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Focus

Focus On The Process

Are you like many people that focus constantly on winning and seeing results? In today’s world people care too much about winning and loosing....
Kapap Logo

Behind the Headlines: The Yamam and Israeli Kapap/CQB Training

Kapap was the first CQB training introduced in Israel and was based on stick fighting, knives, guns, hand-to-hand and even stone throwing in the...
Evander Holyfield

The Holyfield Way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_fM3OIbua4 In 1996 Evander Holyfield; the 34-year-old, undersized, overachieving, polite, humble, and religious former Heavyweight Champion of the World; symbolized all that is honorable and...
Kenshiro Abbe Memorial Tribute

Friends of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei?

Henry Ellis Aikido website and its contributors are either direct or indirect students of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. Students, who would never refer to themselves...
Javed Khan's Khan-Do-kwan

Birth Of A New Martial Art

MUMBAI: The city of Mumbai knew Javed Khan as a leading exponent of taekwondo. Today he is known as the originator of a new...

Inside U: How to Become a Master of Your Own Destiny

Inside U is an incredibly moving, engrossing, and almost-mythological tale of how one man endured the highest of highs and the lowest of lows...

Doing a Form of Tai Chi Chuan

Speak to your friends who do Karate or Tae Kwon Do about Tai Chi Chuan and they will tell you it is a slow...
Do All For the Glory of God

Christians and the Martial Arts

Some have been called war mongers, mystics, heroes and some, just plain old bad dudes. Martial artists have gone by many names throughout the...

Path of the Ninja: Shinobigatana Basic Sword Skills

Walk the path of the Ninja with Jonin Mark Steven Grove as he teaches Shinobigatana basic sword skills. The Shinobigatana (sword of the stealer-in)...
Fighting Strategies Of Muay Thai: Secrets of Thailand's Boxing Camps

Fighting Strategies Of Muay Thai: Secrets Of Thailand’s Boxing Camps

There are three elements of Muay Thai boxing: techniques, tactics and strategy. Most Muay Thai books deal only with techniques. Fighting Strategies of Muay...
Martial Arts Styles

How to Choose the Right Martial Art Style

Many people end up studying a martial art style that is not particularly well-suited to their body type and personal goals. I don't know...
How To Sharpen Your Eyesight In Wushu Practice

How To Sharpen Your Eyesight In Wushu Practice

In wushu practice, the importance of powerful eyesight can never be overemphasized. The reason is very simple: you can never hit a target effectively...

Krabi-Krabong – The Mother Of Muay Thai

INTRODUCTION In the ancient world, men lived or died by their strength at arms. In the land now known as Thailand, warriors fought countless battles...
Regulate Martial Arts

Governmental Attempts To Regulate Martial Arts

"Whether prompted by concerns of consumer protection, or opinions regarding instructor competency, governmental attempts to regulate martial arts are increasing. A.T.A.M.A. believes that the issue...
Chi

A Practical Definition Of Chi

As a viable part of the martial artist's arsenal, chi, and specifically noncontact chi, is dubious, at best--at least as long as its proponents...
Jesus and Buddah

Eastern Martial Arts Study vs Western Religion

As a Christian and a martial artist, I am intimately familiar with the tension that exists between Eastern martial arts study and Western religion....