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  1. Learn How To Kick - Kicking Effectively In A Self-Defense Or Combat Situation Part 6 Of 10

    by Shawn Kovacich - 2007-04-04
    This ten article series will deal with the various components that need to be addressed when considering the utilization of a particular kick in a combat or self-defense situation. These ten component...
  2. How I Became a Ninja

    by Jiles Keister - 2007-04-03
    I remember when I was younger and first started hearing about these mystic warriors in black clothing wearing their masks so as to never show their identity to any one, and dealing with whom ever woul...
  3. Ufc Owners Purchase Pride Fighting Championship

    by Jon Murray - 2007-03-30
    If you're a mixed martial arts fan, you're probably sick of that headline. You're sick of hearing how Lorenzo J. Fertitta and Frank J. Fertitta have purchased PrideFC from it's former Dream Stage Ente...
  4. MMA Training Tip

    by Chess McDoogle - 2007-03-30
    Learning mixed martial arts, or mma, involves a three prong approach. Unlike other sports, an mma training tip routine will need to focus on not just one area, but a number of areas that are all equa...
  5. Coming To America - Jow Ga Kung Fu

    by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-03-25
    I recently got to go as a guest teacher at another school that focuses on Jow Ga Kung Fu. Now, I like learning new Kung Fu styles, and have mostly focused on the Northern Chinese styles, which tend to...
  6. Learn the Safe and Correct Techniques of Cardio Kickboxing

    by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-03-22
    Cardio Kickboxing techniques are all the rage in the fitness world today. There is a reason for this. Cardio Kickboxing gives you a great workout and is fun as well. Cardio Kickboxing is also called A...
  7. If You Could Choose Your Shaolin Kung Fu Master, Who Would It Be?

    by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-03-22
    One of the fun things about martial arts is that it teaches you a bit of history as you go through it, and the bull sessions after a good workout are great.One of the bull sessions that Steve, Aaron a...
  8. Martial Arts Sparring - Is Sparring Practice In Martial Arts A Waste Of Time?

    by Marshall Buchholz - 2007-03-19
    Does non-contact point sparring actually decrease your ability to defend yourself in a real situation?After all, you're pulling punches, avoiding eye gouges, bone breaking, wrist locks and the like. H...
  9. Strength, Flexibility and Power in Martial Arts

    by Pete Nisbit - 2007-03-18
    Were I to state three major attributes possessed by an exponent of any martial art, they would be these three: strength, flexibility and power. These, combined with the extreme fitness and rapid ref...
  10. Things Change Or People Die

    by Chris Pizzo - 2007-03-12
    Sometimes events in history force the creation of new ideas to replace what has becomes obsolete. Weapons, strategy and tactics have always been marked by change on the battlefields of history to dea...
  11. Improving Your Instincts, Strength And Motor Skills By Doing Bo Staff Exercises

    by Trevor Nekya - 2007-03-10
    If you are a student of the martial arts and are learning the bo staff + exercises that go along with it then you will be in for a treat. The bo staff a long stick that is made out of wood or bamboo ...
  12. The Fluid Motion Of The Snake Lends Itself To Kung Fu

    by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-03-09
    If you've been reading my articles, you know I have two loves: Learning Kung Fu styles and seeing them used in movies.I've been doing snake style Kung Fu for going on 8 years now. Once I moved into K...
  13. Wing Chun Footwork - It's Not Chinese Dancing!

    by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-03-09
    "So, what's the new dance step you're doing, Yoshi?"Yeah, I hear that all the time. Even from people who should know better. You probably do as well, particularly if you do footwork for Wing Chun. ...
  14. 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...
  15. 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 ...
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...