and is recognised as an international sport.

As a form of self defence tae kwond do is in my opinion the best there is.

Beacuase in this day and age there is a small majority of people who would attack you for nothing more than a bit of loose change. This is why tea kwon do self defence is so good, tae kwon do self defence teaches you how stop an attack.

Learning tae kwon do self defence will teach you how to use your body as a weapon it will also teach you how to use your body at full speed with brilliant control and how to use these skills to stop an attack, and how to get away from an attacker who has hold of you.

Tae kwon do self defence will teach you how to use two types of movement, Straight hard and circular soft movements.

You will use the hard technique to block an attack with either your arms or legs and you will do this using your own strength. Using the soft technique you will use the attacker’s strength, this technique doesn’t require much power from you.

Tae kwon do self defence gives you the ability to kick higher than you ever thought you could, it also gives you the ability to smash through wooden blocks. This is one of the reasons why tae kwon do self defence is much more than a phisical sport it is also great for the mind and spirit.

Both men and women enjoy learning tae kwond do self defence, there are also lots of benefits for children when learning the sport, apart from the great excercise it also teaches them to respect other people, it also gives them good confidence and high self esteem

There are many ways of learning tae kwon do self defence from ebooks to online tutorials. I perticularly like learning online as you can do it in the comfort of your own home.

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Taekwondo has become VERY popular over the last decade or so. It is the martial art that most kids go into and it is also an official Olympic sport! Those two reasons are enough to make it worth your while to want to train in it!

But is it the right martial art for you? Or is it just a bunch of hype…

Let’s look into the history and see just exactly what taekwondo really is…

Taekwondo (also spelled tae kwon do or taekwon-do) is a martial art originating in Korea. An amalgamation of Chinese, Japanese, and traditional Korean fighting styles, taekwondo has become the world’s most commonly practiced martial art, and is the national sport of Korea as well as an Olympic sporting event.

In Korean, derived from hanja, tae means "to strike or smash with the foot"; kwon means "to strike or smash with the hand"; and do means "art of" or "way of". Hence, taekwondo is loosely translated as "the art of hand and foot" or "the way of the foot and the fist". Taekwondo’s popularity has resulted in the divergent evolution of the art.

But more practially speaking, the art really came into its own after the Korean War. The South Korean president at that time ordered that all the martial arts schools be unified and train under the same organization.

Taekwondo also became the countries national sport as well. As other martial arts before it, Taekwondo moved its way over to North America and started to catch on and become very popular…

This art is distinct amongst the other traditional arts via the fact that it places a major emphasis on kicking and defending yourself using kicking techniques. Once you learn these techniques correctly, they can become very deadly and are a very effective form of self-defense.

Taekwondo also puts a lot of focus on conditioning and stretching. Because the legs are the largest muscle in the body, you need to make sure they are properly stretched at all times and conditioned.

Because Taekwondo is an Olympic sport, most schools focus on sparing and tournament fighting. This is a big part of most schools. The downside of this is, the style of fighting in tournaments is different then the style you would use in a self-defense situation.

Is taekwondo better then karate or the other traditional martial arts? The focus is different as more emphasis is placed on kicking and tournaments. But any martial art is only as good as the person training in it.

The best way to discover if it is for you is to go and take a few free classes at schools in your area and see for yourself if takewondo is for you!

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Tae Kwon Do is a true martial art, originating over 2000 years ago, with its roots in ancient Korea. Today, it is the world’s most widely practice martial art. As the name implies, Tae Kwon Do is more than a sport, it is a way of life. Tae Kwon Do is a modern martial art, characterized by its fast, high and spinning kicks. Tae Kwon Do is now of course, an official Olympic sport.

A cornerstone of Tae Kwon Do is the forms that are used to practice elements of fighting.
Tae Kwon Do is not just kicking (like many people believe). Yes, Tae Kwon Do does mostly involve kicks but one must also learn some things with fists and also how to block.

