Martial Arts

The Kenshiro Abbe 50th Celebrations
A tribute to the legendary Budo master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 1915 - 1985.

Getting Strong For Capoeira
Capoeira the latest fitness trend is new to many of us. This article provides a light-hearted view on some ideas one can use to strengthen their form.

The British Aikido Controversy
The Aikido Controversy The Aikido Controversy is now a part of British Aikido History. It was a long and difficult fight to protect the true history of British Aikido from the false claims of Mr Jack Poole and The British Aikido Board. Sport England totally exonerated Henry Ellis. The BAB were instructed to give Henry Ellis a full public apology after admitting that Mr Poole had received an award to APPEASE him. The BAB also admitted that Mr Poole could only substanciate his history from 1968.

A Tribute to Matsutro Otani Sensei
I t has been my privilege and honour to have known Mr. Otani for the past thirty years. What can I say about such a man? Reflecting back over the years I well remember my first encounter with him, I was seventeen then, interested in wrestling and gymnastics when I heard of a man who taught “ju-jutsu” over a stable in Harlesden, London.

Women in the Martial Arts Anita Wilson
I was born in West London in 1963, my father was very involved in the martial arts and a dan grade in Karate he was also a dealer in ancient Japanese arms and armour, although my father has an antiques shop in Londons Bond Street, my home was more like a samurai warriors dressing room, with original suits of Japanese armour complete with very frighting face masks that would frighten the life out of my friends when ever they came to visit, there were also very many valuable swords yari and naginata spears.

Is Aikido a Martial Art
At first sight of the above title I am sure that a lot of Aikidoists will be angry, they will assume that this is yet another attack on the credibility of Aikido by other martial artists. On this occasion they are totally wrong, I have been a student of Aikido since 1957, In those early days I first started Judo in 1956 at the Kenshiro Abbe School of Budo, I studied Karate with Harada Sensei and Kendo with Tomio OTani Sensei, so with my background I feel that I have something to offer to this debate.

Everything You Need To Know About Judo Uniform
Since it was created in 1882 by Kano Jigoro of Japan, Judo has become one of the most popular martial arts in the world. It is quite a rigorous and physically demanding sport, appearing in several major international sports competitions. As a result, when partaking in judo training, it is important that a high quality judo uniform, or gi in Japanese, be worn to avoid tearing and damage.

An Overview of Martial Arts Equipment
Mom, can I take karate lessons? It’s a question that’s bound to come up if you’re raising boys – and increasingly girls. Martial arts training has become as popular with girls as dance and gymnastics used to be. The media attention to such martial sports and fighting arts as kickboxing, muay thai, karate, jiu-jitsu, tae kwon do and other forms of martial arts have fueled their popularity among youth and adults.

Strengthen your mind and body by practicing a martial art
Martial arts are basically a set of physical and mental skills that are gradually taught, developed and polished by a trainer usually called “sensei” for Japanese arts and “sifu” in Cantonese.

Reasons For Choosing a Martial Arts Program
be able to defend themselves in any given situation, they want to become fitter, they want to boost self esteem or any combination of the three. The hard part is how to choose a particular program when there are so many to choose from.

The Three Horsemen
This article is about the three most dangerous emotions to have when fighting in the ring which will make you lose your match.

The Size Of Your Thinking Is The Size Of Your Results
This article is about how positive thinking can increase your chances of becoming a chapion fighter.

Is Martial Arts Street Effective
This article is about how martial arts is geared more towards sport than for self defense.

How You Train Is How You Respond
This article is about the importance of making self defense training as realistic as possible to increase your success in surviving violence.

False Sense Of Security
This article is about how the martial arts is geared more towards sport than for self defense.

Failure Or Temporary DefeatYou Decide
This article is about how you look at your loses in the ring & what you do with them.

How To Make Your Self Defense Training More Effective
This article shows ways in which you can make your self defense training more effective so you handle violence better.

A Quitter Never Wins And A Winner Never Quits
This article is about not giving when you lose all your fights in the ring, to learn from your mistakes so it makes you a better fighter.

Your Habits Will Determine Your Future
This article is about how having positive habits can increase your chances of becoming a champion fighter.

THE MISSING MARTIAL ARTS
For those lacking a decent dictionary, allow me to edify you on the derivation of the term ‘martial’; which is: an adjectival form derived from the appellation of the Roman god of war, Mars. As a form of sport or exercise, it serves as training for warfare. Being ruled astrologically by the planet Mars, it’s a term applied to ‘venomous animals, or plants with violently active properties’!

LEARNING KRAV MAGA
You might be forgiven for not being familiar with the term, Krav Maga.

LEARNING TAEKWONDO
Taekwon-do is Korean for foot (tae), hand (kwon) and way, or art (do). It can thus be rendered, “the art of fighting using the hands and feet.”

LEARNING TAI CHI CHUAN
T’ai Chi ch’uan – Chinese for Grand Ultimate Fist is the quintessential martial art,

LEARNING KARATE
Karate, Japanese for ‘Open Hand’, has probably become the best known martial art in the west, apart from Kung-fu, since the 1930’s. However, its complex developmental history spanning over 14 centuries has produced a bewildering plethora of styles.

Reasons to Join a Martial Arts Class
If you are looking for a new exercise program, either because you are in a rut with your old routine, or you are just starting out, you might want to consider joining a martial arts class.

The perfect Japanese swords
The laborious process of making Japanese swords is once more proof of the moral code they stand for -- patience, responsibility and honor.

