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Martial Arts Today (Popularity:  )
Today in the martial arts, there seems to be two extremes. On one end you have the commercialized martial arts that caters mostly to children and has absolutely nothing to do with real self defense. On the other end of the spectrum, you have the "no holds barred" type martial arts where people are fighting each other in cages wearing Speedos. Where is the middle path?
What happened to the traditional ...
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Martial Arts Hall of Shame (Popularity: )
Every month I receive at least 3 invitations to martial arts "Hall of Fames". I have come to realize that there must be are 100's of them out there. With each invitation I receive, I also get multiple choice sheets of paper asking which award I would like to be honored with. The choices are endless; I can be "Instructor of the Year", "Master of the Year", and Humanitarian of ...
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Sacrifice Techniques (Popularity: )
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Sacrifice techniques are normally associated with arts where grappling and throws are emphasised such as Judo, Wrestling arts, Ju Jutsu, BJJ etc. The Kodokan Judo syllabus has a number of techniques which are actually referred to as Sutemi Waza (sacrifice techniques). They nearly always depend on the thrower falling backwards, sidewards or frontwards towards the floor in the hope of taking the opponent with them. Obviously if the person being ...
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Strong Women Who Practice Martial Arts (Popularity: )
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Martial art training has been mainly a sport that has been practiced among men, this is because women were not called proper if they showed physical strength, but much has changed since the beginning of martial arts practice. Martial arts has changed over the years and still have many people who train today in the field of martial arts, women who were once not practicing martial arts, are now learning ...
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Martial Arts Defense - When Someone Is Trying to Power Hit You (Popularity: )
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Are you worried about the possibility of someone really trying to hit you hard in a fight? I mean what if that one hit from your attacker is so powerful that it knocks you all the way to Australia (which is not as far, if you are reading this from down under). A solid punch can really rock your brain.
So, are you worried?
Frankly, if you are a martial artist at ...
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Counter Power With Speed - How A David Can Defeat A Goliath (Popularity: )
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Can a Small Person Really Beat a Big Guy in a Fight
Let's say you are small, and you have to fight a giant behemoth in front of you ... Do you have a chance?
Can you get the upper hand?
I am a big guy -- I am of medium height, and I weigh over 270 lbs. My wife is not big -- under 62 inches, and weighs less than 120 lbs.
She ...
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From Reality TV Star to UFC Champion - Meet Matt "The Terror" Serra (Popularity: )
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The UFC has a reality television show titled "The Ultimate Fighter" that takes a group of experienced mixed martial art fighters, secludes them away in a private lodge, provides them with top notch professional training and allows them to compete in a tournament, with the winner getting a six figure UFC contract and a shot a the champion.
Matt Serra, who was a respected fighter, embraced the concept of the show ...
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Your First Martial Arts Class - What Will it be Like? (Popularity: )
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Your first martial arts class should be relatively easy and a confidence builder. If it isn't both of those then you need to go somewhere else. The instructor should be friendly and teach a very exciting introductory class which usually lasts anywhere from 30 - 45 minutes.
You will begin to learn some of the basic techniques or movements and also be informed of the benefits you will receive if you ...
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Pride Lightheavyweight and Middleweight Champ Calls Contract Insulting (Popularity: )
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Dan Henderson managed to sum up the UFC's contract offer to Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in one word. That word - insulting. Sokoudjou is coming off two stunning knockouts of top PRIDE Light Heavyweight fighters Ricardo Arona and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Both of these title contenders lasted a combined 2 minutes and 22 seconds in the ring with Sokoudjou
Henderson has been fielding contract offers for his Team Quest teammate due to ...
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Heavy Striking Power (Popularity: )
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The main striking power core of the Ancestor system employs Chong Lik (Heavy Power). Chong Lik can be classified as Soft as it relies on relaxation for its power generation. Others may know or refer to this type of power to as Dead Weight or Vibrating Power.
The primary advantage of using Chong Lik is that strikes of considerable power can be generated with a relatively small swing or recoil of ...
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