Tae kwon do is an incredible mixture of stretching muscles to their limits while stressing them to their limits anaerobically. However, the tremendous physical training is only part of the ultimate goal of Tae Kwon Do training. Training in Tae Kwon-do involves both individual and group activities which also help develop communication skills.

Tae Kwon Do is an excellent means of fitness training. Whether you’re looking to improve your confidence, improve your fitness, meet new people, or just to take up a new past-time, Tae Kwon Do is for everyone. Of course, you will also have a lot of fun as you improve your fitness, gain self-defense skills and learn the exciting Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do. Tae Kwon Do training provides students with a positive way of life.

Tae Kwon Do is indeed an art form. The literal translation of Tae Kwon Do is "The Way of Kicking and Punching. While Tae Kwon Do is a fighting art, it does not encourage violent living. Tae Kwon Do, a highly disciplined activity, is used both as a form of self-defense and exercise. It is an effective and great way to unify the mind and body. Tae Kwon Do is a traditional Korean martial art designed to provide the ultimate in unarmed self-defense.

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Karate belts are perhaps the most important aspect of a Karate uniform and if you pursuing training in this form of martial arts, you are going to need the right kinds of belts at different times in your training. As you move from one stage of the training to another, your progress is marked by the color of your Karate belt. If you reach the highest order of Karate training, you are endowed with a black belt.

Considering that belts are associated with prestige and status in Karate, it is not surprising if you want your belt to be unique and special. Your search ends at blackbeltshop. It provides a variety of different belts including Solid belts, Stripped belts, Camo belts and Custom belts. Explore the many options they offer before you choose your treasured belt.

While Solid color belts are the most common and popular types of belts used in Karate, there are many other choices available at blackbeltshop. The store keeps some of the most popular branded Karate belts. You will find Adidas black belts in this store. On the other hand, Century Advanced Deluxe Black belts are also available. In the Century brand itself there are a number of different options available. You may like to consider Century Satin Black Belt, or the Century Elite Satin Black Belt. You even get a choice in the width of your Century belts. You can get a Century Elite Black Belt with a width of two inches.

With Century belts, you also get the option of buying a Stripped black Belt to add a little uniqueness to your uniform. What is possibly even more eye-catching are the Century Two Toned Belts that come in a variety of double Karate colors. Century Stripped Belts are also available in White color, so that you get the chance of starting your training in style.

Amongst the most popular variety in Black Belts are the Embroidered Satin Black Belt and the Custom Embroidered Black Belt. The ability to mark your treasured belt with an important symbol, date or name, even your own, is such a tempting option, it is almost impossible to resist.

In the adjustable belt variety, Century offers Solid Color Adjustable Belts, Adjustable Belt with Black Stripe and Century Adjustable Striped White Belt. All these belts are designed to add a little dash of personality to your all-white uniform.

Blackbeltshop also offers Rank Stripes to those who prefer this system of marking progress rather than belts. They can simply be attached to your regular Karate Belt, and you can change your Rank Stripe every time you progress instead of having to change your belt itself.

The store also keeps a belt display rack and a ten level display rack which can also accommodate your Rank Certificate. This would make am impressive wall mount in any room.

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Once you’ve decided that you want to start training a martial art, you’ll need to decide which one is best for you. Of course, your choice might be dictated by the schools available in your area, but if you’re lucky you’ll have the choice of at least a few different types. There are many different types of martial arts (and even variations within the basic types) so it’s important to make sure that you research the techniques and features to find the best fit for your lifestyle and needs. This general explanation of the six most popular styles in the United States can help you get started on the decision.

It’s also important to note that there are as many interpretations of the martial arts styles as there are instructors. Students also interpret the class differently than other students in the same class, so other people’s opinions are not always the best determiner of what style you should pursue. While you are trying to find the martial art that’s right for you, it is helpful to also try a few classes to get a feel for the style, instructor and school.

