Best Martial Arts Articles

When selecting a pair of binoculars you must take into consideration the primary purpose for which they will be used. Binoculars, as opposed to monoculars or telescopes, allow you to see an object in three dimensions. By focusing on an object through two lenses, at slightly different angles, you get depth perception. You also get the added convenience of looking through both eyes, as opposed to closing or covering one eye.

Combat Jujitsu is one of the hottest trends in martial arts today. In fact, a lot of martial arts masters are creating a new and unique form of all martial arts known as combat martial arts. Learning combat Jujitsu can have a lot of benefits. Jujitsu is a very skilled martial arts that uses a lot of different moves such as holds, mounting, grappling, takedowns, and a whole lot more. If you are persistent, determined and disciplined you can learn Combat Jujitsu and experien...

Learn to become a master negotiator using ancient martial arts techniques.

Many of you who practice in the martial arts, have an inner longing to learn how pressure point striking to the human anatomy works. Many have expressed the hope of acquiring the knowledge by one source or another. Many students from around the world have tried almost every resource out there to harness the abilities needed to perform some type of results, not only in the Do Jo but also in a combat situation.

What a difference a year makes, especially to the UFC heavyweight division. Just a year ago, it was thought by many that the UFC heavyweight division was the least interesting of the weight classes. In fact, the moment that Tim Sylvia defeated Andrei Arlovski for the UFC heavyweight title in April 2006, it became the UFC's most boring division. In fact, 2 minutes and 43 seconds into that fight Arlovski went down and with it, the excitement left.

I recently got to go as a guest teacher at another school that focuses on Jow Ga Kung Fu. Now, I like learning new Kung Fu styles, and have mostly focused on the Northern Chinese styles, which tend to be more holistic than the Shao Lin styles from the south. Since it?s discourteous to show up at a school as a ?know it all? about your own style, without learning the style they use to highlight points of similarity, I asked if I could come in for a couple of private workouts ...

As I was reading about Martial Arts and all that it involves, I became very enthralled. I dared to find out what all the excitement was about. The phenomenon of martial arts to be used as a workout regiment for many athletes or even perspective physical fitness fans is growing rapidly. In a nutshell, this is all that I discovered. What I found to be most interesting is the fact that martial arts is researched and is used for various reasons based on each individual?s goals...

Clothing and martial arts have become fused into a culture, a lifestyle, and a visual statement of who you are and what you stand for. I?ve often stated just how important comfort and mental clarity is for doing martial arts. What you wear and how you feel about it goes a long way to defining your state of mind while practicing the art form. I found that out the hard way when I started practicing. I did not have the right clothes and it made a difference in how I felt. ...

I used to look in the mirror and do a front double biceps pose. It's the classic "make a muscle" bodybuilding pose just like Arnold Schwartenegger. But over the space of just a few years in my late twenties and early thirties my body changed so much that I stopped doing my favorite pose. I gained an ugly 30 pounds of blubber as I climbed the corporate ladder. Some guys can hold an extra 30 pounds and not look too bad. My bodyfat is all concentrated around my waist. My lov...

In mixed martial arts, hometown crowds are something of a rarity. Certainly, you wouldn?t want to face Matt Lindland in Oregon, or Renzo Gracie in Rio de Janeiro, but those scenarios don?t come up as often as in other sports.