Articles tagged: "Judo"
1: Choose a Martial Arts School That Teaches You How to Survive
If your looking to the martial arts for self-defense, find a school that teaches you to survive from day 1. Don't waste your time doing techniques that won't save your life.
2: Mixed Martial Arts Continues to Grow in Popularity
The Ultimate Fighting Championships has led the way in the explosion of popularity with the new sport of Mixed Martial Arts.
3: Hey 1950 Called... They Want Their Martial Art Back!
Most people know me as President of The Self Defense Company providing practical simple, easy to learn self defense training programs. But I am also a life long grappler both on the collegiate and international level. It seems that grappling has found its way back into the good graces of the martial arts community.
4: Why You Need to Know How to Fight: It 's Not a Choice, It 's a Responsibility
Most people try to live their lives without violence or having to fight someone. This is a noble pursuit and if you're able to avoid violence you should always try to do so, but that doesn't mean to abandon the idea of learning to protect yourself. In fact, failure to do so will put you and your loved ones at risk.
5: Can Martial Arts and Self Defense Training Prepare Our Children for a School Shooting?
The subject hits home to everyone. At one point our biggest safety issue in school was bullying. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. Over the past few years, school shootings have been increasing in frequency and in violence.
6: The K.I.S.S. Principle of Martial Arts
The acronym K.I.S.S. stands for keep it simple stupid and it states that things shouldn't be overly complex and kept simple so you can achieve your goal effectively. The KISS principal can be applied to any number of tasks to make them easier, and when it comes to self defense you need things to be simple and effective.
7: What Makes For Good Self Defense?
Think of the worst possible scenario. Chances are you will be attacked when your assailant feels he has a distinct advantage. That means you must assume he will be larger, determined, armed and has friends. Anything you do must account for these real possibilities. Until you are proven otherwise, chances are you won't know for sure until it 's too late.
8: The Karate Secret No One Wants You To Know
Have you seen the History Channel 's new show Human Weapon yet? Its pretty friggen good.The concept is that these two athletic dudes (one an MMA fighter, the other a former football player and wrestler) travel all over the world to train with, and then test out various cultures' martial arts. An
9: Sport Combat Is Still Sport
Like many people over the Memorial Day weekend I took time out to remember our nation 's fallen heroes, but afterwards I went to a friend 's house to enjoy a barbecue.The food was great and except for the whining of a few liberals I had a great time. At one point a friend of a friend came over to
10: The Ultimate Fighting Secret
Last month, I sat down with a group of friends to watch the latest pay-per-view Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event.The host of the party was a major fan, and he laid out a nice spread for us with plenty of food and cold beer. The fights started and all seemed to be going well until my h
11: Knife Fighting in the Streets of Briton
Some people think that the only solution to violent crime is to take guns off the streets.To appease potential voters politicians eagerly create new laws they say will prevent crime.Proof of how futile these efforts are can be seen in the United Kingdom, which although has very strict gun laws
12: Things Change or People Die
Sometimes events in history force the creation of new ideas to replace what has becomes obsolete. Weapons, strategy and tactics have always been marked by change on the battlefields of history to deal with new threats. While obsolete weapons wind up in a museum, and outdated tactics are preser
13: Martial Arts and Real-World Self-Defense: Using the Kubotan Self-Defense Keychain
The most surprising thing that students find when learning to use the Kubotan self-defense keychain, is just how many things can be done with this simple-looking little tool. And that, is part of it 's power!Many people, including would-be attackers, underestimate the effectiveness of the Kubot
14: Once a Marine Always a Marine
On Friday February 23, 2007, a 70-year-old man exemplified the motto of the Marine Corp League, "Once a Marine, Always a Marine." When three thugs boarded a tourist bus in the Costa Rican city of Limon armed with a gun and knives they must have thought the twelve senior citizens onboard were ea
15: Martial Arts & Self-Defense Weapons: What IS a "Kubotan"?
If you do a search on the internet, there seems to be no end to what has been written about this simple, yet powerful weapon. There seems to be no small supply of writers who have used dramatic titles to add to the impact of an otherwise so-so article on the subject."Fistful of Dynamite," "Rod
16: Kubotan: Self-Defense Power in the Palm of Your Hand
Have you ever heard of a Kubotan, min-stick, or self-defense keychain? Whether you have or haven't...Imagine a night, like any other night. The cool air, perhaps a light breeze, with only the sights and sounds of the city for company. A solitary figure walks alone along an apparently empty s
17: Kensei: Sword Saint
I guess every kid, regardless of where they are from, at one time or another bangs a couple of sticks together and pretends he 's a swordsman.Back in my 'hood, I was always Zorro, my buddy Scott was always Robin Hood, and my buddy Larry was always Lancelot. Then Max showed up.A Japanese boy by w
18: Tokui Waza Presentations
In Judo, Tokui Waza means "favorite" or "best" technique. It 's the throw that fits naturally to your body type, and you have practiced it thousands of times to make it an instinctual response. Everyone at the club or local tournament knows that you'll use it, but there 's nothing they can do to
19: Death Stalks the Night
As you can imagine, when I tell people what I do for a living, it raises quite a few eyebrows."You mean like a Karate teacher?" most ask. "Not quite", I always respond with a chuckle. "What we teach are true, documented, and proven methods of self-defense and personal protection", I explain. "N
20: Only Real Martial Arts Stop Rapists
One of my favorite stories to tell is about the time my brother-in-law 's girlfriend got her black belt in karate..
21: Using the Kubotan Self-Defense Keychain as a Model for Using Everyday Items to Protect Yourself
One of the key elements that separates the Ninja 's self-protection methods, including the study of weapons like the Kubotan self-defense keychain, from many other approaches to self-defense training is the concept of "strategic thinking." And one of the ways that this important mindset manifes
22: 7 Really Good Reasons You Need to Learn to Use the Kubotan Self-Defense Keychain
Ironically, in a world filled with terrorism, assault, rape, and murder, I have to write an article giving people reasons why they should be learning self-defense or the Kubotan personal-protection weapon. But then, if I didn't, who would?I hear questions concerning which techniques are best a
23: Are the Martial Arts Still Under Development?
A martial art can be defined as any skill that can be applied in warfare. The word martial means "military." So traditionally, a martial art is a military art. The first things that usually come to mind when discussing modern martial arts are leaping, kicking, punching, blocking, inverting elbo