KARATE

History

Karate can be translated as ‘empty hand’ which means that it is a martial art performed without weapons. While the history of Karate is somewhat vague, its ancient roots have been traced back to China in the 5th century B.C. The more modern form of Karate began in Okinawa, Japan during the late 1700s. There was a weapon ban in Okinawa at this time, so people had to come up with system of self defense that used empty hands – they combined aspects of Chinese martial arts with the Te traditional to Okinawa. By the early 1900s it began spreading throughout Japan. In 1964, the Federation of Karate Organizations was formed as a means to create some continuity for Karate world-wide. Even so, there are many different styles and variations of Karate today.

Techniques

Karate is a linear martial art. It uses a wide variety of movements: kicks, punches, blocks, strikes, evasions and throws. Training focuses on having a strong offense and puts equal importance on the three areas of the art: basics, sparring and forms.

Features

People who practice Karate use their hips to generate power.
Ranks, values and styles differ from organization to organization.
Karate, which can be hard and straight line, is very disciplined and some traditional schools might seem very harsh.

AIKIDO

History

Using the influences of the traditional art of Daito Ryo Aikijo-Jitsu, Japanese fencing, spear fighting and Omotokyo, Moriehie Usehiba developed the martial art of Aikido (’the peaceful art’). He first used this name for it in 1942. The basis of this art is to live in a spirit of protection instead of physical domination. The art of Aikido is ruled by the International Aikido Federation in Tokyo, Japan.

Techniques

Aikido is a circular martial art. Instead of winning a fight with physical domination, Aikido teaches its participants to control and redirect the negative energy. This leads to a commitment to both peaceful resolutions of conflict as well as self-improvement through training. People who practice Aikido learn to use throws and pins as well as how to immobilize their attackers. They don’t use punches and kicks, except as a distraction. The basis of the art is to learn how to stay out of the line of attack and gain control of the attacker’s balance in order to stop the attacker.

Features

Aikido does use weapons: jo (a 4-5 foot long staff), Bokken (a wooden sword) and a Tanto (a wooden knife).
Aikido is a non-violent method of self-defense.
The quality of the belt ranks is strictly regulated.
Aikido lacks many of the kicks and strikes common to other martial arts.

JUDO

History

Dr. Jigro Kano developed Judo after he was enrolled at Tenjin Shinyo ryo School of Ju-Jitsu because he was frustrated with all of the student injuries. Judo is a gentle martial art that helps its participants strive to perfect themselves and to be a value to society. Judo, which means ‘the gentle way’, improves physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.

Techniques

Judo uses throwing, grappling, pins, holds, locks and choking. However, the training focuses on safety – participants need to work towards top conditioning and Judo is always practiced on mats. Judo participants learn the art through a series of forms that consist of throwing and sparring – there are no strikes in competitive Judo.

Features

Judo has a strict set of rules and a clear instructional sequence.
Judo rules, training and ranks are fairly standardized throughout the world.
Judo helps develop complete body control, fine balance and fast reflexes.
Judo uses a lot of grappling, throws, grabbing and ground work. Because of this, it often reminds people of wrestling.

TAEKWONDO

History

While the beginnings of Taekwondo can be traced as far back as 30 B.C., modern Taekwondo began after Korea was liberated in 1945. Koreans wanted to eradicate all Japanese influence on martial arts, so they began connecting the Korean martial arts schools and styles to create a national sport. The name Taekwondo (’the way of the hand and foot’) was chosen in 1965. 1973 marks the beginning of the World Taekwondo Federation. It became a part of the Olympics in 2000.

Techniques

Taekwondo consists of four disciplines including patterns, sparring, self-defense and a break test. Taekwondo is primarily a kicking art and there is a large emphasis on sport. People who train Taekwondo need to combine philosophy, mental and physical discipline and ability to their training.

Features

Taekwondo is recognizable by its high kicks.
Taekwondo black belts exams require a break test.
Taekwondo training can include the use of vital points to attack an enemy.
Taekwondo schools are often kid- and sport- oriented.
Taekwondo students often are expected to compete in many tournaments.

