Since the late 20th Century, Kung Fu has gained a much more worldwide popularity and attention. This rise in attention has got a lot of people wondering how to do Kung Fu and what is the easiest or most effective was to learn it. There are lots of different ways to approach learning a martial …
Competitive combat and martial arts have been included in the Olympics since their ancient roots in 776 BC which included hand-to-hand sports like boxing, wrestling, and Pankraton. This is because competing in combat events like this has always been popular enough to constitute competing at an Olympic level. Back in the ancient Olympics however, combat …
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Martial arts from across the world have a massive number of various techniques and styles that can be learned by a practitioner. Many of these can take years to be perfected and are signs that you have finally achieved a level of control, discipline, and knowledge that signifies that you are an experienced martial artist. …
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The spinning kick has not always been a popular move in martial arts and Taekwondo. Many people saw the move as too risky and only viable for the most talented and experienced fighters. In the late 20th century, the most popular styles of kicks were roundhouse kicks as well as sidekicks. These were the type …
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Whether you’ve taken up street fighting, boxing, or any kind of martial art sport, you’ll need to learn how to defend yourself by blocking a punch. The good news is that of all the defensive techniques you’ll learn, this one will be the easiest. In an ideal world, you would be able to always avoid …
There are three main types of punch bag fillers you can use for your punch bag, and this will be greatly impacted by the kinds of training and endurance you’ll want to do. When getting your filling for a punching bag, you can choose between three main ones: sawdust, old clothes, and sand. Here, we’ll …
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If you’ve recently gotten into the world of martial arts, or you are looking to improve your reflexes for sparring or just in general, there is a sea of information to sift through which can seem pretty overwhelming. Fast reflexes are probably the most important thing to learn when training to be a fighter. If …
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When a fighter gets knocked down and can’t get back up again, it’s pretty obvious who the winner is. A knockout is a definitive way to end a fight, and is often the result of a lack of consciousness or some serious pain. But not all fights end with a winning blow. A referee will …
When it comes to the world of martial arts, reaction and response are part of your toolset that you need to learn and learn quickly. This is especially the case if you are practicing a full-contact martial art, where a move that catches you off guard, and before you can react can be the difference …
Martial Arts, such as Karate, Judo, and Jiujitsu, are great ways of learning self-defense. But more than that, they are also great ways of learning discipline, patience, and focus, something that can benefit many aspects of our lives. And one of the ways that we show that discipline is through wearing a school or dojo’s …
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