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Karate and Religion: Can They Work Together?
There is a misconception among many that karate is some sort of religion and practicing it may conflict with ones faith. Parents hesitate to enroll their child into a karate school because they are afraid he or she will be converted. They see everyone dressed in white, barefoot, kneeling and bowing to a picture of a person.Read more…The Somewhat Controversial Filipino Martial Arts History
The Philippine Martial Arts have somewhat of a controversial history. The following are from history, research, and also knowledge passed on from experienced eskrimadors. Do your own research and come to your own conclusions.Read more…"Mickey Mouse" Martial Arts Technique Gives You An Enormous Advantage During Knife Fights
Want to know a quick and easy way to fight with a knife (or similar weapon) that gives you an almost immediate advantage over almost anyone you fight -- even if you have no idea what you're doing?Just use what I like to call the "flashlight" technique.And that means, when you're fighting with a knife or similar object, you pretend the knife is a flashlight and you follow your opponent with it just as if you were constantly shining a light on him.Read more…Martial Artist Says: Right Makes Might!
Machiavelli, that enduring political philosopher and writer, asked a pivotal question.If you’re a ruler of society, is it better to be feared or loved?He equivocated a little, but finally, he settled on fear because it’s more predictable and reliable, and less fickle than love.Read more…Mma-A Brief History
It would be impossible to fully track every aspect of the beginnings of mma. The Greeks, Romans, Cavemen? I will try to bring to you a history of mma that impacted the United States as I believe it occurred, and what is now the growing popularity in this reality fighting.Read more…Sneaky Filipino Self Defense Secret Lets You Win Almost Any Weapons Fight
One of the great "equalizers" in any fight on the street -- even if you are being bum rushed by multiple opponents -- is to have something as a weapon.A knife, a bat, a garbage can lid, a broken bottle, even your belt can be used to even the odds.However, there may be a time when you are in a fight where both you and an opponent have weapons.Read more…Call Your Martial Arts Training Partner An An "A-Hole"
Sometimes in my street-fighting martial arts classes...I will purposely put two people who don't like each other (or even hate each other) together during sparring sessions.In some cases, when I really want them to make progress, I'll encourage them to tease, taunt and even verbally abuse each other.Read more…Martial Artist Asks: Can We Devise A Nonviolent Martial Art?
The founder of our martial arts dojo was fond of telling a story about a 98 pound weakling in high school who served as an unwilling punching bag for the local bullies.Predictably, he’d be verbally harassed and then pushed around by these toughs, and I suppose, somewhere in the distance our founder may have even been cowering, himself; who knows?Anyway, one day the jerks picked on this “runt” and something in him snapped.Read more…This Little-Known Martial Arts Secret Gives You A Gigantic Advantage In A Street Fight
You may or may not be aware of this but there are only three "body types" in the world.And they are:1.) Ectomorph - tall, lanky, lots of energy2.) Endomorph - plump, big boned, slow3.Read more…The One Martial Arts Secret That Lets You 100% Avoid Freezing Up In Fights
If you took all the pages in all the books about martial arts, street fighting and self-defense, you'd see a lot about physical conditioning -- building strength, speed, endurance and stamina.Only problem is...physical conditioning will NOT save you in a real fight.Read more…Develop Your Fighting "Sixth Sense"
One great thing about street-fighting self defense and martial arts is that the single most effective training "tool" you can get is also the cheapest and easiest to find.Now, I am not talking about sparring gloves, punching bags, training knives or anything like that.No, what I am talking about is, quite simply, a training partner.Read more…Martial Arts And Your Sex Drive
One of the great "unintended consequences" of learning about combat-based martial arts and self defense are the almost staggering fitness consequences.In fact, short bouts of intense sparring -- even if for just 15 minutes -- is one of the single best workouts you'll ever get and can sometimes do wonders for your sex drive.The reason why is because, when you spar, you are forced to focus on quick bursts of compound movements that work everything in your body at once.Read more…How Bruce Lee Trained In Martial Arts
One of the biggest differences between street-fighting and the hundreds of other fighting disciplines and philosophies...is the way in which we train.For example, Bruce Lee, the founder of modern day street-fighting, used to train as if he were in a real fight.Read more…Why "Pay-Per-View" Martial Arts Training Sucks
I'm sure by now you've seen the so-called "reality based" fighting like the UFC and the other fights on pay per view.And maybe like me, you spend a lot of time each week glued to the TV watching these competitions and enjoying every second of it.Only problem is, while some of the best fighters in the world often compete in these tournaments...Read more…Charlie Brown's "Advanced" Street-Fighting Martial Arts Secret
