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Learning The Martial Arts Forms Art By Art

When we consider the best martial arts forms we are speaking of those martial arts kata that result in a the most benefit to the student. To be honest, I usually recommend learning as many kata as possible, then working on the ones that the student prefers, although there can be oddities in this approach. I also hold that one should learn whole arts, first taekwondo, then karate, then kung fu, and so on.

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How Long Does It Take To Earn A Karate Black Belt

In Karate, Kenpo or Taekwondo there is a certain length of time that it should take to earn a black belt. These things are pretty much set in stone, but have been wildly abused by martial arts styles. Still, it is possible, if you understand certain things, to make your system easy to learn in a couple of years.

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Understanding A Warrior To Become A Neutronic Being Through The Martial Arts

There are three main highways when one chooses to become an enlightened being, and these can be considered when becoming a Neutronic Being: warrior, priest, ascetic. There are other highways, but these three pretty much sum up the main ones. While they seem in opposition at first inspection, these paths do have certain similarities, and it is these similarities that we will examine in this article.

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Three Street Fighting Martial Arts Techniques That Really Don’t Work!

I’ve taught for over forty years, and I’ve seen street fighting martial arts moves that work, and martial arts moves that don’t work. Of course, I haven’t seen everything that isn’t going to work. It seems like there is always some idjut that will invent a new move that doesn’t work.

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The Martial Arts As A Route To The God Concept

Up to this point in history the idea of perceiving the God Concept through the martial arts was considered nigh impossible. If one wants to understand God, the reasoning goes, one must join an establishment and follow the rules of that establishment. This flies in the face of the true abilities generated by the ‘I am’ that actuates the human form.

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Basic Facts Concerning Black Belt Rankings In The Various Martial Arts

Black Belt rankings were instituted by Judo Founder Jigoro Kano. Master Kano is supposed to have borrowed his system on rankings used by swimming clubs. Karate clubs in Japan borrowed his ranking system.

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Ed Parker And Bruce Lee Betrayed The Martial Arts!

I always take delight in pointing out that people like Ed Parker and Bruce Lee were bad people in the martial arts. People always get upset with me and even want to bodyslam me and teach me a lesson. Then, when I tell them what is really what, they can’t do anything but mumble a lot.

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If You Can’t Do These Strength Feats Then You Aren’t Bruce Lee Tough!

Martial Artists like to think they are tough. They break a few bricks and swagger around and make grunting sounds. But once you read the following list of feats, you are going to know that these martial artists aren’t anywhere near Bruce Lee tough!

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What Really Happens To A Student After Decades Of Martial Arts Practice

The real benefits of Martial Arts practice are quite a bit more involved than most people realize. Most people, you see, study Taekwondo or Aikido for a couple of years, and they are just tapping into the real benefits of the martial arts. Then they get derailed by marriage or kids, their only involvement is really through seeing people like Jackie Chan or Jet Li, and their path has effectively ended.

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