Reality-Based Personal Protection
Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection will not only teach you the most up-to-date police, military, security, bodyguard, martial arts, and counterterrorism techniques and training...
Mystery of the Mountain – Character Development
The Way in the universe cannot be augmented or diminished. Neither can it be taken or be given away. Man must find this out...
Funakoshi: The Gift of Karate
My favorite Gichin Funakoshi quote is: “Everything you encounter is an aspect of karate: find the marvelous truth there.”
Did he say “everything?” Wow! I...
Learning Martial Arts By Video
Traditional martial artists frequently scoff at the idea of learning martial arts by video, arguing that you need a live instructor to guide you...
Find Your Full Potential in Martial Arts
What is that "something more" that practicing martial arts can provide? Isn't martial arts just about getting in shape and learning to fight? If...
Choosing the Best Martial Arts School for Your Children and You
This is a very in depth look at choosing the best martial arts school for your children and for you. Linda Davis-Kyle has done...
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....
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...
The Right Stuff – Choosing the Good Teacher
Choosing the good teacher in a different martial art may be better than training with a bad teacher in the martial art you want to study.
For years, I...
How to Determine A Fraudulent Martial Arts Instructor
by Christian Whitney ~ This is a controversial issue. Many websites on the Internet have articles regarding how best to spot a fraudulent instructor. A...
How to Choose the Right Martial Arts School
Looking for martial arts schools in your area. Visit the Martial Arts Schools Directory
Joining a martial arts school is a lot like purchasing a...
Is There a Caveman Lurking Inside You?
Our intuitive senses and instinctive reactions have been dulled by modern conveniences and "fingertip" technology. Society is also more "civilized", governed by laws and...
Weapons, Necessity or Obsession?
Many of us train with weapons. Some of us with firearms, others with a variety of edged and/or impact ones. The goal with guns...
Humiliation: It Does the Fighter Good
Humiliation is good for you - martial artist or not - even if it stings the ego a little if it gives you the...
Stand and Hit or Ground and Submit?
Are you a good "ground fighter"? Maybe you prefer a stand-up style of self-defense or martial arts? In a self-defense situation (not a competition),...
Martial Arts Tough Guy
I’m not generally a big fan of this whole blogging phenomenon, but I recently discovered this blog written by a bouncer at two New...
