Download or read book 10 Things the Martial Arts Student Must Understand written by Martina Sprague and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been said that forewarned is forearmed. Many students don't know what to expect or how to increase motivation, retention, and rate of learning when first signing up to study the martial arts. You are left in the hands of an instructor who is often a student himself, and not a teacher by profession. The Power Trip: How to Survive and Thrive in the Dojo is an informative and critical series of books that will give you the power to thrive in an environment where other students and even instructors at times sit on their "high horses," arguing over "best techniques" or making snide remarks about your performance. It will also arm you for the day you will begin teaching the martial arts (or help you improve your technique if you are already teaching), and show you how to build your integrity and repute as an instructor. If you are a new student in the martial arts, ready to sign up for your first lesson, you will gain a lot of information about the difficulties you can expect to encounter sometime throughout your training, and explore options for resolving potential conflicts. If you are a seasoned martial artist with years under your belt, you will no doubt recognize many of the scenarios presented, and be able to look back at your journey and consider what you could have done differently. Since the advice is not style specific but explores a multitude of scenarios that frequently play themselves out in the martial arts training hall, it applies to students of most martial styles. 10 Things the Martial Arts Student Must Understand, the first book in the series, is a primer for the information that is to follow and takes you through scenarios you might encounter when learning how to draw the maximum amount of knowledge from the suggestions your instructor and other students give you. The material in this book is excerpted from the previously published book (now out of print), The Complete Martial Arts Student, also by Martina Sprague. The full series comprises the following books: 1. 10 Things the Martial Arts Student Must Understand2. 8 Ways to Be Professional and Ethical in the Martial Arts3. 8 Methods for Learning the Martial Arts, Setting Goals, and Getting Motivated4. 6 Ways to Improve Performance and Correct Errors in the Martial Arts5. 8 Ways to Benefit from Critique and Testing in the Martial Arts6. 6 Tips for Communicating Effectively and Dealing with Behavioral Problems in the Martial Arts

Download or read book 105 Things Every Martial Artist Should Know written by Clinet Furr and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book FACTS AND FALLACIES ABOUT MARTIAL ARTS SELF DEFENSE VOL 1 written by Joseph Truncale and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are into the martial arts, self-defense and combative fields this is a book that explores the many myths, misconceptions, facts and fallacies surrounding the martial arts, self-defense and combatives. This is actually a two volume set but each one can stand alone. Volume two covers Facts and Fallacies about law enforcement and defensive tactics. This is just a small sample of the many questions you will find answers to in this manual: - What martial art has the best punching techniques - What martial art has the best throwing techniques - What martial art has the best grappling techniques - Can a black belt defeat any street fighter - Are Asian instructors always the best teachers - Are there any American martial arts masters - Are all black belts experts in self-defense - Do all martial arts really teach practical street wise self-defense This is a book for anyone interested in learning the truth and facts about the martial arts and self-defense.

Download or read book Martial Arts written by Claudio A. Iedwab and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2000 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Martial Arts Mind & Body combines the best mental and physical training principles of various martial art forms to enhance performance. Centered on the Japanese concept of kiai, the book explains how to unite your mental, physical, and spiritual energies. As a result, you will be able to: sharpen concentration and awareness, improve your ability to learn new skills, perform better in training and competition, and remain focused under stress." "As you learn how to integrate the energy of the mind and body, you will increase your resistance to fatigue, discomfort, and distraction. You'll also learn techniques to control the body's responses to respiration, metabolism, and muscle relaxation."--Jacket.

Download or read book 10 Secrets to a Rock Solid Martial Arts Foundation written by Sijo Jacques Patenaude and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-07 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fang Shen Do Training Guide: Volume # 1 is the first of an on-going series of training guides written by Fang Shen Do founder Sijo J. Patenaude. This guide covers the basic techniques and training that the beginner and intermediate student will require to understand and apply the upcoming advanced manuals. Fang Shen Do does not contain any aesthetic or tournament techniques, but concentrates on material that is easily applicable by all types of students. Fang Shen Do dedicates a significant amount of time to providing the student with instruction in goal setting, personal discovery process, progressive charts, growth pyramid and many other exercises designed for personal growth. This does not take away from the fact that the martial arts are based on self-defense. Fang Shen Do contains techniques and material from all of the six ranges of combat: weapons, kicking, punching, trapping and grappling and the often-misunderstood, physiological range. The result is a martial art that gains results for all the students that walk through our door.

