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Strength Training
2007-11-12 00:00:00 "The martial arts lifestyle is about increasing our holistic fitness, doing things in our day to day living that improve our bodies, minds, and spirits, and avoiding things that could damage that." More About: Training , Strength Training , TRAI , Raining
Former bank clerk turns Samurai warrior
2007-11-12 00:00:00 "Martial arts mad John, 64, is one of the few people in Wales to practise the age old oriental ways of Iaido and Kyudo, which involves the brandishing of a deadly three-foot blade and equally lethal-looking seven-foot archer’s bow." More About: Bank , Samurai , Warrior
SELF-DEFENSE 101: Learning a few simple maneuvers could save your life
2007-11-12 00:00:00 "Random attacks fill the news and, while street attacks account for about 15 percent of reported sexual assaults nationwide, according to Karla Miller, executive director of the Rape Victim Advocacy Program in Iowa City, Iowa, hearing about them makes many think twice about safety. "You learn to read and write. You need to learn how to protect yourself; I see it as a life skill," says self-defense instructor Laurel Farrell. But even achieving a black belt in martial arts doesn't provide absolute protection." More About: Life , Defense , Learning , Simple , Save
UFC's Houston Alexander: A Father and a Fighter
2007-11-12 00:00:00 "Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is time-consuming and demanding. In order to stay on top of your game, you've got to train...a lot. You've also got to juggle that training with work, school, and maybe even a family." More About: Father , Alexander , Houston , Houston Alexander , Fighter
World Wushu Championship opens in Beijing
2007-11-12 00:00:00 "The 9th World Wushu Champ ionship s opened in Beijing on Sunday at Beijing Olympics Sports Center with a record entry of nearly 1,000 athletes from 89 countries and regions."
KUNG FU
2007-11-12 00:00:00 "Kung Fu (Chinese: Originally meaning "Hard Work" now generic term for especially non-mainland China martial art types), a martial art, both a form of exercise with a spiritual dimension stemming from concentration and self-discipline and a primarily unarmed mode of personal combat often equated with Karate or Tae Kwon Do."
Jackie Chan offers to teach Prince Charles Kung fu
2007-11-09 00:00:00 ‘Rush Hour’ star Jackie Chan has offered to teach Prince Charles Kung fu in a video message. The message, recorded in China where Chan is making a film, shows the martial arts legend promising that he will drop everything if the Prince of Wales accepts his offer. More About: Offers , Kung Fu
How to Win a Fight
2007-11-09 00:00:00 It's supposed to be for an untrained man defending himself against a single attacker/opponent, but it's good advice for everyone. First of all, wake up! Remember, it’s always easier to STAY out of trouble than to GET out of trouble. More About: Fight
Three Cs of Sparring: Offense and Defense
2007-11-09 00:00:00 These basics should help any fighter in their stand-up/kickboxing game. The more you stick to them, the more successful you'll be. More About: Defense , Sparring
Karate titles a big hit
2007-11-09 00:00:00 REDLAND karate exponents were in fighting fit form when the Redlands Martial Arts Academy hosted the recent Queensland Koshiki Karate -Do Titles at Alexandra Hills. The tournament was a huge success and attracted over 130 competitors from all over Queensland.
Ultimate fighting background
2007-11-09 00:00:00 What’s known as mixed martial arts today began in the early 1990s, when a California advertising executive dreamed up a competition featuring a number of different fighting disciplines — including kickboxing, karate, sumo, boxing and jujutsu — to find out which style would come out on top. More About: Ultimate Fighting , Fighting , Background , Ultimate
Cyclist, martial artist fail doping tests at China’s City Games
2007-11-06 00:00:00 "A cyclist and martial arts competitor have tested positive for banned substances at China ’s City Games , the official Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday. The two were the only positive results out of 1,239 tests conducted at the games, Xinhua said, quoting competition spokesman Jiang Zhixue. Jiang said the two were suspected of using stimulants and anabolic agents." More About: Artist , Tests
Kids get kick out of kung-fu
2007-11-06 00:00:00 "The local school focuses on White Crane Kung -Fu as a complete martial art which includes valid and realistic self defence techniques for a number of scenarios." More About: Kids , Kung Fu , Kick
Mixed Martial Arts: Germain Arena home to Fat City slugfest
2007-11-06 00:00:00 "This isn't professional wrestling. This is not boxing. This is something much more real -- more raw. What is widely considered one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, mixed martial arts made its debut at Germain Arena, and quite successfully at that." More About: Home , Martial Arts , Arts , City , Mixed Martial Arts
Londoner advances to fight league final
2007-11-06 00:00:00 "Chris (The Polish Hammer) Horodecki of London extended his unbeaten record to 11-0 last night, defeating rival lightweight Bart (Bartimus) Palaszewski by split decision at the International Fight League Grand Prix semifinals at the Sears Center." More About: Final , Done , Vance
What You Didn’t Know About Bruce Lee’s Kick-Ass Success
2007-11-03 00:00:00 "Bruce Lee. The very name conjures images of lightning-fast punches, rock-hard muscles, whirlwind footwork and a blazing intensity that demands attention." More About: Success , Bruce Lee , Kick
Best Fighter, But...
