OK, if youre reading my articles regularly, you know that I like learning new martial arts styles. Mostly Ive focused on the Northern Chinese styles, the ones based around Wudang Mountain. I learned the classical Snake Style Kung Fu as a change up from jiu jutsu, and then learned a bit about the Southern (or modern) Snake Style that was created by Master Leung Tin Chu at the turn of the 20th century. Master Leung blended a lot of Shao Lin Kung Fu stances strikes with W…
Not Your Ordinay Leg Warmers 80’s Aerobic Workout.
As a martial art, kickboxing in various forms, has been around for thousands of years. But Kickboxing as we know it today was formed as a separate sport in the 1960s as more and more martial artists became increasingly frustrated with the strict rules and guidelines placed on martial arts performances and tournaments.
Open Hand Basics – Part 2 Of 2
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Kickboxing Training Drills To Improve Your Timing In Competitions.
Kickboxing is a sport that is somewhat similar to boxing but allows the use of kicks. This simple change creates many more variables and changes the way a fighter must fight. Kicks can be very devastating, but also tend to be slower than punches. Many of the worlds best kickboxers can deliver lightning fast kicks, and this is how they become the top fighters in their weight class. Your kickboxing drills should stress speed and timing along with raw power. Even if power must …
Kumdo, The Martial Art Of Swordsmanship.
I recently had a couple of students in my Wing Chun class ask for training in swordsmanship. Now, Kung Fu has a lot of weapons forms, but they tend to be stylized, rather than sparring formats. I originally thought of teaching them Kendo, on the Japanese forms, but having just taken some Tae Kwon Do classes of my own, I decided to look a little further afield. I found the Korean cognate of Kendo, called kumdo.
Learn How To Apply Wing Chun As An Effective Form Of Self Defense.
One of the ongoing things were trying at the dojo is broadening our student base. Lots of students get a little upset at punches flying at them, and the like, so were evaluating some of the softer styles for an introductory class. Im looking at turning Wing Chun forms into the basis for a practical martial arts style, and helping with the instructions with it.
Learn To Unleash The Explosive Power Of Wing Chun.
All martial arts styles are about power and the shooting with the fingers effect of Wing Chun is no different. Learning to control and then unleash this power properly can give the martial artist a strong advantage over any opponent.
Making Martial Arts As A Good Well Rounded Workout Regiment.
As I was reading about Martial Arts and all that it involves, I became very enthralled. I dared to find out what all the excitement was about. The phenomenon of martial arts to be used as a workout regiment for many athletes or even perspective physical fitness fans is growing rapidly. In a nutshell, this is all that I discovered.
Martial Arts Not Just For Children
Many people come in contact with martial arts first as children, and it can be hard for them to shake the feeling that martial arts is just for kids. Nothing could be further from the truth, however, and as an adult, there are plenty of benefits that you can gain from stepping on the mat and taking a shot at something like kung fu, aikido or karate. Plenty of adults take advantage of martial arts classes in their area and you will find that these classes have plenty to offer …
Meet My Students New Best Friend, Mat.
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting…except for Chester Rambo Zephaniac. The boy was clumsy, lazy, and not in my class out of free will. “Come take a karate mat,” I instructed him for the second time, as the rest of the class waited for him. He lugged his drooping body to the front and slowly….slowly…walked back. The mat fell on the ground and made a slapping noise on the linoleum floor. Normal people would have calmly lowered themselves on the karate mat, and then proceeded …
If You Could Choose Your Shaolin Kung Fu Master, Who Would It Be?
One of the fun things about martial arts is that it teaches you a bit of history as you go through it, and the bull sessions after a good workout are great.
How Martial Arts Sparring Shoes Saved My Marriage
If you do any kind of martial arts sparring, you know that protective gear is of the utmost importance. Any man who has the stones to go into a sparring match without a cup on, wont have them for very long. Theres protective gear like the heavily padded foot gloves that I wear when Im teaching, so I dont accidentally do a spin kick and take someones head off when they miss a block. But the protective gear I want to sing the praises of today are the martial arts sparrin…