Download or read book A Student s Guide to Knowing More Than Your Martial Arts Master written by Len Losik and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Student's Guide to Knowing More than your Martial Arts Master is a passage through the gates of empty hand self defense from every continent and an introduction to the world of empty hand self defense at a level beyond your Masters. A Student's Guide to Knowing More than Your Martial Arts Master is the result of Master Losik's wish to increase all student's knowledge and wisdom beyond their Masters for those who know little about it. This book comprises previously unpublished writings together with simplified and complex explanation of movements that will expand your ability to utilize your new found knowledge-synthesized by Master Losik from the traditional Korean, Okinawa, Chinese and Japanese Forms, Kata, Kuens and Hyungs.Master Losik begins by exploding some of the myths of Karate, Taekwondo, Chuan Fa and Tang Soo Do as a noble martial art, and the reader can rest assured that those who take pride in breaking boards or smashing tiles, or who boast of being able to perform outlandish feats like stripping flesh or plucking ribs, really know nothing about empty hand self defense and are only doing carnival quality side show tricks. They are playing in the leaves and branches of a great tree, without the slightest concept of the trunk. In his description of what styles of Karate, Taekwondo, Chuan Fa and Tang Soo Do martial arts, Master Losik describes the origins in the ancient methods of unarmed combat in China, Korea and Japan and its explosive growth as a fighting method. Master Losik recognized in this book and his many others the need to formulate precisely the communications and explanations between Master and student for what is being taught and why, so to establish a standard of true knowledge of empty hand self defense. The charts and graphs are not traditional, but they serve to establish the correct understanding of every aspect of every style's Instructors thought and action, and to facilitate the mastery today of the true requirements in every style of martial art. All these special characteristics are clearly explained by charts and tables that allow full comparisons between all styles and systems never available in the pastLastly, Master Losik recalls the explosion in information and oral traditions as a result of world wide conditions post World War II and the Korean War caused the greatest spread in martial arts in recorded history. This is a book that no martial arts Master wants his students and Instructors to read because it will show what little is known by the Masters and how much more their is too learn.

Download or read book Mind Power written by Kazumi Tabata and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to harness your spiritual and mental energy to acquire the tools for survival and success in martial arts. In Mind Power: Secret Strategies for the Martial Arts, Kazumi Tabata, Grandmaster in the Shotokan and Shorinji styles of Karate, offers his personal teachings as to how martial arts students can reach the point where time seems to slow down, quick movements are seen in slow motion, and the full potential of one's inner power can be harnessed. Chapters include: Strategy--basic physical and mental approaches to combat Basic Laws of the Mind and Body--How to harness and maximize the power of one's mind and body Strategy of a Virtuous Man--How, with honorable approaches, to approach and win confrontations How to Interpret Your Mind--Insights into our mind's workings Words and Deeds of a Virtuous Man--Approaches and actions of a man seeking higher ground Strategy of the Mind--Best application of our cognitive instincts The Law of Anger and the Law of Snapping--How anger manifests and how to work with it How to Interpret Wavelengths--Insight into understanding others Strategy of Mu--How to build upon a very Eastern approach; the concept of emptiness The Pinnacle of Spiritual Attainment--Translations and interpretations of ancient writings The Heart of Sutra--Translations and interpretations of ancient writings

Download or read book MARTIAL ARTS WOMAN written by Andrea Harkins and published by Kaizen Quest. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Martial Arts Woman shares the stories and insights of more than twenty-five women in the martial arts, and how they apply martial arts to their lives. Unlike most other martial art books, the reader will catch a glimpse into the brave and empowered woman who dares to be all that she can be. Many of these women had to overcome great societal or personal challenges to break into the men's world of martial arts. This book will motivate and inspire you to go after your goals in life and to fight through every challenge and defeat every obstacle. The Martial Arts Woman will open your eyes to the power of the human spirit and the martial art mindset that dwells in each of us!

