By: sumeet | 2011-01-02 | Martial Arts Are you a busy executive or mom trying to do everything? Are you getting so stressed out that it seems like you're not accomplishing anything? If so, you can use martial arts to combat that stress! Many of the skills and techniques used in martial arts training are the same skills and techniques you can use to rid your body of stress. read more
By: eddieblodd | 2010-12-09 | Health & Fitness Regardless of what you plan to use it for ther are many benefits to mixed martial arts training read more
By: Ali Kent | 2011-04-08 | Recreation & Sports While primitive by today''s standards, the instruction equipment depicted in the photo is to a significant extent even now common among martial artists, especially karate students. The rock with the s... read more
By: John J Graden | 2010-03-30 | Martial Arts I have written several articles about Finding Your Own Voice as a martial arts professional. I'd like this article to focus on some typical martial artist characters. When you meet these guys you'll know they have not yet found their own voice. read more
By: Ricky Davies | 2010-09-28 | Martial Arts A mugging/street fight by far is the worst type of fight to be in and if you don't think so it's time to think again. There's no ref, no time to take a break and more importantly no rules. Your opponent doesn't want to beat you to win a medal your opponent may instead be high on drugs and wants to rob all of your money or worse they may want to kill you so there are no witnesses to identify them. This may sound scary but unfortunately it's the world we live in. read more
By: Katie PepperMeegan | 2010-10-28 | Recreation & Sports There are many rewards for training in mixed martial arts, whether you are doing it for fitness, to learn self defense or have plans at being a serious competitor. Your overall progress depends greatly on how you train. You will be more likely to achieve your MMA training goals with the tips that follow here. read more
By: Sydney Garrison | 2010-03-28 | Martial Arts When most people hear the term Martial Arts, they automatically think of Tae Kwon Do or Kung Fu, as these have been most popularized by television and movies. Many are surprised to hear just how many sports and self defense systems are actually considered martial arts. read more
By: Kevin Barber | 2011-04-08 | Recreation & Sports Throw some soft punches, then do the job your way up until eventually you''re throwing tricky strikes and kicks, but aren''t unpleasant doing so. No make a difference how loud or forceful your instruc... read more
By: David Jack | 2011-08-02 | Martial Arts Modern Chi Kung can be a powerful tool in the fight against various illness, and can also be an exercise that maintain body health. Practitioners of Chi Kung have the ability to redistribute and focus the body energy, or CHI - the source of our strength, from one area to another area. Chi Kung can, therefore, reroute excess body energy from where body need it the least to where body need it the mo read more
By: Jacque Crook | 2010-10-13 | Article Marketing To the untrained eye, all martial arts uniforms are alike. Nothing could be further from the truth and getting the proper uniform is important. Choices like color, fit, comfort and the type of martial arts you are doing al figure in prominently. Here are some tips to help you when shopping for martial arts uniforms. read more
By: Yoshi Kundagawa | 2010-05-11 | Martial Arts Do you know how to solve the zen koan? Having your arm in a sling can be helpful. "What is the sound of one hand clapping," it will not work so great when you are trying to practice your martial arts. Dealing with it, a martial arts injury can really cramp your style. From my experience, I have found that there are basically three mistakes (aside from being careless and walking in front of a read more
By: Fred P Nichols | 2010-03-31 | Martial Arts The Martial Art Karate is unique in how the techniques are built around individual Karate practitioners. This article explains how and why Karate developed and the uniqueness of Karate. read more
By: Dean Walsh | 2010-04-02 | Martial Arts Chances are your instructor will not let you spar until you've attained a certain level of physical fitness and have mastered some basic techniques. That means being able to withstand a hit should you be unfortunate enough to take one. It also means you understand not only how to perform basic punches, kicks, and strikes, but why they are performed the way they are. read more
By: Katie PepperMeegan | 2010-10-29 | Recreation & Sports You should train mercilessly if you want to meet your goals in mixed martial arts, but you also need some down time. Each person has his or her own level of toughness, although it is vital to get some R and R at least once or twice a week. If you overexert yourself in training, you'll put yourself at risk for injuries or possibly burning yourself out. It is vital for you to give your body some mending time, as it needs to build itself back up again read more