T’AI CHI

History

The development of T’ai Chi (translated as ‘the supreme ultimate’) is credited to Chang San-feng, but Wang Chung-yueh and Chiang Fa elaborated on the original art. They took San-feng’s 13 postures and devised continuous sequences that linked them together. T’ai Chi used to be a greatly defensive art – even deadly. So much so, that the families who knew it guarded it fiercely. Now, T’ai Chi is less violent and is used to get rid of more figurative enemies such as stress and fatigue.

Techniques

People who practice T’ai Chi may use weapons, but the underlying theory is that the art is used to unify the mind, body and spirit. It is often now used to guide negative energy away from oneself. There are two ways to practice T’ai Chi. The long form can take 30 minutes or more while the short form can take less than 10 minutes. The forms focus on continuous movement that leads to relaxation and solid stances. In T’ai Chi, each arm is used to protect half of the body and the hands never reach past the toes. T’ai Chi can be done alone (forms) or with a partner (self-defense training).

Features

T’ai Chi teaches awareness of balance and what affects it in oneself and in others.
T’ai Chi has five major styles, but there are always new ones developing.
The basis of T’ai Chi’s self defense is to meet force and stick with it until can be redirected instead of resisting it.
T’ai Chi focuses on slow movements, so people who like vigorous exercise often find this martial art to be boring and slow.

KUNG FU

History

Kung Fu (translated as ’skill and effort’) actually refers to over 200 styles of martial arts (most of which stem from Chinese martial arts). Kung fu can be traced back to the shoalin temples where the monks used it for health and spiritual developments as well as a method of self defense. During the early 1900s, Kung Fu, also called Wu Shu, spread throughout China when fighting arts became very popular. In the 1960s and ’70s Kung Fu’s popularity grew due to the Bruce Lee movies.

Techniques

Kung Fu is central to the Chinese culture and is used both for physical wellness and artistic expressions. Within the many different styles of Kung Fu, there are variations from hard and linear to soft and circular in technique. Some use weapons (including the common sword, saber, spear and cudgel) and others do not. The seemingly common thread through them all, however, is to teach the students to respect the teacher and other Kung Fu styles. Kung Fu also requires (as well as builds) mental strength in addition to physical strength to be successfully practiced. Kung Fu students also often practice some techniques individually and others with groups. In many schools, beginning training starts with what is called the Southern Fist style. It involves footwork, kicks and hand combat techniques.

Features

Kung Fu refers to the hundreds of different styles of martial arts in China.
People who practice Kung Fu learn many different fighting techniques including fist fighting, weapon fighting, routines and combats.
Many Kung Fu styles use similar principals such as, proper diet, and breathing, concentration and meditation exercises.
Some Kung Fu styles use weapons while others do not.
Kung Fu training improves physical conditioning through strengthening of the joints and increases speed and reactions.
Kung Fu’s major difference over other martial arts is that it not only focuses on outer, physical power, but also involves training the mind and inner power through breathing exercises and meditation.

I hope you find this information useful. I wish that I could cover all of the styles that I left out, but it would take an entire book to do that. If you have any questions about which style would be best for you, please feel free to call or email me.

Sincerely,
Robert Jones
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Martial Arts are about perfecting character. Without altruistic training and philosophy, martial artists are just brawlers. Without compassion, martial artists are just street fighters learning to beat each other up. The National Leadership Team is about taking the lessons we learn in our martial arts leadership programs and applying them to real world projects and goals. The experience is everything. This experience creates leadership.
Let me explain…

‘Martial’ Arts (martial means military) are known worldwide as a form of fighting. These fighting arts are showcased to the world on TV, Movies, and other media. The UFC has shown the world the effectiveness of the mixed martial arts as a means of close (empty handed) combat. Everyone thinks they have an idea of what the martial arts are all about, again because of the media and the violent image that is portrayed. Training or learning the martial arts can be a very different reality.

The other side of the martial arts, in my opinion, the more important side of the martial arts, lies in the process and experience of going through the training. It lies in the experience of becoming the best person that you can possibly be mentally, physically, even spiritually.

"’The ultimate aim of the art of karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the characters of it’s participants’
-Master Gichin Funakoshi

Though the physical benefits are great, the mental fitness and compassion side of the martial arts training are truly at the core of WHY people train.