Download or read book The Way of the Martial Artist written by Kevin L. Brett and published by Kevin Brett Studios, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-11-29 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Success in anything begins with a dream, but to achieve that dream you must first adopt a mindset for success. Learn how to develop a concrete action plan to identify your goals and begin to achieve them with black belt determination. Leverage your existing positive qualities and talents into a toolset for success that can positively change every aspect of your life. With commitment and determination, anything is attainable! #13; #13; - Supplement your dojo training with new knowledge, skills, techniques, strategies and life lessons. #13; - Understand how to combine your newly improved skills and strategy in the ring, and on the street. #13; - Learn how to develop strength, inner-harmony and excellence in martial arts and in everything you pursue! #13; - Find your passion and pursue it with the same techniques all successful people use to achieve your own endless string of life successes! #13; - Find answers to questions that all martial artists ask during their quest for excellence, purpose and enlightenment. #13; - Learn what it means to mature into a servant-warrior (even if you are not a martial artist) whose focus is on serving a purpose greater than yourself. #13; - Includes a detailed seven level framework for martial arts study that highlights essential skills in everything from close-quarters combat to wilderness survival, first aid, grappling and weapons to techniques of camouflage, concealment and character development. #13; #13; Learn how to develop a determined black belt mindset to enrich your life as a martial artist and a human being and excel at both. Join the ranks of warriors throughout history who not only mastered their art, but found ways to serve a cause greater than themselves. Through martial arts, your potential for human development is unlimited.

Download or read book Martial Arts Studies written by Paul Bowman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phrase “martial arts studies” is increasingly circulating as a term to describe a new field of interest. But many academic fields including history, philosophy, anthropology, and Area studies already engage with martial arts in their own particular way. Therefore, is there really such a thing as a unique field of martial arts studies? Martial Arts Studies is the first book to engage directly with these questions. It assesses the multiplicity and heterogeneity of possible approaches to martial arts studies, exploring orientations and limitations of existing approaches. It makes a case for constructing the field of martial arts studies in terms of key coordinates from post-structuralism, cultural studies, media studies, and post-colonialism. By using these anti-disciplinary approaches to disrupt the approaches of other disciplines, Martial Arts Studies proposes a field that both emerges out of and differs from its many disciplinary locations.

Download or read book Pointing at the Moon Teaching Martial Arts to Change Lives written by Neal Dunnigan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching martial arts is not merely the development of skills and techniques in others. Teaching martial arts is a life-changing transformational process for both the students and teachers. The Zen expression of "pointing at the moon" acknowledges the inherent difficulties in bringing other people to a higher level of personal understanding. This book describes the issues and considerations involved in teaching martial arts to change lives.