2007-11-03 00:00:00 "Sometimes we talk about who is the best fighter. I suppose that if you had a tournament in which every person in the world participated, you could come up with a person deserving of this title (at least until the next tournament)." More About: Fighter
Harimau Silat Tuo
2007-11-03 00:00:00 "The actions of the Sumatran tiger includes: clawing, tearing, catching, gripping, maneuvering to the ground, springing from the gournd, as well as maintaining a strong base from which it can leap up to six feet or more. These actions and movements enable the practitioner to be able to stalk, trap and overcome adversaries at will." More About: Hari , Sila
Kung Fu Fighting
2007-11-03 00:00:00 "There's no denying the fact that kung fu and martial arts are some of China's most popular exports. At the very least, they could certainly take down ping pong to win the prize for China's most athletic export (even though ping pong probably reigns supreme inside China.)" More About: Fighting , Kung Fu , Kung
Martial arts: Sport of philosophy
2007-11-03 00:00:00 "In a sport filling up with wannabes and a business full of neverbeens, at least two Jacksonville martial artists remain true to the teaching and philosophy behind the fighting style." More About: Philosophy , Sport , Martial Arts , Arts , Martial
Lotus martial arts a way to defend oneself
2007-11-03 00:00:00 "Lotus self-defense martial arts is a Thai martial art developed by Ajarn Precha Mahachanavong in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Ajarn Precha was a professional Muay Thai (Thai boxer) fighter in addition to having a black belt in Kenpo karate under Grand Master Tony Lasit in the Kajukenbo Self-Defense Institute." More About: Martial Arts , Arts , Martial
21st-century "Bionic Woman" makes predecessor seem tame
2007-11-03 00:00:00 "Lindsay Wagner never had to use jujitsu or save Canada from Bosnian terrorists - or worry about her boss watching her take a shower through her bionic eye. Well, times have changed." More About: Woman , Bionic Woman , Bionic , Century
It Doesn't Get Anymore Mainstream Media Than This
2007-11-03 00:00:00 "To be sure, under White and Fertitta, Ultimate Fighting has gained a lot of respect. In the 1990s, critics like Senator John McCain were deriding ultimate fighting as barbaric, and the public was aghast at the mixed martial arts bloodbaths. The sport was banned in state after state." More About: Media , Mainstream Media , Mains
Conceal Your Secret Karate Identity
2007-11-03 00:00:00 "Upon learning that you practice Karate , strangers and casual acquaintances will call upon the crooked wisdom imparted by a hundred Hollywood movies and TV shows, to draw kooky conclusions about your character and identity." More About: Secret , Identity
String of Assaults Prompts Local Students to Learn Martial Arts
2007-11-03 00:00:00 "Students at Kirkwood Community College invited a martial arts instructor to campus Tuesday night. The skills he taught them might save their lives one day. "I want to learn that I can actually stand my ground and be able to get away," student Emily Gaeta said." More About: Martial Arts , Arts , Local , Learn
Stranger Danger at Head OÂ’ Meadow in Newtown Taught by ZandriÂ’s Martial A
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Mike Brooks from ZandriÂ’s Martial Arts taught Stranger Danger safety techniques at Head OÂ’ Meadown Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Mr. Brooks teaches this course to children all over CT.
11 Year Old Kyokushin VS Shaolin Battle
0000-00-00 00:00:00 No this isnÂ’t a battle that has lasted 11 years but a battle between two 11 year old competitors! This match pits a Japanese Student of Kyokushin against a Chinese Student of Shaolin Fists. The competion takes place in China before an all Chinese audience all dressed in Red! Who will winÂ…?! More About: Battle , Year
Trio tries to rob martial arts expert
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Three people who tried to rob a 42-year-old man in Bradenton early this morning may wish they had chosen a different target. Two men and a woman approached a man in the parking lot of Health Care America, 3600 Cortez Road W., just after midnight, the Manatee County SheriffÂ’s Office said. The woman pointed a handgun at him and demanded his jewelry. More About: Martial Arts , Arts , Expert , Trio , Martial
Talky Talky
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Today, I will be a guest on Karl's Blog Talk Radio show. If you would like to tune in and listen, you can go directly to the show here. All you need is a computer with volume. If you'd like to call in and ask some questions (remember, like I said, nothing too personal or annoying or else!) you can do so at this number: 646-716-9370. There's also a live chat, so you can log in and ask questions that way too. I hope you'll tune in and listen! More About: Talky
How to Discover The Purpose of Your Kata
More articles from this author:0000-00-00 00:00:00 Introduction to Kata and Bunkai I ask them to take a kata and hold it up to the light like a color slide More About: Purpose , Discover 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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