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• The Shaolin Workout - More Chi! Sifu often encourages his students with the cheer "More chi! Train harder!" What does this mean? Chi (also spelled qi) is often translated as "life force." It is similar to what we in the West mean by "energy," but it's much more than that. Chi...

• Kubotan for Self Defense My first experience with a Kubotan made me a true believer in their effectiveness. It was an autumn day about 5 years ago when I was walking home from a local softball game. I was approached by a rather large man who asked me for a light for his...

• Verbal Self Defense – A Critical Factor in Self Defense for Women Verbal self defense, the use of your voice in a threatening situation, is an extremely important tool in protecting yourself. How? Uncommon to popular belief, criminals do not pounce on an individual when the mood strikes them. They attack when they...

• Basic Self Defense The First lesson to learn in Self-Defense is that you are important. The most valuable possession you will ever have is you. No-one has the right to hurt, intimidate or harass you. You have the right to protect yourself and you are well worth...

• The Link between Yoga, Mindfulness, and Weight Loss - Part 2 Some of you may still do this, but remember when most people gave thanks, prayed, or said grace at the table? We can still be thankful to our family members or their company, the cook for his or her skill, to those who brought the food home, and...

• The Shaolin Workout - Harmony There are intrinsic harmonies between certain parts of the body. Your hands are in harmony with your feet. Your elbows are in harmony with your knees. And your shoulders are in harmony with your hips. As you continue to train the warrior's way, you...

• Why Every Cop Should Study Judo Part 1 Up until 30 years ago, JUDO was the martial art. Then with the introduction of the more mysterious martial arts with more of a “killing” edge to them this coupled with the focus of the USJF/USJI (the leading Judo organizations in the US and the...

• Reality-Based Self-Defense Training - 19 Principles That Will Save Your Life! When it comes to your personal protection, the program you choose to study, the way you train, and the person who teaches you, all determine how well, and even IF, you will be successful in a real-world self-defense encounter. When seeking out a...

• T'ai-Chi for the Masses--and Others... Kuang Ping was the T'ai-chi set favored by Yang Lu-Chan, the man who brought forward the "Yang" style in the mid-1800's, now so popular throughout the world. Kuang Ping is what the man trained with himself. The popular "Yang" set was/is something...

• Non-Combative Self-Defense At first glance, it would seem that the only logical approach to successfully defending yourself against a dangerous attacker is to learn and get really good at karate or some other form of physical self-defense. After all, when you look around at...

• Chin Na Fa: Skill of Catch and Hold Techniques of CHIN NA include a wide set of various movements: press and blows on vulnerable points, grappling, strangling, throws and so on. That set of movements (impacts on the enemy) allows to realize the following methods: “Separation...

• When is the Right Time to Study Self-Defense An overview of the reasons to study self defense. Now. I know this seems a little off the cuff considering it’s such a serious topic, but I want to make it clear that there’s no time like the present. In July – September of 2002 Martial...

• Children Need More Exercise and Martial Arts Can Help With the start of a new school year, it’s time to think about the school kids who now head back to school to get only about 30 minutes of physical activity during the day – and that’s if they take advantage of their recess time. Kids need exercise...

• 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." The word "do", essentially the key to the art itself, implies a totally dedicated way of life, the...

• A Personal Safety Weapon To Consider: The Self-Defense Keychain 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...

• Karate a History Although the basic forms of self defense are probably as old as the human race, the art of karate as it is practiced today can be traced directly to the Okinawan technique called, in Japanese, Okinawate-te (Okinawa Hands). This system of defense in...

• Self Defense: Pepper Spray - Why It Is So Effective When it comes to non lethal self defense weapons pepper spray is right up there at the top of popularity for two main reasons: ease of use and effectiveness. How It Works Pepper spray uses Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) which comes from cayenne...