Download or read book The Biggest Martial Arts Lesson of All written by Al Case and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Biggest Martial Arts Lesson of All is a massive 10 volume exploration into the martial arts. It was written by Al Case, 8th degree Black Belt with over 50 years experience. The ten volume set includes 800 chapters, 1500 pages, on ALL the things learned in a career spanning five decades. Simply, there is MORE knowledge here than in ANY other work on the martial arts. This book, Volume Nine, deals with Neutronics in the martial arts, and includes sections on: Matrixing Neutronics Odds and Ends Over 60 chapters in this book, including... The Basic Construction that is at the Heart of the Martial Arts Learn Kung Fu by Flipping the Matrix How and Why Matrixing Works in the Martial Arts! How to Find The Truth of the Martial Arts The Six Degrees Of Insanity Uncovered Through Real Karate! A Short History of Matrixing The One Thing That P's Me Off About Martial Artists The Truth About Muscle Memory in the Martial Arts Learn the Martial Arts Ten Times Faster! Matrixing as a Method for Learning Martial Arts Faster How Matrix Martial Arts Became Neutronics The Secret Behind Matrixing Technology in the Martial Arts Expand the Number of Martial Techniques You Know Six Times with One Easy Trick! Why You Should Learn How to Do Martial Arts the Fast Way Three Ways of Understanding Matrix Martial Arts Martial Arts to Matrixing to Neutronics to You Download the Martial Arts into your Brain like Neo! Five Steps Necessary to Develop Secret Chi Energy The Secret of Matrix Martial Arts and Real Stupidity The Motor of the Martial Arts Karate, Taekwondo, Kenpo or Whatever- You Must See the Thought Before the Action in the Martial Arts What is Neutronics in the Martial Arts How to See Behind Your Head with Karate Head Trick! Advanced Methods of Learning Martial Arts and the Three Types of Thought How to Handle Emotion Neutronically The Third Evolutionary Step Of The Martial Arts Martial Arts Men are Robots, and Martial Arts Women Don't Get It Using Neutronics to get Negative Gains in the Martial Arts Creating Motion with Neutronics in the Martial Arts How to Attain Effortless Martial Arts Technique through Neutronics Flux Theory, The Martial Arts, The Human Battery, and Curing Yourself How to Fix Your Body Using Karate, Kung Fu, Aikido or any Other Martial Art The Five Realms of the True Martial Artist Martial Arts and the Ethereal Plane The Extreme Learning Method of Matrix Martial Arts Behind the Body ESP through Neutronic Martial Arts Understanding a Priest to become a Neutronic Being Through the Martial Arts The Martial Arts as a Pathway to the God Concept Why You Need Martial Arts Discipline to Find God Tractor Beams in the Martial Arts Was Count Dante Really the Deadliest Man Alive? Real Gung Fu, As It Really Happened! Things You Didn't Know About Jackie Chan! And a LOT more! The ten volumes include: Vol 1 Origins Vol 2 Basics Vol 3 Forms Vol 4 Fighting Vol 5 Weapons Vol 6 Kung Fu Vol 7 Chi Power Vol 8 Matrixing Vol 9 Neutronics Vol 10 Odds and Ends This truly is The Biggest Martial Arts Lesson of All, and it is guaranteed that you will NEVER find another collection of pure, unique martial arts knowledge. Read it...and you will have 50 years of martial arts knowledge!

Download or read book In the Name of Self Defense written by Marc MacYoung and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cell walls seem to close in as he buries his head in his hands. The same thoughts repeat over and over in his fogged mind: It all happened so quick. One second I was getting out of my car, the next he was attacking me. Now I'm being charged with manslaughter! How did this happen? It was self-defense . . . wasn't it? Prison is filled with people who thought they were defending themselves. Just saying, "It was self-defense" isn't enough. When you claim self-defense you are basically confessing to a crime. To keep from being convicted you must provide evidence your actions remained within certain boundaries and you acted with just cause. You're going to have to prove it was self-defense. That's assuming you stayed inside legal boundaries and acted reasonably in the first place. If you didn't . . . Now . . . are you sure you know what constitutes actual self-defense? If the honest answer is no, then this book is an absolute must-read! In the Name of Self-defense is an in-depth exploration of what is and what is not self-defense. It covers real-life problems overlooked by most training. Issues that will arise if you find yourself involved in violence. Most of all it will challenge what you think you know about defending yourself. Using the information contained in this book could mean the difference between legitimate self-defense, you laying in a parking lot, or prison! This book presents information unlike any you've seen before, focusing not only on the aftermath of an incident, but on what commonly leads to violence and how your actions before, during, and after will make or break your claim of self-defense. Learn about the limitations on self-defense, how to accurately assess a situation, scale force and concisely "articulate" the timeline of events to officers and legal professionals in a manner that reduces the chances of a misunderstanding . . . and a subsequent prison sentence. Whether you want to add to the knowledge you acquired as a beginner in a self-defense class or you're an instructor looking to further your own knowledge or a professional whose job requirements place you in potentially violent situations with dissatisfied clients or customers . . . it doesn't matter! In the Name of Self-defense is a must-read for everybody! If you're lucky, you will never need the information contained within these pages, but if you ever require it what you learn from this volume will be vital. Author and self-defense expert Marc MacYoung takes you on an entertaining journey through these lesser known (and some never-before-broached) aspects of self-defense. MacYoung helps readers understand how to avoid violence, how to use the appropriate amount of force if it happens, and how to present the facts in a way that self-defense is clearly understood and judged applicable to that situation. With a witty sense of humor and fifty years experience in a plethora of violent encounters coupled with a montage of experts in his corner, MacYoung delivers a thought-provoking examination of the world of self-defense and protecting yourself legally after being forced to protect yourself physically.