A few weeks ago I was reading a "Peanuts" comic strip in the paper that had this extremely fascinating street-fighting lesson in it.Basically, the strip was about Linus (the kid who has the blanket and sucks his thumb all the time) and his nasty sister Lucy getting ready to practice boxing in the yard.Anyway, before they started Lucy said, "let's wait until that plane flies over us first".Read more…Martial Arts Secret Gives You Instant Advantage When Unexpectedly Attacked
Imagine this: You're in your bathroom at night, nothing on but a towel. Your kids are sleeping, your wife is in the kitchen. You notice a shadow moving outside the window.Read more…Simple Martial Arts "Block" Causes Blinding Pain To Strong Attackers
One of the big differences between street-fighting and every other kind of martial art is, in street-fighting everything you do causes your opponent pain -- even your blocks.For example, let's take the really devastating move called the limb or nerve "destruction." This is a really nasty move that anyone can use to defend themselves with if they have to.Read more…How Martial Artists Can Get In "Cage Fighter" Shape Fast
I get questions all the time from my students and email street-fighting lessons subscribers about what the best way to exercise is as far as learning martial arts and street-fighting.They want to know how to get the flexibility, stamina and speed they see other martial artists have.They want to know if they should concentrate on lifting weights, calisthenics, or machines?Read more…Why "Martial Arts" Can Get You Killed In A Real Fight On The Street
One of the things you will never learn in the average dojo around the world is that, no matter how often you train a certain "technique", if it's complex -- if it's not "monkey simple" -- it will almost never work in a real life fight.And this has nothing to do with your intelligence, either. You can be the smartest guy in the world, and you still won't be able to pull off complex moves in a real fight.Read more…The Secret Martial Arts "Moves" You Can Only Find At Your Local Library
You might find this hard to believe but, if you want to learn how to fight fast -- and give yourself an enormous advantage over any attacker -- you should head down to your local library before going to the corner dojo.Why?Well, I spent several years training in psychology.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Martial Arts category
- Martial Arts Training And Self Defense: Do You Take Yours 'Trained or Untrained' - By: Damian Ross
Like religion and politics, martial arts are not for a lack of it's zealots. Decide right now, you can either A. Continue to "sip the kool-aide" or B. Look to improve and learn. One criticism about our training material is that it is simple and could only work against some one who is untrained. What the hell does this mean, exactly? Does trained mean a woman who takes muay thai or the serial rapist, sociopath who has successfully applied his trade a dozen times? Does it apply to the mixed martial artists or the bag-man on a pick up? Who do you want to fight for your life against, the martial artist or emotionally disturbed person (EPD) who gargles with pepper spray? - Keep it Official with Trendy Martial Arts Clothing - By: Kimberly Green
Who is your favorite fighter?? Show off your hostility with MMA Clothing and check out the wide, wide world of Mixed Martial Arts. - MMA Clothing to Represent The New Violent Spectator Sport of Choice, Bye Bye Boxing - By: Kimberly Green
Apparently our threshold for violence has increased, because boxing doesn't seem to cut it for us anymore, adding variables to fighting methods keeps the art ever more challenging to master and entertaining to watch. - My KUNG-FU is Better Than Your KUNG-FU: Which Martial Arts Style is The BEST Martial Arts Style - By: Damian Ross
By Damian Ross of The Self Defense Company It first started long ago when some unkown combat aficionado first posed the question: "Which is BETTER, boxing or wrestling' ?" - The MMA Industry is Growing in Popularity - By: Kimberly Green
The MMA is fast growing among adults and kids alike, both watching and participating. - Does Self Defense Need to be Complicated? - By: Damian Ross
Our society has turned into a culture where everyone wants everything right away, and yesterday isn't soon enough. But we all know good things take time, but do essential skills like real self defense training need the same time to master like martial arts training? - Banners, Battle Axes, and Beer: Is there a better way to spend the weekend? - By: Damian Ross
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is a historical reenactment group, which recreates pre-17th century Western European history, and every summer they go to war. For 17 days full contact sport martial arts are taken to a higher level as armies numbering in the thousands clash in the fields of Pennsylvania for honor and glory. - Which Martial Art is the Best for Law Enforcement? - By: Damian Ross
Up until 30 years ago, JUDO was the martial art. - Why You Need to Know How to Fight - By: Damian Ross
Most people try to live their lives without violence or having to fight someone. This is a noble pursuit and if you're able to avoid violence you should always try to do so, but that doesn't mean to abandon the idea of learning to protect yourself. In fact, failure to do so will put you and your loved ones at risk. - Why Martial Artists and Coaches Make the Best Instructors - By: Damian Ross
I always hear the argument...you don't need a black belt to defense yourself (I know, I said it). This is absolutely 100% true. Self Defense is NOT a martial art. But teaching self defense IS.