The martial arts are an expression of the human body and mind, an expression of self. A peaceful warrior practices peace arts through expression in the martial arts (much like painting or playing an instrument, both arts also). The secret lies in training in the martial arts with thoughts and/or feelings and/or a consciousness or awareness of peace.

As a result of this training in a state of peace awareness, a peaceful warrior can apply the martial arts training to the real world we live in today. Without this application in today’s world, and without this understanding of peace and compassion in your martial arts training, you are simply learning how to become a brawler/street fighter.

Martial Arts are about transforming yourself. They are about learning through the experience and expression of yourself performing and training in the arts. They are about you taking action on the things that are important to you.

Do you only enjoy the physical part of the training and don’t necessarily care about the other aspects? Great! Take my personal challenge: Set some big physical goals, write them down, show them to others, make a commitment. Then take action, and complete those physical goals. In doing this, you are practicing the mental and expression side of the martial arts! The body and mind are more connected than we’ll ever understand.

We can all use the National Leadership Team as a means of developing leadership in ourselves through taking positive action on powerful goals that we have set in front of the nation through the NLT site. The kicks and punches and locks and throws of the martial arts are simply a means of learning how to excel in a physical art form to learn mental and emotional balance.

Judo, TKD, Jiu Jitsu, Karate, MMA, XMA, etc… They are all useless in today’s society if you are studying the arts just to learn to become a great fighter or a great technical martial artist. The last thing we need in this world is another punch thrown, kick landed, lock applied, or throw executed.

"Our world suffers from terminal normality."
Stuart Emory from Mastery,

We are suffering from a lack of pursuing what’s important to us, a lack of mastery in our own lives. In the United States today, for most people, we are not fearing for our lives when we step outside. We don’t all need to learn to become great fighters to protect our lives and our families lives like hundreds of years ago. (unless your in the military which NLT does support)

In today’s age, physical combat is secondary. We are more likely to be hurt deeper and hurt longer by the following:

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Negative Opinions From Others
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Bad Relationships
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Low Self-Esteem
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Environmental Issues
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Bad Nutrition
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Acceptance of Mediocrity
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Lack of Compassion…etc.

Allow your martial arts to be practiced with an appreciation and understanding of gratitude and compassion. Let the reason you train in the martial arts to be to demonstrate what is possible physically, mentally and compassionately instead of training solely out fear of being attacked someday. It’s a paradigm shift that we all must endure.

And Check This Out – As a result of the physical martial arts training, you will be prepared when that dangerous opportunity arrives; though you may find that these dangerous situations will never come because of your level of compassion in your training. You’ll find that you won’t be attacked because you’ve put out such a vibration of understanding and empathy and trust and compassion and peace, that these fearful, violent acts that require the physical self defense of the martial arts simply wont find a place in your life. This is ultimate self defense.

I am making a personal commitment to pursue my martial arts in a whole new light. My art, my expression needs to be beautiful, moving, and elevate to something above and beyond just forms and grappling and sparring. I need to demonstrate to others that I am a great martial artist and in the process, have become an extraordinary human being. I further challenge you to pursue a similar mission with your own martial arts training.

Being a great technical martial artist is not enough. I must lead by example and perform at the highest levels of acts of kindness, community projects, and personal goals that I’ve achieved. Leadership will come as a result of the experience of getting the Black Belt (and beyond), rather than the actual receiving of the belt.

This experience of training in the martial arts is a vehicle of my pursuing goals that are important to me. Julia Butterfly Hill sat in a tree for a couple of years to save that tree and others around it. From her work, she asks a very interesting and important question, "What is your tree?" What she means is, what is your mission, what is so important to you that you are willing to make a stand for it and make it your personal purpose.

So why do martial artists need a program like "The NLT?"

To train in the martial arts for combat is not enough. As modern day martial artists, we need to practice overcoming mediocrity, practice environmental self-defense, practice peace education and pursue your mission, your tree, as an expression of what your martial arts has become. This is what will protect you and this is real self defense.