British Aikido Board National Nepotism Seminar 2004
For many years The British Aikido Board ( BAB ) have shown no interest whatsoever in the true history of British Aikido, to be fair to the BAB, they have in the recent past shown a great deal of interest and support for the false history of British Aikido for which they have now publicly apologised, the apology to Henry Ellis by the chairman Mr Vincent Sumpter can be viewed on this site. www.geocities.com/britishaikido. Mr Sumpter the man who snubbed the memory of Abbe Sensie.

Boxing
Well and truly the whole package for self defence and fitness.

Martial Arts Training More Than Just SelfDefense
According to the FBI, four women die everyday as a result of domestic violence and about 130,000 women report that they’ve been victims of rape or attempted rape annually. Because of statistics like this, many women enroll in self-defense classes to learn the skills they need to defend themselves.

Martial Arts Helping Your Children Protect Themselves
Did you know that a child is reported abducted or missing every 40 seconds in the United States and that most potential abductors make their first contact with the children they abduct within one quarter of a mile from their homes? With summer approaching and children having more time to play with friends during the day, it is now more important than ever to start (or continue) giving your children the tools they need to protect themselves:

God of Judo
Kyuzo Mifune became so famous in judo circles that in referring to him the terms 10th Dan alone was sufficient.

ENGAGEMENT Recognizing the Value of Training The Keys to Martial Arts Mastery Key 6
Remember when you first started training? Can you remember what brought you to the program? What was going on in your life at the time. What is it that the martial arts gives you or helps you with that keeps you coming to class? And, more importantly..."how do you know its working in your life?"

Failure is Not an Option Attitude and the Keys to Martial Arts Mastery Key 7
One of the most important traits of any successful person is an attitude of total commitment and passion for what it is that they are doing. They see their goal; they devise a plan for reaching it; and, the set about doing what is necessary to attain that goal.

SelfDefense Choosing to be a Survivor Instead of a Victim
Weve all seen the news stories. They fill a good portion of the evening news and the daily papers - both online and in print. Dating, working, on vacation - no life situation seems to be safe from the possibility of attack.

Desire to Begin Martial Arts Training Whats Stopping You
Everyday, hundreds and perhaps thousands of men and women think about taking martial arts lessons. The vast majority are, more-often-than not, trapped in this "thinking about it" stage and will never take that next, most important step to making it happen. And, its sad really.

EmotionBased Defensive Response A NonTraditional Martial Arts Approach to SelfDefense
When discussing self-defense training, we really need to be discussing more than just learning some tricks and techniques for dodging punches or escaping locks and holds. Why then, are most instructors content with stopping at, and most students satisfied with learning, self-defense in a vaccuum?

Self Defense And Psychological Preparedness
Being psychologically prepared is critical for self defense during an assault in the street. It is very important to be ready to repel the assailant (assailants) using all the means you have. Note that even being in not very good physical shape these means could be quite sufficient to disable your enemy (enemies).

Keys Of Hung Gar Kung Fu Mastering
1. While polishing your technique you should never stick out your chest or stomach either when fighting or practicing. It stiffens your body and makes your movements awkward. As a result, you are losing control over your body. While practicing always make sure to keep your back bent outward and chest incurved. This is the right sign to distinguish between Kung Fu masters and Kung Fu athletes.

Self Defense And Street Fight Psychology
Let’s speak about the psychological aspect of a street collision. You should differentiate two items. You must realize, whether your fight is a result of a usual domestic conflict, or you are attacked by a robber, killer or bandit. Your actions will flow depending on these circumstances.

Methods Of Qigong In Kung Fu Training
Qigong is a general name for the systems of hardening and improvement of body and mind, treatment and health enhancement created in China. They primarily based on the ability to control your own consciousness, mentality and through them all the physiological processes of the organism. Practicing Qigong you can achieve stunning results some of which even the powerful modern science cannot conceive and explain.

Iron Thread Is A Powerful System For Achieving Health And Longevity
Iron Thread is a complex of exercises developed by Shaolin Temple monks during centuries. Practicing Iron Thread exercises Shaolin Temple monks achieved amazing results in Kung Fu and became invincible fighters.

The Truth about Karate for Kids Part 1
Can you imagine giving your child a gift that has twelve valuable life skills and one more benefit - on top of those twelve skills? As you already know, its not the latest ipod or Xbox, but your child will be very successful in life, as a result.

Facts about Martial Arts for Kids Part 2
Over the long-term, the wrong after school activities result in very expensive health and psychological care. Therefore, look at martial arts as preventative medicine, and as a bonus, your child is staying out of trouble.

The Truth about Karate for Kids Part 3
As long as the basic foundations are followed, the child who practices Karate should find independent solutions, just like any other artist. I often compare this to music; and here is my comparison, “I can give you the notes, and teach you songs, but it is up to you to create your own songs.”

The Truth about Karate for Kids Part 4
Karate class gives children an outlet for life’s daily stress. Children today have too much stress with unstable family units, bullies, peer pressure, and financial worries. The Karate studio serves as a bridge between academic school and the family unit. Children have a safe place to “vent” their frustrations, when they come into a Karate class.

Facts about Martial Arts for Kids Part 5
Children learn much more about violence on the television, playing with video games, and dealing with daily life, than they will ever learn in a karate class. Even if a Karate teacher was the classic “evil sensei,” that you may have seen in the Karate Kid movie or on Kung Fu Theatre, most children can think of far worse violence.

The Exciting History of Judo
Judo is a very popular form of martial arts, and has even become an Olympic sport. Not many people know the exciting origins of this popular sport.

Tae Kwon Do is Excellent Exercise for Young and Old
Tae Kwon Do is Korean Karate. It means The Way of the Hand and Foot (punching and kicking). There are basically four sections to the art: Toning, Sparring, Forms and Self Defense.

Are Martial Arts Street Effective
The topic of how effective traditional martial arts is in todays 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 newer styles that have come out since UFC/PRIDE...