How to Choose a Martial Arts School

Have you seen how many martial arts schools are in your local phonebook? How do you know if you’re choosing the right school? In this article we will feature advice on choosing the right martial arts school for your child. Everywhere you turn there’s a martial arts school! It is estimated there is 20,000 martial arts school in the U.S. ...

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Focus Of Martial Arts In Miami

The focus of martial arts in Miami is on physical fitness, self-defense and character development rather than fighting. The main concern is to build the self-esteem of the students. It is a general phenomenon that whenever you become a martial arts disciple, you enter into a community that works for the improvement of physical strength & stamina. It helps to ...

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How to Slow Down Or Completely Halt Your Martial Arts Training Progress

Over the years, I’ve seen very successful techniques in slowing down martial arts and self-defense training to an almost complete stop. I’ve listed some of these techniques below, perhaps you’re already practicing some of these…. Yeahbutts Note the double t. Now this is a very common highly used martial arts training slow down technique. I’ve seen tournament champions as well ...

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Your Martial Arts Ensemble

I have written several articles about Finding Your Own Voice as a martial arts professional. I’d like this article to focus on some typical martial artist characters I’ve crossed paths with. When you meet these guys you’ll know they have not yet found their own voice. The Tough Guy Once I saw the Tough Guy as a corner judge in ...

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All About Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed Martial Arts is more commonly known as MMA. You can easily defeat your opponents by using a combination of various combat arts, including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Wrestling and Muay Thai. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is also known as BJJ. Recently, MMA has become extremely popular in many countries all over the world. The most popular event is the Ultimate Fighting Championships, ...

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Potent Martial Arts From Asia

We always have been fascinated on how Asians do it in movies. They always seem to be like flying in the air. Understanding the continent’s rich history will give us a glimpse on the varied forms of martial arts that came from them. Here are the top five of the most potent and popular forms of martial arts hailing from ...

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Leadership Martial Arts Business

Simply put, a leader is somebody others want to follow. Although we know there is a lot to being a great leader, it is very difficult for most people to say exactly what it is that makes a person a good leader. Of course universities have done many studies on what makes successful leaders and what are the leadership qualities ...

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Questioning Martial Arts

My Sifu, Alan Orr often starts his class with the question “Any questions?” One of the problems with martial arts training can often be the unwillingness to really question anything, it’s an easy habit to get into and often only broken by the best students, so start by asking yourself if you want to be amongst that group? One of ...

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Martial Arts Teachers – A ‘Must-Do’ For Your Martial-Arts Students

There are a few, what I call wimpy martial-arts instructors, who hold back information from their students. These martial-arts teachers have an ego that prevents their students from being the best they can be. Fortunately, there are martial-arts teachers who know that their students represent them. They want their students to excel. And they wish the best for their students ...

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Mixed Martial Arts Coming to the AUD

The Utica AUD is hosting "Battleground 3," where MMA fighters from across the country and Canada battle it out for the title. It's a unique sport, a mixture of boxing, karate, and wrestling, all taking place inside a cage. Ten fights are scheduled--…

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