Posted on Sunday, 4th January 2009 by Captain Chris
A lot of martial arts don’t teach actual fighting techniques. That might sound surprising after all you have seen people thrown and even seen bricks and chunks of ice smashed to pieces. You have even seen fighters lay on the mat bleeding during a mixed martial arts match, but while all those techniques are awe-inspiring [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 4th December 2008 by Captain Chris
Along with murder and mayhem whatever is going on with the economy always makes the evening news. The thing is most people don’t understand that if you don’t have personal safety it doesn’t matter how financially secure you.
Most people have their priorities screwed up and the current state of society reflects it. People will spend [...]
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Posted on Monday, 1st December 2008 by Captain Chris
Our society has turned into a culture where everyone wants everything right away no matter what, and yesterday isn’t soon enough. Good things take time, but something like self defense training you do need right away.
Real martial arts training can’t be rushed. Despite what instructors who work for black belt mills and McDojos say, it [...]
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Posted on Monday, 10th November 2008 by Captain Chris
Wushu literally means “martial art” in Chinese, and though it can be used when referring to almost any martial arts style it is most often used to refer the modern exhibition sport created by the authority of the People’s Republic of China. Prior to the communist take over the country there were many Chinese martial [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 9th November 2008 by Captain Chris
Traditional Karate or Karatedo is one of the best known styles of martial arts and is considered to be and competition sport. It first became popular in the west in the 1960’s, but Karate was originally developed for self-defense. Created with Chinese help on the island of Okinawa traditional Karate is brutal form of combat [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 8th November 2008 by Captain Chris
With the wide spread popularity of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) there has been a lot of talk about grappling, and how important it is for mixed martial arts (MMA). The fact is submission grappling has been part of combat sports for a long time and today’s fighters are simply experiencing [...]
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Posted on Friday, 7th November 2008 by Captain Chris
The Japanese Karate Federation recognizes four officials styles of karate which are Shotokan-ryu, Shito-ryu, Goju-ryu, and Wado-ryu. Though all four are impressive in their own right Shotokan-ryu is probably the most recognized of the four. Brought to mainland Japan from Okinawa by Gichin Funakosi in 1921 it includes elements from Shōrei-ryū and Shōrin-ryū Karate, and [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 6th November 2008 by Captain Chris
The monks have survived bandits, invaders and a cultural revolution. For centuries the Shaolin monks made martial arts and Buddhist teachings part of their daily lives. There are many misconceptions though and few truly understand the Shaolin and their Kung Fu. Not all those who live and train at the temple are monks many are [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 4th November 2008 by Captain Chris
The Shaolin monks believe they can grow spiritual through mediation, but early on they learned to deal with the dangers of the outside world. The monks developed their own close combat program that included weapons training and martial arts. Over time their teachings would not be confide by the walls of their monastery, and their [...]
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Posted on Monday, 3rd November 2008 by Captain Chris
The Shaolin martial arts are a combination of spiritual beliefs and practical self defense training. The monks developed their own close combat program that included weapons training and hand-to-hand combat training. Over time their teachings would not be confided by the walls of their monastery, and their method of hand-to-hand combat would go to inspire [...]
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