• Traditional vs. New Age Self Defense The alternative self defense product, stun gun, requires a bit of introduction. A lot of people when they first hear the term “stun gun”, they actually think of the little gadget featured in many science fiction movies. In fact, self defense...

• The 4 Lines of Self Defense The cry of "Self defense!" is common among those who get into trouble for fighting. Often this is heard from both parties, which makes the statement suspect. Self defense is a complex concept. The defining the word is the easy part. In terms of...

• The Karate Myth: Why Most Martial Arts and Self-Defense Programs Are Wrong You know, when I first started learning how to protect myself, the training was almost entirely focused on the memorization and performance of the technique. What I mean is... ...the lessons revolved around the step-by-step mindset. Even testing...

• 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 ...

• Physical Fitness - Is Your Workout Missing Something? Copyright 2005 Mike Adams Hiking along a rocky trail, two of the three friends carefully picked their way from rock to rock. But one leaped from rock to rock, bounding by the others like a gazelle running and leaping from rock to rock. Never...

• CHOOSING A SELF DEFENSE / MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL: A PARENTS GUIDE CHOOSING A SELF DEFENSE / MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL: A PARENTS GUIDE “Daddy, I want to take Karate!” “Mommy, Jimmy on the bus hit me again today” There are many reasons why parents want to sign their children up for Self Defense or Martial Arts classes....

• Judo Nagewaza (Throwing Technique) In The Street How practical are throwing techniques (nagewaza) for self-defense or street-fighting? NOT VERY! The Japanese themselves have a saying, "One year for newaza (ground technique), TEN YEARS for nagewaza (Throwing technique)". It takes ten times as...

• Essential Factors in Women’s Self Defense Criminals are more intelligent than we give them credit for when it comes to their choice of victims. They do not typically choose a victim at random, but rather when they see a good opportunity available to them. It’s the same scenario as the low...

• Reishiki - the Etiquette of Judo It is the traditions and elegant customs of judo that lend it depth and that priceless sense of mutual respect that so many modern activities struggle to achieve. The mere effort of learning the etiquette and adhering to it as the very foundation...

• Why The Wizened Old Martial Arts Masters In The Movies Are Dead Wrong Watch almost any martial arts movie where the old, wise karate or kung fu master is training a new student...and you will almost always hear teacher tell student to "look your enemy in the eye." Bad idea. Really bad idea. Why? Because, while...

• The Best Self-Defense Strategy - The 6 Phases of a Perfect Self-Defense Plan Contrary to popular belief, there is a big difference between a fight and a self-defense situation. While both may look the same on a physical, combative level, the reason that each participant is there is very different. As a general rule, a...

• Choosing a Self Defense / Martial Arts School: a Parent's Guide “Daddy, I want to take Karate!” “Mommy, Jimmy on the bus hit me again today” There are many reasons why parents want to sign their children up for Self Defense or Martial Arts classes. Once you have made the decision, now you are faced with...

• Emotion-Based Defensive Response - A Non-Traditional Martial Arts Approach to Self-Defense 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...

• Martial Arts and Adult ADHD: Overcoming The Symptoms The symptoms of ADHD can be devastating for school-aged children, but they can be even more debilitating for adults who feel like they don’t have a place to turn for help. Adult ADHD has the same symptoms as those present in children (including...

• Bruce Lee and Wing Chun If you consider yourself a gentle person and never would expect to be involved into any fight or life-threatening confrontation, but still want to learn how to protect yourself and your family in case you were to be engaged in a life or death...

• Martial Arts In China (Wushu) Wushu is a Chinese term which is basically built of two word combinations "wu" which refers to martial and "shu" which stands for arts, so it generally refers to any type of martial arts on the globe . Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Jeet Kune Do, Defendo,...

• Martial Arts Training: More Than Just Self-Defense 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...

• Tai Chi for Over Fifties Tai Chi for Over Fifties Tai Chi is an internal martial art which can be soft and gentle. It can and should be practised in a flowing way for practitioners of any age. Particlularly, in China and the est nowadays, people ove r 50 are taking up...