The NLT is a way for you to compete, gain recognition and inspire others with your mission and your action. NLT students are fighting for what’s at the core of the martial arts; Peace, Activism, Taking Action, Mastery, Higher Awareness, and an Understanding of What is Truly Important and Whole in Our Lives.

Do you want to be a part of something big? Do you have a need to fill a void that you can’t get from the physical side of the martial arts alone? I challenge you to join the NLT, exercise your mind and your spirit through experiential based leadership training.

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PHYSICAL COMPETANCE

Have you ever seen raw violence or someone getting ‘owned’? Just search google for "martial street fights" – "martial owned" Watch those movies and cringe!!!

Kung Fu, Boxing, dancing, balley, incompetance? What will you display to your attacker if that day comes?

Can you throw a punch or even stand steady on one leg? can you do a round-house or even give a kick to the knee? Ever heard of a combination, technique or form?

Today we are lazy, probably fat too.. Go look in the mirror and skip for ten minutes, then check your image again and what do you see?

I can judge I am probably half the strength and endurance form 10 years ago, how about you?

MARTIAL KNOWLEDGE

a martial art is defined as – 1 : of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior 2 : relating to an army or to military life 3 : experienced in or inclined to war : WARLIKE

a martial art is defined as: various styles of self-defense, usually weaponless, based on techniques developed in ancient China, India, and Tibet.

The term ‘Kung Fu’ does not relate to any specific form of martial art, but rather translates as ‘talent’ or ‘aptitude’.

Wu Shu is traditionally the term popularly used to describe the traditional Chinese martial arts, though other descriptions akin to Kuo-shu, Kuo-chi, Chien-shu and Tao-fa have also been used occasionally. (Wu Shu is the term of late used for Chinese martial arts by the People’s Republic of China).

If you’ve never studied a martial art, your awareness of them most likely starts at Bruce Lee movies and ends with the stylized theatrics of The Matrix. If that’s the case, you may not realize from what you’ve gleaned onscreen that there are an estimated 200 unique kinds of martial arts, and within these, thousands of different styles. Karate, judo, kung fu, and tae kwon do are among the most popular and well-known of the martial arts in the U.S., but there are numerous others.

Despite the array of martial arts and styles, most of them share common techniques, and so they can be organized into broad categories that facilitate understanding. The primary way of classifying martial arts is by the basic physical technique they use: striking or grappling.

Because karate, judo, kung fu, and tae kwon do have been more prominent than other forms in popular culture, from film to sporting events, many people mistakenly believe that all martial arts are Asian in origin. In fact, diverse cultures throughout history from Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East have also given birth to their own martial art forms.

Or a combination of triangles with small circles as can be seen in chinese trapping, wrist locks or Aikido entry and endings.

Do you even know the diffference between kung fu and karate? Do you think wing chun is a chinese dish?

The different styles can even be related to shapes or geometry – squares, triangles and circles.

MARTIAL TRAINING TO LIVE

Training is hard..really hard. The most hard is to get started and its down-hill easy from there. What you need is a martial arts machine – something new and exciting to get you off your fat ass.

Everyone knows someone who knows how to fight – with fists, knives, weapons, guns, tactical, sensless, whatever but START!

Or find a martial arts school in your area.

GO to the local phone book and look up kung fu or karate. Then give them a call, go along or take your kid.

Whats important now is to do something, start with brief excercise, get into stretching, shadow box, then step up and train hard.

ITS DANGEROUS OUT THERE

Its dangerous out there and especially for you..

The enemy may be next door and you dont know it but you got to have the guts too look. What can you really do once you see some violence or get scared or worse because you receive a bashing or king hit – do you hide in your house?

TV today scares the shiit out of many people as it promotes violence and turns the meek yellow and nervous.

The danger today is maybe not too obvious to you but you better hone your sensors or youll get hit without seeing it coming.

You know that given a situation to be a hero and stop a crime, terrorism or violence you’ll be able to step up or chase after them etc – or maybe you’ll cower or be the victim.

