| PHYSICAL COMPETANCE | | | | kid. |
| Have you ever seen raw violence or someone getting | | | | Whats important now is to do something, start with |
| 'owned'? Just search google for "martial street fights" - | | | | brief excercise, get into stretching, shadow box, then |
| "martial owned" Watch those movies and cringe!!! | | | | step up and train hard. |
| Kung Fu, Boxing, dancing, balley, incompetance? What | | | | ITS DANGEROUS OUT THERE |
| will you display to your attacker if that day comes? | | | | Its dangerous out there and especially for you.. |
| Can you throw a punch or even stand steady on one | | | | The enemy may be next door and you dont know it |
| leg? can you do a round-house or even give a kick to | | | | but you got to have the guts too look. What can you |
| the knee? Ever heard of a combination, technique or | | | | really do once you see some violence or get scared |
| form? | | | | or worse because you receive a bashing or king hit - |
| Today we are lazy, probably fat too.. Go look in the | | | | do you hide in your house? |
| mirror and skip for ten minutes, then check your image | | | | TV today scares the shiit out of many people as it |
| again and what do you see? | | | | promotes violence and turns the meek yellow and |
| I can judge I am probably half the strength and | | | | nervous. |
| endurance form 10 years ago, how about you? | | | | The danger today is maybe not too obvious to you |
| MARTIAL KNOWLEDGEa martial art is defined as - 1 | | | | but you better hone your sensors or youll get hit |
| : of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior 2 : relating | | | | without seeing it coming. |
| to an army or to military life 3 : experienced in or | | | | You know that given a situation to be a hero and stop |
| inclined to war : WARLIKEa martial art is defined as: | | | | a crime, terrorism or violence you'll be able to step up |
| various styles of self-defense, usually weaponless, | | | | or chase after them etc - or maybe you'll cower or be |
| based on techniques developed in ancient China, India, | | | | the victim. |
| and Tibet. | | | | Were are you on the scared meter of life? Are you |
| The term 'Kung Fu' does not relate to any specific | | | | out there amongst it or a bit of a shy body or house |
| form of martial art, but rather translates as 'talent' or | | | | mummys boy? |
| 'aptitude'. | | | | CONCLUSION IS ACTION |
| Wu Shu is traditionally the term popularly used to | | | | Life is not scarey but maybe your lack of skill, self |
| describe the traditional Chinese martial arts, though | | | | confidence and personal competance is making you |
| other descriptions akin to Kuo-shu, Kuo-chi, Chien-shu | | | | petrified. |
| and Tao-fa have also been used occasionally. (Wu | | | | Be pro-active and look, then choose and participate in |
| Shu is the term of late used for Chinese martial arts | | | | action whether alone with a martial arts training |
| by the People's Republic of China). | | | | machine or go to a dojo. |
| If you've never studied a martial art, your awareness | | | | Life is not scarey but maybe your lack of skill, self |
| of them most likely starts at Bruce Lee movies and | | | | confidence and personal competance is making you |
| ends with the stylized theatrics of The Matrix. If that's | | | | afraid. |
| the case, you may not realize from what you've | | | | If you are not liking what you see in the mirror, afraid to |
| gleaned onscreen that there are an estimated 200 | | | | go down a dark street, scared of a potential |
| unique kinds of martial arts, and within these, thousands | | | | confrontation then train now. |
| of different styles. Karate, judo, kung fu, and tae kwon | | | | Be pro-active and look, then choose and participate in |
| do are among the most popular and well-known of the | | | | action whether alone with a martial arts training |
| martial arts in the U.S., but there are numerous others. | | | | machine or go to a dojo. |
| Despite the array of martial arts and styles, most of | | | | We cant all be Bruce Lee but you also dont want to |
| them share common techniques, and so they can be | | | | be an emotional and physical punching bag do you? |
| organized into broad categories that facilitate | | | | THE TRAINING ANSWER |
| understanding. The primary way of classifying martial | | | | The Martialarm is the only martial arts training dummy |
| arts is by the basic physical technique they use: striking | | | | that bequeaths you consummate realism in all your |
| or grappling. | | | | martial arts training in kung fu, karate, krav maga, jeet |
| Because karate, judo, kung fu, and tae kwon do have | | | | kune do, tae kwon do, kempo and more. |
| been more prominent than other forms in popular | | | | The martialarm is unlike similar training dummies: The |
| culture, from film to sporting events, many people | | | | wooden dummy has been used for centuries as a |
| mistakenly believe that all martial arts are Asian in | | | | solo training machine. In contemporary years, they've |
| origin. In fact, diverse cultures throughout history from | | | | been provided accessible in different materials as well |
| Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East | | | | as synthetic. But still they all have one item in general: |
| have also given birth to their own martial art forms. | | | | They dont swing and they're all static. |
| Or a combination of triangles with small circles as can | | | | The wooden dummy frequently costs hundreds of |
| be seen in chinese trapping, wrist locks or Aikido entry | | | | dollars but is still only produced to absorb your blows |
| and endings. | | | | and step up your precision moves. It doesn't react to |
| Do you even know the diffference between kung fu | | | | your attacks akin to a factual partner can. So although |
| and karate? Do you think wing chun is a chinese dish? | | | | you get apt repetition training, which is acceptable for |
| The different styles can even be related to shapes or | | | | accomplishing the basics down, it may well be difficult |
| geometry - squares, triangles and circles. | | | | to use and will get dreary so quickly. |
| MARTIAL TRAINING TO LIVE | | | | Why A little Martial Artists Improve Faster Than |
| Training is hard..really hard. The most hard is to get | | | | Others |
| started and its down-hill easy from there. What you | | | | As martial artists, we all recognize this. Your martial |
| need is a martial arts machine - something new and | | | | arts instructor probably hammers the point home in |
| exciting to get you off your fat ass. | | | | practice every day. Alas, there are only so so many |
| Everyone knows someone who knows how to fight - | | | | classes in a week and this can stunt your learning and |
| with fists, knives, weapons, guns, tactical, sensless, | | | | headway. |
| whatever but START! | | | | You want to improve - swift. And you're keen put in |
| Or find a martial arts school in your area. | | | | your time with home training. But solo training can only |
| GO to the local phone book and look up kung fu or | | | | take you so far due to the fact it lacks the interaction |
| karate. Then give them a call, go along or take your | | | | that only a assistant can award. |