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141. My Kung Fu Master Is 200 Years Old

     by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-03-09
     OK, if you're reading my articles regularly, you know that I like learning new martial arts styles. Mostly I've focused on the Northern Chinese styles, the ones based around Wudang Mountain. I learn...

142. Self Defense - How to Stop a Would-be Rapist in His Tracks!

     by Gary Simpson - 2007-03-04
     If there is one crime that people, mainly women, fear more than any other crime it is a sexual attack - rape to be specific. Just the thought of another person using force to invade your body in this ...

143. Should You Take Karate or a Public Speaking Class?

     by Dr. Gary S. Goodman - 2007-03-02
     Most responsible dojos and martial arts instructors screen prospective students by asking at least a few pertinent questions.For example, "Why are you interested in learning karate?"If a punk just off...

144. 5 Tips On Shaolin Kung Fu Exercises

     by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-03-02
     It was Michael Tyson's second day at our Kung-Fu school and I took a hard look at him. He was built like King Kong, was as hairy as King Kong, sported Mr. T's hairstyle, but he had Oprah Winfrey's puc...

145. How to Become a Samurai Investor

     by Kaeho Mushin - 2007-02-24
     I'm going to paraphrase a story I read about a young samurai that sought an apprenticeship under Musashi. When Musashi agreed to teach this young samurai, the young samurai did nothing but chop wood a...

146. Tim Sylvia Will Defeat Randy Couture

     by Jon Murray - 2007-02-22
     Sometimes in life we need to take a step back, ignore our hearts and go with our heads. UFC 68 on March 3rd, in Columbus Ohio is one of those times. The main event on the UFC 68 card is Tim "The Maine...

147. The Character of Jiu-Jitsu

     by Anthony Butler - 2007-02-22
     With the domination of the Mixed Martial Arts world by Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, I have noticed many outsiders have the perception that Jiu-Jitsu is a one dimensional art that teaches "ground fi...

148. A Kickboxer Discovers Tai Chi

     by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-02-17
     Once in a while, I get really bored with my workouts. You know, after a while it gets to be the same old, same old stuff. It is always weights or cardio machines or the same stuff over and over agai...

149. Core Conditioning Program

     by Marc Lebert - 2007-02-15
     “You may have heard the words Core Conditioning a lot lately. The core basically mans your torso (rectus abdominis, external obliques, internal obliques, transverse abdominus, quadratus lumborum...

150. Discover The Ancient Art of Shaolin Kung Fu

     by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-02-15
     The first time I saw Shaolin Kung fu techniques was while watching a martial arts movie. I loved the style of martial arts so much, that I watched the second movie and fell totally in love. There was ...

151. Japanese Samurai Swords - A Brief History

     by Dave Lorrez - 2007-02-10
     The first proofs of the existence of samurai swords in Japan date from 240 BC, during the Yayoi period, when the queen Himeko sent a tribute to the Chinese dynasty Wei, two swords. In the same time, i...

152. Matt Serra Is The Future UFC Lightweight Champion

     by Jon Murray - 2007-02-08
     Let's get things straight, I'm saying that Matt Serra has no chance against Georges St Pierre in their UFC welterweight championship bout on April 7, 2007 in Houston Texas. What I am saying is that Ma...

153. What Does the Law Say About Using Lethal Force In A Self-Defense Situation

     by Shawn Kovacich - 2007-01-30
     This article addresses the issue of using lethal force in a self-defense situation. The following are laws pertaining to the State of Nevada that I have taken directly from their official web site at:...

154. Exercise Motivation: The Most Common Reason Why People Quit Martial Arts Training

     by Marshall Buchholz - 2007-01-30
     Finances? Injuries? Too stressed for time?Exercise motivation is often lost for a variety of reasons. But while there may be many excuses for giving up a workout program, there is often a greater, und...

155. Does Kicking Work In Combat? Jeremiah Johnson Certainly Thought So and So Did His Enemies!

     by Shawn Kovacich - 2007-01-30
     Perhaps one of the most influential yet little known historical facts about the utilization of the act of kicking in a genuine life and death situation comes to us not from the Far East, as one might ...

156. What Does the Law Have To Say About the Use of Force In A Self-Defense Situation

     by Shawn Kovacich - 2007-01-30
     This article addresses the issue of using physical force in a self-defense situation. The following are laws pertaining to the State of Nevada that I have taken directly from their official web site a...

157. Mastering the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy

     by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-01-29
     I am a sucker for anything related to Kung Fu. Especially when it comes to discovering the various art forms of real fighting. I started watching these awesome kungfu videos months ago and I got rea...

158. Italian Rapier-an Effective Historical Martial Art With a Growing Following

     by Seppel Bellot - 2007-01-29
     We have all heard of kendo and kenjitsu, of the lingering spirit of the old Samurai school and of the precision and effectiveness with which these Japanese martial arts are taught and learned. But did...

159. Critics Hate Winners!

     by Paul Greenhill - 2007-01-29
     I don't know how many of you are Pro Football Fans, but I really enjoyed both NFL Championship Games this past weekend (January 21, 2007). The one that I enjoyed the most was the Indianapolis Colts/ N...

160. Empty Your Cup

     by Bart Scovill - 2007-01-28
     I first heard this comment in an interview with Bruce Lee. Later, I learned more about this concept in Joe Hyams' book, "Zen in the Martial Arts." The quote comes from a story Bruce Lee was relating t...

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