Were are you on the scared meter of life? Are you out there amongst it or a bit of a shy body or house mummys boy?

CONCLUSION IS ACTION

Life is not scarey but maybe your lack of skill, self confidence and personal competance is making you petrified.

Be pro-active and look, then choose and participate in action whether alone with a martial arts training machine or go to a dojo.

Life is not scarey but maybe your lack of skill, self confidence and personal competance is making you afraid.

If you are not liking what you see in the mirror, afraid to go down a dark street, scared of a potential confrontation then train now.

Be pro-active and look, then choose and participate in action whether alone with a martial arts training machine or go to a dojo.

We cant all be Bruce Lee but you also dont want to be an emotional and physical punching bag do you?

THE TRAINING ANSWER

The Martialarm is the only martial arts training dummy that bequeaths you consummate realism in all your martial arts training in kung fu, karate, krav maga, jeet kune do, tae kwon do, kempo and more.

The martialarm is unlike similar training dummies: The wooden dummy has been used for centuries as a solo training machine. In contemporary years, they’ve been provided accessible in different materials as well as synthetic. But still they all have one item in general:

They dont swing and they’re all static.

The wooden dummy frequently costs hundreds of dollars but is still only produced to absorb your blows and step up your precision moves. It doesn’t react to your attacks akin to a factual partner can. So although you get apt repetition training, which is acceptable for accomplishing the basics down, it may well be difficult to use and will get dreary so quickly.

Why A little Martial Artists Improve Faster Than Others

As martial artists, we all recognize this. Your martial arts instructor probably hammers the point home in practice every day. Alas, there are only so so many classes in a week and this can stunt your learning and headway.

You want to improve – swift. And you’re keen put in your time with home training. But solo training can only take you so far due to the fact it lacks the interaction that only a assistant can award.

Until Now!

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Kung Fu Power Comes From Your Feet: The Importance of Stance In Martial Arts

I give the same talk every class to new martial arts students, about how the key to good martial arts comes from your stances. It’s hard to get into good kung fu stances, because they are so different from what normally passes for posture in our world.

Good kung fu stances keep your weight centered over the balls of your feet, to give you maximum range of motion in the full circle engagement area. You have to be able to shift weight from one foot to the other quickly, so you need to learn to keep your stance balanced.

Something I learned in the Science of the Punch, and which makes a lot of sense, is that the force of a punch starts from your feet and is transferred through your abdomen and core. Major direction comes from the upper torso, but most of the force comes from moving your entire body behind the strike. I’ve discovered, since watching that show on National Geographic, that I’m focusing a lot more on my stances, kung fu in particular.

Because I’m a multi-stylist, sometimes it’s hard to keep stances ‘pure’ – for example, the more upright Shaolin kung fu stance tends to mingle with the lower, more fluid Wing Chun stances, and my dabbling in Tae Kwon Do means that when I step in a certain way, muscle memory takes over, and what should end a form with a horse stance ends up in a side stance, ready to kick someone’s kidneys out their back. This makes it difficult to teach at times, because I have to tell my students "Do as I say, not as I do…"

So, since I’ve got a Wing Chun influenced Kung Fu class coming up that I’ll be teaching, I’ve been spending a lot of time with Kung Fu instructional DVDs, and working in front of a mirror. I watch the video, stepping through it at 1/16th speed, and try to hold each posture, checking my own posture in the mirror as I do it, just so I can re-train my muscle memory to do it the way it needs to be taught. It’s a humbling experience at times, let me tell you. Even minor little things like how my feet get placed get examined for this – are they exactly shoulder width apart, or are they going wider than they should? Am I exactly at three quarters profile, or have I slipped into a sloppy "T" stance with my lead toe pointed at the bag, as if I’m aiming for a kick? When I come out of a form and I edge on to the bag, so that I have the minimum surface area to cover with a parry or block?

Getting good form down for Kung Fu takes practice, as I’m slowly relearning in order to teach my next class.

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Yoshi I Kundagawa is a freelance journalist. He covers the mixed martial arts industry. For a free report on kung fu stances visit his blog.

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