Ip Man was the second son of a wealthy and influential family. His early years were set against a backdrop of civil unrest and conflict. A bloody conflict with Japan was lost and China was forced to cede territory and money to Japan A coup d’etat followed three years later and for the following few […]
A new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation refers to the current younger generation as Generation M, which stands for media. They have found that the youth of today are spending increased time with new media such as the Internet, and video games.
The report also shows that Gen M also consumes multiple media simultaneously. The […]
“Flexibility is the Key to Longevity.”
Think about that statement for a moment. Flexibility is the key to longevity.
I first encountered that statement almost over two decades ago while stationed with the US Army at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. The Operations Sergeant of my Military Police unit had it blown up to poster-size and […]
I use a generic term, “Self-Defense Keychain,” to describe this device but you may have heard of it by more popular, commercial names such as “Kubaton” or “Persuader Keychain.” Because, “Kubaton” is the most popular, I’ll use that term interchangeably with the one I use.
The Kubaton is a light-weight metal, plastic or wooden dowel. It’s […]
The time you will be attacked you will most likely be:
Distracted
Out numbered
Alone
There will be no back up
You will be in the fight of your life.
Specific Defenses don’t work.
1. Nothing you do will work. Last night one of the guys who train with me is a Port Authority police officer. We were discussing the merits of […]
Have you ever heard of “Murphy’s Law”?
It basically says, “whatever can go wrong will.”
And in a street-fight, this is more true than anywhere else.
In fact, if there’s one difference between a martial artist who has never been in a real fight, and a martial artist who has been in real fights…it’s the knowledge that anything […]
I have read a number of books, articles, and novels, and have watched movies and television series that touched on the origins of Tai Chi Chuan (Tai Chi Boxing), and the question, “Who Created Tai Chi Chuan?” made me concern very much!
Although knowing the origins or the source of Tai Chi Chuan is not going […]
On the occasions you delivered the perfect strike; blocked without the need to think or performed a near flawless kata, did it feel difficult? Or did you get the sense it happened by itself? The ‘zone’ is a place where athletes describe this sort of experience. Studies suggest its a state of ‘effortless merging of […]
This Martial Arts website uses body, spirit and mind to construct an excellent example of the quality and amount of information you can put on your website.
http://www.taichiacademy.com.au/default.htm
I am very interested in Martial Arts, as I’ve been training in Tai Chi on and off for ten years as well as an Internal Martial Art called Wu […]
When it comes to samurai swords, there is quite a bit of terminology for the new collector to understand. But we want to make it easy for anyone to find a good quality samurai sword that will last a lifetime, no matter if you’re looking for one of the very sought after Paul Chen Katana […]