• Five Reasons Every Mom Needs Martial Arts You’ve tried every class your gym has to offer: spin, cardio, yoga and they’re fun for a while, but you find yourself looking at the clock, thinking about all the things you need to do. Soon working out is just that, working out. It’s...

• The Bo And Other Long Wooden Staff Martial Arts Weapons Besides rocks, one of the most basic of all weapons throughout mankind's history across most cultures has been the long wooden stick. This makes sense since sticks were always readily available in the forests or could be easily made. The Asian...

• Real Life Self-Defense Starts From... “Nicky Bats” was an “old school” kinda guy. He was “street” thru and thru. He was a hard bark tough as nails S.O.B. He was a survivor. His definition of “success” in life was dying peacefully at a ripe old age of natural causes, not dying on some...

• Ninjutsu Martial Arts Strategy: Key Moments & Phases in a Self-Defense Situation A major pivoting point in my ninjutsu martial arts learning process happened when I realized that there was something more going on than just the punching, kicking, and what-not, that makes up conventional martial arts and self-defense training. ...

• Ninjutsu Martial Arts Strategy: Key Moments & Phases in a Self-Defense Situation A major pivoting point in my ninjutsu martial arts learning process happened when I realized that there was something more going on than just the punching, kicking, and what-not, that makes up conventional martial arts and self-defense training. In...

• Why Martial Arts Is The Best Thing You Can Do To Get Your Child Ready for School This Year Have you done everything you can to prepare your children for school this year? You’ve probably bought the items on the list of supplies, bought some new school clothes and taken them to the school’s open house to meet the teachers and find their...

• Martial Arts and Your Personality Type I’m sure you’ve heard about the different personality types: Type A’s are those that are very competitive and goal-oriented and Type B’s are the people who are more relaxed and laidback about life. Well, recently in the news, there has been talk...

• Self Defense - Parking Lot Safety There is nothing more impressive than shopping in a mega mall with more stores than you can visit in a year. The malls get bigger and bigger every year. With more square footage and more stores comes bigger parking lots. Bigger parking lots mean...

• Diabetes and Tai Chi Therapy I was quite surprised when I began searching for research on Tai Chi’s benefits for diabetes . . . it was very difficult to come by. Because on its face, Tai Chi seems to possibly offer many benefits to someone with diabetes. Tai Chi is known to...

• Keep Your System Simple! Self-Defense And The Science Of Stress Performance "There Are No Superior Martial Arts, Only Superior Martial Artists" I've read, heard, repeated and written that phrase so often I can't even remember where it came from. The reason I like it so much is because it's true! This article is not...

• Reality-Based Self-Defense: 19 Principles You Must Know for Surviving a Real-World Street Attack Real-world self-defense is a very serious matter. And while you can have a lot of fun during practice sessions, you must remember that you are not training for a sport or tournament match, where the only thing on the line is a shiny trophy or a...

• AMAZING kung fu martial arts HISTORY The term 'Kung Fu' does not relate to any specific form of martial art, but rather translates as 'skill' or 'ability'. Scholars believe that the use of Kung Fu to describe the Chinese martial form originated in Hong Kong and Kwangtung province. ...

• Martial Arts: The Number One Way to Combat Bullying As parents, we do everything we can to protect our children from harm and to provide them with the skills they need to be healthy, successful adults. The problem is, we are not with them all the time. What our kids do at school is sometimes a...

• Learn To Trust That Gut-Feeling It just might save your life Think of the many times throughout your life when you experienced a strange feeling that turned out to be an early warning of danger. Use your early-warning radar. Did you take heed of that warning and avoid the...

• Self Defense - Fashion Comes to the Rescue Ahhh to be a teenager again!! How many of you have thought that very thought and said no thank you. There is no question in my mind that teenagers today are faced with many more challenges than I had when growing up (about 100 yrs ago). Female...

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