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  What's going on guys, I'm going to be talking about the best martial arts for a street fight. Okay, a lot of you guys want to get into martial arts, but you don't know where to begin. So I'm going to be breaking down individual martial arts, talking about the benefits of each of them. Okay, and first we're going to start with boxing. You think of boxing, you think of punches. You think of street fighting, you think of punches. Okay, so boxing is going to go over all of that. It's going to teach you how to throw proper punches, but it's also going to show you the defense too. How to react accordingly when punches are coming in, show you how to slip, how to move, good footwork, rolling under punches, and blocking punches. Okay, so if you really want to focus on that stuff, ending a fight with your hands, boxing is the way to go. Next is Muay Thai. Okay, Muay Thai is a little more well-rounded in that it's going to be teaching you kicks, knees, elbows...

  There was a man who was largely responsible for the early 20th century western understanding of Japan. He was kind of a more of a public diplomat sort of character. His name was Inazo Nitobe and he wrote a book called Bushido that was very much influential and people they still read it in the west. That book is almost singularly responsible for the way that westerners understand the concept of Bushido and what he was trying to do. So it's no mystery that in the west, you know, in Europe, North America and a lot of other places that have been colonized by western Europe, the general cultural accepted list of behaviors and beliefs is Judeo-Christian, right? Our cultural values, the ways that we interact with each other, it's all even if you're actually Christian as a religion, you still buy into the concepts that are espoused in Judeo-Christian culture, family structure, the way you relate to your employment, all of that stuff, the way you treat people. And so Nitobe is try...

  For anybody who wishes to learn a martial art , there's a lot to know in regards to the many assorted styles. Naturally there's the question of discovering the best martial art, which is a question a lot of individuals ask with so many martial arts styles to select from, it may be very complicated to choose one to learn. Choosing Regardless what you might hear or what others have to say, it's really impossible to name one style of martial arts as the elemental best. Really, there are numerous factors that come into play, which makes a statement about a style being the best impossible. Even though one style might beat a different in a competition or a fight, doesn’t always mean that the winning style is the best. Before choosing to rush out there and learn a martial art , there are various things that you ought to decide first. All over the world, there are many martial arts schools and dojos that emphasize self defense a lot more than others. Schools that centre on kata, ...

  In this article, I will be sharing my thoughts about martial arts which have a questionable reputation, which get a lot of crap online, and I will be giving advice to people who practice these martial arts and what they could do about it to change the reputation. So before I head into the actual advice, just to give you a brief intro, most of you probably know me, but if you don't, I've been doing Aikido for more than 15 years. I was a professional instructor, I did some other martial arts too, Wing Chun included, a lot of the questionable martial arts, so I have direct experience of learning and teaching it, and later I moved on to mixed martial arts, I did MMA with some of the top trainers in the world, I had an MMA fight, so I got to experience the both sides of the picture. I went through a process of using critical thinking in martial arts and learned a lot of lessons through the way, which I will share with you in this article. So recently I was reading a lot about crit...

  Fake martial arts masters can range from hilarious, as they are demonstrating their out-of-this-world imaginary martial arts techniques, to scary, as their actions may lead to dangerous real-life consequences. In this article, you'll learn about the 6 worst fake martial arts masters of all time, starting from the most hilarious ones, and gradually progressing to the scary ones.  6. Ashida Kim: The Hilarious Ninja Master  I can't but laugh every time I see Ashida Kim's ninja technique demonstrations. A self-proclaimed ninjutsu master, on his website, Ashida Kim lists possessing skills that none of his critics can duplicate, such as the Kata Dante dance of the deadly hands, ninja levitation flying without wings, and iron fist of the ninja hand into the steel trap. Not only did Ashida Kim release instructional DVDs, he also wrote countless ninja training books in multiple languages, and even expanded into writing fictional novels featuring himself as the main protagonist, ...

  The Interview Posture Stand in a comfortable position in readiness prior to any physical approach has began; feet shoulder width apart, Hands opened up at about chest level and elbows tucked in. Keep an eye on your attacker, looking roughly at chest level where you're able to see motion from both their hands and feet. Attempt to keep a space of at least 6 feet. The closer you let them be the less reaction time you have. You're now in a safer position, aware and ready to protect yourself. Your elbows are tucked in protecting your body and your hands are close to your head should you have to move them to protect your face. Defensive Posture Step back with your dominant side, same shoulder and leg backward. Your right side is backward if you’re right handed, this lets you generate more power with your dominant hand or foot as you strike. Stepping back as different than forward into this position also produces that little bit of additional distance between you and the assailant a...

  The martial art of Kung Fu is an exchange of culture, a sort of exercise, and likewise a way of defending yourself. The art is really popular throughout the globe, likewise being known as Gung Fu, Wu Shu, and even Kuo Shu. It shares a few common traits with Karate, like utilizing both hand and foot strategies. Kung Fu is among the most popular forms of martial arts - and likewise one of the oldest. One Style Within Kung Fu, there are many styles and variances, although the most popular are those that have their roots in the long-familiar Shaolin Temple. What most inhabit aren’t aware of however, is the fact that Kung Fu was practiced in China years prior to the first Shaolin temple was even thought of. A bulk of martial arts enthusiasts consider self defense as being the ultimate goal of any martial art, including Kung Fu. While self defense is involved with Kung Fu, the martial is so much more than simply fighting and defense - it's an actual art, one that develops the mind, b...

  Doing martial arts can be life-changing. It can improve your physical and mental health, and even personal safety. But if you end up choosing the wrong martial art, or you learn it the wrong way, you can waste a lot of time. Trust me, I know. I've been doing martial arts for over 20 years, and I can honestly say, some of those years went to waste. And not all of the decisions I made in my martial arts journey were the best. So in this article, I will give you 9 tips that I wish someone would have given me when I started martial arts, so that you wouldn't have to repeat my mistakes. Number 1. Decide clearly why you want to do martial arts. I realize this one may be difficult to do at first, especially if you never tried martial arts before. But so many people choose the wrong martial art to do, because they aren't clear on what they want specifically from doing martial arts. The three most common reasons for doing martial arts, in my experience, are wanting to learn to de...

  Choosing the right martial arts school or even the right style seems like a very complicated, important decision to make. It's not. In fact, it's one of the simplest, easiest decisions that there is to make. There's only two methods of choosing a school and they only have a couple of criteria each. In this article, I'm going to tell you everything you need to know in order to select the right martial arts school for you, you specifically, and know it doesn't have anything to do with your body type or your age or your background or any of that stuff that you think matters a lot. In fact, for most of you, it doesn't even matter if the place is legit. I get this question more than any other question in my DMs, except for maybe how tall I am. I get that one a lot, but everyone wants to know like what school should I go to? They tell me, they tell me their height and their weight and their age and they tell me all this shit and then ask me which martial art is righ...