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A Brief History of Karate: Part II of III
While Karate was primarily organized in Shuri and Naha, Tomari originally had little direct influence. This is because, at that time, Tomari was inhabited by a simple people; it was a city of fishermen. Tomari had its share of notable masters, howe...
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A Brief History of Wado Ryu Karate-Do - Part I of III
Hironori Ohtsuka founded Wado-Ryu, the 1st Japanese form of Karate in 1938. It was the result of many years of training in various forms of Japanese Jiu Jitsu and Okinawan Karate, as well as Aikido, developed into a single fluid, powerful, yet peac...
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A Brief History of Wado Ryu Karate-Do: Part II of III
Nonetheless, Ohtsuka’s path as a budoka was set by this point, and would soon take its first fateful turn. He would soon meet the father of modern karate, Gichin Funakoshi. In the fall of 1922, Ohtsuka was giving thought to his future. Although his...
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A Brief History of Wado Ryu Karate-Do: Part III of III
Ohtsuka gradually incorporated knowledge from Jiu Jitsu, Aikido, and the other karate sensei he trained with, into the classes Funakoshi-sensei had put him in charge of. This included free fighting, and weaving his newfound principles into the kat...
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Are You Combat Fit?
If you are looking to compete in submission grappling then one of the main factors to consider and improve is fitness. This, in and of itself, is a vast subject.
Now, when I first began to compete, my supplementary training was primarily weight tra...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Tim Webb
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How To Choose A Self Defense Product
Let’s face it, martial arts and other physical self-defense
courses aren’t for everybody. They can be time consuming and
expensive for some – and others may not be able to handle the
physical strain of them. It is quite a commitment to learn a
se...
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Randori - the Philosophy and the Practice
By far the most common misconception associated with randori is the notion that it is just club-based or friendly competition. It is not hard to see why this is so and why randori very frequently degenerates into either Uchi Komi (repetitive fitne...
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Karate Principles
"The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants."
- Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan Karate
The underlying principles of karate-do (Way of the Empty Hand) include not only ...
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Karate Precepts
Perfect one‘s character:
Do not harbor hatred and bitterness. Negativity breeds negativity. Love one another. Enough cannot be said on this.
Dedicate oneself to others:
And not just to oneself. Selfishness leads to hate, which leads to anger. Anger...
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Parents - Heres How You Can Help Your Children To Progress in Martial Arts
It is very important to remember that parents are also martial arts coaches. When children first start their training in the martial arts, especially in the case of very young children, we often find that they have not yet developed the self discip...
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Evolution of Karate Kata and Bunkai
"Release the grip by striking here, weaken your opponent's balance with a leg trap then apply your response to subdue him appropriately."
It could be a half dozen movements with blending, turning and fluidity. Part of the sequence might include an ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Stephen Irwin
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The Benefits of Martial Arts Training
As any martial arts practitioner will tell you, there are multiple benefits in martial arts training. Of course, the most obvious benefit is a knowledge of self defense which is one of the major reasons why the martial arts were developed in the f...
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Karate - Can it Improve Your Health?
Karate is a system of self-defence that has developed over many years and which now contains elements of keeping fit and keeping a supple body. Both the mind and body are focused whilst karate classes take place and this gives the practitioner the ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Rod Butler
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Kusanku Kata - Is It Really for Fighting at Night?
Kusanku kata has traditionally been called the "night fighting kata." Recently however, this assumption has been challenged by several prominent martial artists. They maintain that the "night fighting" designation is basically a myth, perpetuated b...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Eric Moss
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A Beginners Guide To Buying Authentic Japanese Swords
Authentic Japanese swords can and usually do cost a small fortune.
In fact many (though not all) sword collectors maintain that to get a half way decent sword you need to be spending around US$1000. And the maximum? Well, the sky is the limit (ther...
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Chinese Martial Arts and Pain Relief
Most of us are acquainted with martial arts based on what we see on TV and the movies; Jacky Chan, Steven Segal, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee etc.
Some of the most popular martial arts in practize today include Judo, Tek Kwan Do, Karate, which h...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Ken Cheong
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Losers Limb
The losers limb is the pre excuse you give yourself on why you are going to fail before you even begin. Unsuccessful people love having alibis and using the saying “if only”, so they have an excuse to explain there failures in the ring and outside ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Norm Bettencourt
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How You Train Is How You React
How you train is how you will respond and react in the real deal. Self-defense is about survival and nothing else. It is not about fighting fair, clean or being honorable. It’s about doing what you have to do to go home and see your loved ones once...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Norm Bettencourt
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No Rules, No Holds Barred, Reality Based - No Way
The topic of how effective traditional martial arts in today’s world as a way of protecting oneself is still a very sensitive issue to a lot of martial artists. What is even more sensitive is the issue of how realistic and street effective is the n...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Norm Bettencourt
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Karate and Learning Diabilites
In the 80’s I was a short, skinny eight-year old. You know the type. Always picked on but never picked for the team. When I started high school, things didn’t get much better. We had just moved to central New Jersey and I was the new kid on the blo...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Mike Levy
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Kill or Get Killed! (NLP? Zen? Blood and Snot?)
Psychology of Tenacious Resolve
tenacious (t-nshs)
adj 1: stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"-
T.S.E...
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Will You Be the Victim of a Violent Assault? - Take the Test
Violence is on the increase all over the world. Whenever a city reaches a population of one million people crime and particularly violent crime explodes. How adept are you at avoiding becoming a victim?
Below are ten topics. For each topic you wil...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Gary Simpson
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Dr. Stan Harris - On The Move!
eMediaCampaigns! recently shared a few moments with Dr. Stan Harris as part of the OnTheMove! interview series. Dr. Stan Harris is an entrepreneur, certified behavior consultant, 10th Degree Black Belt, and inductee the "Black Belt Hall of Fame." E...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Fran Briggs
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The Kenshiro Abbe 50th Celebrations
14th May 2005 Crystal Palace Sports Centre London. UK
Henry Ellis, a direct student of the legendary Budo master Kenshiro Abbe Sense, from 1957 describes the great event at the Crystal Palace Sports Centre, London, to celebrate this great teacher a...
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The 7 Keys to Martial Arts Speed
Regardless of your martial arts style or method...you cannot apply it unless you can react quickly and respond instantly. Speed is critical for success in competition and self-defense. Razor-sharp reflexes are often the sole difference between winn...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : J. Barnes
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