Train Hard, Laugh Hard

So, how do you pick out a true warrior from the THOUSANDS of soldiers, cops, martial artists, athletes, and other assorted toughies? Simple. The ones that make you laugh hardest are the toughest.

How To Stay In Shape Forever

The core of true fitness lies in your heart’s strength. Your heart is one of the most valuable pieces of equipment in your body.

Quintessential Pieces Of Training Equipment For Shaolin Kung Fu

Getting hurt while training can be avoided with these simple precautions.

The Most Essential Techniques of Shaolin Kung Fu

Different forms can be used in different situations and used to react to the movements of the opponent or attacker. With so many difference stances and forms, many students find that there is a lot to remember mentally, and a lot for the muscles to have to remember as well.

The Myth of The Ultimate Martial Arts Drill

There seems to be a prevalent myth that a common martial arts drill is some kind of ultimate drill. That if you become adept at this drill, you'll be able to defend yourself in any type of attack in the street. Martial arts instructors have developed drills to improve this drill and others have made it an integral part of a sport.

Free-form Sparring and Exercises to Develop Internal Energy

Take a sneak peak into the world of Hapkido. The history, traditions and technique of this ancient form of martial arts.

Iaido - General Background

Iaido is the art of drawing the sword and striking an armed opponent at lightning speed. It is the art of strategy, achieving precision in all aspects of mental and physical ability, including accurate footwork, balanced posture and critical timing. Live blades are razor-sharp and experienced practitioners are the only ones permitted to use them. The risk involved is thought to be worthwhile because this is the only way achieve the ultimate in awareness and concentration, and to unify the mind and the body together in total harmony.

Kick Boxing - General Background

Kick boxing is a relatively modern martial arts system, who syllabus derived by combining several fighting techniques from a variety of the more traditional disciplines, including Kung fu, Kyokushinkai Karate, Muay Thai, Kyokky shinkai and Tae kwon do.

Kung Fu (Mok-Gar) - General Background

Shaolin Mok-gar kuen is one of the original family disciplines of Kung fu, from Southern China, and is well known for its kicking techniques. Practitioners are not restricted just to kicking, however, since the use of a full range of weapons is also part of the system. The resulting flexibility of attack and defence epitomises the original concept of Chinese martial arts: to express oneself fully in the attempt to triumph in combat. When engaging in combat, the objective is to win, so practitioners believe that to place any restrictions on one particular movement would be to put themselves at a disadvantage.

Jujitsu History

It is very much known that fighting and martial arts has been widespread among the Japanese people for many years. In fact, many of the earliest records that this Asian country has like the Record of Ancient matters or Kojiki. The Chronicles of Japan, known as the Nihon Shoki, give many details about the early patterns and styles of martial arts and combat. Many stories have been told about the origins of Jujitsu. However, the very famous story is about 2 warriors who include some warriors who combat in front of Emperor Sunin - what else? Tajima no Kehaya got killed by the Samurai warrior Nomi no izumo of Sekuni.

Before You Use Your Jump Rope

The jump rope, one of the most seductive tools of boxing. I remember watching the first Rocky movie seeing Sylvester Stallone twirling the rope so fast that you couldn’t even see it, and thinking “Man that is awesome”. His style and grace were perfect but there was one thing that Rocky had all wrong.

Martial Arts Book Review - Judo Seio-Nage by Hidetoshi Nakanishi

Although the primary focus of this book is on the sporting aspect of Judo, the techniques in it can easily be modified for use in combat or self-defense situations. Although most modern schools of Judo focus on the sporting aspects, you must remember that Judo was originally derived from Jujitsu by Dr. Jigoro Kano. Therefore, with the proper knowledge and a little modification, you can easily adapt the sporting techniques of Judo back to the more self-defense oriented techniques of Jujitsu.

The Secrets Behind the Art of the Eight Limbs

These increase strength, speed, power and accuracy and are ideal for the beginner and the master alike.

A Dummy Can Teach You How to Flow Smoothly From Technique to Technique

Dummy training allows the Wing Chun practitioner a way to correctly train the body in performing techniques. The reason Wing Chung wooden dummy training is so important is that it allows the skin and bones to strengthen and toughen up. When making contact in a real fight, your fists and shins are subjected to a lot of force and pain. Striking air does not get your skin and bones ready for a real fight. Hitting the Mook Jung allows ...