Download or read book Lessons from the Old Masters written by Gary Lescak and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are a long-term, expert practitioner of martial arts... and you are interested improving your martial skills in real life combat application... If you are an experienced student... and you want to know how to become an "inner circle" student of a martial arts master... If you are a beginning student... and you want to understand the foundation necessary to be a long-term, accomplished martial artist... If you are interested in self-defense or are simply curious about martial arts... This book is for you... Gary Lescak has studied, practiced, and taught martial arts since 1967. He has had the good fortune to study with five different senior martial artists; two with more than 60 years experience, two with more than 50 years experience, and one with more than 40 years experience. You cannot have someone else's experiences, but you can learn from them. This book is a compilation of treatises on topics that every serious, long-term martial artist needs to ponder, define, and actualize; your understanding of these subjects will need to be periodically reevaluated and will change as you age and mature as a martial artist. If you truly want to increase your level of ability and understanding, these are ideas that will be a necessary part of that process. In addition, all of the fascinating short stories are based in fact; these colorful tales from the dojo of the adventures and experiences of a number of senior martial artists illustrate some important ideas, concepts, and philosophies in real life situations and are sure to fascinate and entertain the reader. The lessons contained in them are for you to discern. The lessons to be learned in martial arts are the lessons of life; so in a broader sense, the ideas and topics in this book are important to all of us on our journey through life.

Download or read book The Art of Learning written by Josh Waitzkin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eight-time national chess champion and world champion martial artist shares the lessons he has learned from two very different competitive arenas, identifying key principles about learning and performance that readers can apply to their life goals. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Download or read book Schalk s Little Book on Fundamentals written by Schalk Holloway and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Striking and take-downs are the two primary tools in the martial arts or combatives practitioners arsenal. However, when we do not understand the fundamentals behind these tools they inevitably degenerate - strikes become less and less powerful and takedowns are ineffective and easily resisted or countered. In this concise treatment of the fundamentals you will learn the following: How all take-downs fundamentally work and how to fix take-downs that aren't effective. How you can perfect your own take-downs as well as identify which take-down to apply to an opponent and when. How to generate the maximal amount of force in your strikes. How to ensure that the force generated is actually applied to your opponent. How to stop the generated force from bleeding or dissipating before making contact with your opponent. And herein lies the purpose of this little book on Fundamentals. It is little in the sense that it means to offer a concise, easy to study and easy to assimilate, treatment on the topic of Fundamentals. Its aim, with a laser like focus, is on educating both the practitioner and instructor with the Fundamentals pertaining specifically to combatives and martial arts. Its goal is to assist the reader to not only sharpen up, but rather to excel, in all aspects of their fighting career. "I've had the privilege of being instructed by Schalk and assisting him instruct others over the years. He is one of the few people who are natural born teachers and has a remarkable ability to assimilate information and deliver it in a concise and easy to understand way. Even complicated technical subjects. This is what the Little Book of Fundamentals does. For someone like me who comes from a very informal Combatives background, I've always felt my understanding of fundamentals is lacking. A book like this goes a long way to patching up that fundamental information and gives some practical guides to troubleshooting any issues you may be having with takedowns or striking. A handy thing to have." - Gavin Coleman, co-author of The Maul Book and owner at Ironside Edgeworks The "Schalk's Little Book Series" is a collection of concise treatments on certain martial arts and combative related themes and topics. All the books are just under 10 000 words in length and purposefully designed to be easily digested and referenced.

Download or read book Teaching Martial Arts written by Sang H. Kim and published by Turtle Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a revolutionary approach, author Sang H. Kim has blended his extensive knowledge of martial art training with modern and classical teaching methodology to create a system of teaching martial arts for the 21st century. This book is filled with practical information to help you lead your students from white belt to black belt and beyond.