Posts Tagged ‘fitness’


Talking About the Actual Value of a Black Belt

People put so much value on a black belt, and it is a fair question to ask what is the real value of the thing. After all, time and energy in, a black belt can be a very costly item to earn. So what is the real–actual and intrinsic–value of such high rank in the martial arts?

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A Way of Fixing Your Body Using Tai Chi Chuan, Kenpo, Kung Fu or any Martial Art

I’m going to put a whole bunch of stuff together here, but it’s the straight goods. Stay with me, work your way through it, and you’ll be able to fix your body using the martial arts, and this means virtually any art. Karate, kung fu, taekwondo, aikido, kenpo, any art, and I recommend looking into a discipline such as Yoga.

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Five Knife Fighting Falsehoods in and the Martial Arts

There is a lot of bad data out there about knife fighting. Most of this can be handled with a little logic. Some of the truths and lies are going to take a bit of study in a martial arts system that works with real life knife self defense techniques.

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The Five Realms of the True Martial Artist

The following saying has incredible importance for a True Martial Artist. “There are five trees in paradise and they do not change, winter nor spring, and their leaves don’t fall. Whoever knows these trees will not experience death.”

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How Long Does It Take to Become a Martial Arts Master?

How many years does it take to become a Martial Arts Master? What a fascinating question. There is an easy answer to this, and it will apply to any art you study, be it taekwondo, aikido, pa kua chang, or whatever.

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