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Urgent Appeal To Girls And Women: Learn Self-Defense!
Now, I don’t want you to get me wrong.
I am usually a very positive and optimistic person with a strong sense of realism.
Further, I firmly believe in the codex “What I focus on, expands.”
Let me explain real fast.
If I constantly focus on the things that I perceive to be wrong or bad, guess what I am gonna find the whole day long?
That’s right, bad things.
All in all, I believe that the vast majority of people are good. However, I am realistic enough to concede that there still is a small group of evil people in the world who simply want to do other people harm and I don’t really care about their reason, at least right now.
I have also come to accept that fact and I will not allow it to rain on my parade, also known as my life.
Another belief I strongly embrace is that you are either a victor and a victim.
So, now that I have explained where I am coming from, I urgently appeal to all girls and women to be victors and not victims, specifically when it comes to self-defense.
You also need to know that I do not regularly follow the news. It generally only offers negative headlines and reports anyway, because that probably gets higher ratings.
Attacks on girls and women are heinous and really tick me off and that’s why I constantly post stuff like today and yesterday.
I am here to make us aware that we can all take precaution and be better prepared, just in case the nasty situation ever presents itself .
If you are a guy reading this post, you owe it your loved ones to persuade them to urgently start taking some sort of self-defense training.
They can whet their appetite by watching this 3 minute video clip to get into the right mindset:
The Week In Review At TheMartialArtsReporter.com
The Week In Review At TheMartialArtsReporter.com
“Time keeps on moving into the future.”
But that shouldn’t stop us from having a look at this past Week In Review. Enjoy!
This has to be my personal favorite technique ever. Don’t miss “Back To Basics: Karate Middle Punch (Chudan Zuki)“
“Chewing on” an injury myself, I thought you might benefit from “Should Injured Martial Artists Still Work Out?”
At times underrated and underestimated “Judo: No Kicking And Punching, But It Can Still Hurt Like Hell!“
Do you know who ‘The Greatest Sports Figure Of The State of Iowa’ Is? Dan Gable, Olympic Wrestling Icon From The U.S. American Heartland
Yeah, it’s that time of the year again: “Jack Bauer/Kiefer Sutherland Of “24″ And The Art Of Fighting“
Congratulations To Fellow Martial Artist, Robert Downey Jr.! Wing Chun Practitioner Wins A Golden Globe Award for Sherlock Holmes!
Take it from the Little Dragon, Bruce Lee And The Power Of Goal Setting
Enjoy your Sunday!
I’ll be back here tomorrow. You, too?
Back To Basics: Karate Middle Punch (Chudan Zuki)
Hey y’all!
Hope you had a great week and you enjoyed some of my posts.
As you might know, my martials arts journey started in the late 70s by taking Shotokan karate lessons.
I am seriously considering returning to my roots and “rekindling” my love for my first martial art style. It’s just a matter of getting all my ducks in a row and juggling a very packed schedule and, as we all know, prioritizing. You guys will be the first to know when it happens.
I just remembered that song with Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, “My First Love”. Sorry, I’m dating myself again.
Even if it doesn’t happen in the next couple of weeks, I honestly believe that striving to perfect the basic techniques is a absolute Must not only in Shotokan karate and other martial arts, but in just about every skill and activity. And I thank UrbanSamurai for re-visiting this extremely pivotal issue.
Let me ask you a question:
Do you think professional golf players ever stop practicing their swing?! Nope.
Well, I personally always enjoyed seriously working on my basic karate techniques and one of my absolute favorites had/has to be the middle punch or chudan zuki performed as a reverse punch.
I don’t intend to brag, but my reverse punch executed to the solar plexus was effective enough in several fights to actually knock out my opponents. In several cases, this was the first and only technique executed!
The first time it happened in kumite competition, I must admit, I was totally shocked, but in a very good way. This basic technique, that is most probably the most applied technique in karate competition, really works! Besides being effective, it also extremely efficient.
To make my point a bit more illustrative, I would like to share a video clip featuring Bart Scovill, who has been an active karateka for over 30 years.
I really think he does a pretty thorough job in explaining the intricacies of …. yes, I admit it: My favorite basic karate technique, chudan zuki.
In my humble opinion, mastering the basics will give you a very strong foundation in your martial arts and even non-martial arts training.
FREE: 5 Unique Pushups To Elevate Your Training Program
Every martial artist knows how important pushups are in any training program.
Boy, I sure do. And we did a lot of them in karate, boxing and Muay Thai.
Pushups are considered by many experts the single most effective exercise not only because of the number of different muscles involved.
The primary muscles used are generally, chest, triceps, anterior deltoid muscles.
Also positively affected are lower back, biceps and leg quadriceps.
Depending on how large of a pushup workout you implement, you are even improving your metabolism, circulation and cardiovascular health.
And you’re only using your own bodyweight!!!
I have selected 5 unique pushups demonstrated in a video that is just over 2 minutes.
You’re gonna love it!
Honor Student – Muay Thai Style
We have all seen those bumper stickers that read “My kid is a honor student of so-and-so school”, right?!
This morning I came across a video of an honor student of a somewhat different kind of school.
It all takes place at a Muay Thai training camp/school in Thailand.
Now, I will admit that I have read conflicting reports on how old this kid really is. I don’t know whether he is 9 or 12 or even 13 years old.
Does it matter?
You decide for yourself considering that he is showing off his skills during the 4th round of his 5 x 3 minute training session.
Oh, yeah, after he did his daily 5k (3mile) morning run.
Enjoy and be inspired by this honor student – Muay Thai style!
“Is This The Holy Grail For Martial Arts Competitors?” Part 2 – Final
This is the conclusion to yesterday’s post/article “How The Mind Determines Athletic Success” by Morty Lefkoe:
It might be possible to “train emotionally,” but ultimately emotions are the result of beliefs and conditionings.
Eliminate the beliefs and conditionings and the emotions change automatically.
Imagine the following: You have the belief that a ball being hit into the net (or into the water, etc., depending on your sport) is a mistake, and mistakes mean there is something wrong with you.
Now imagine that the ball hits the net or goes into the water. What would you have to feel? … Angry at yourself, annoyed, frustrated, hopeless, etc.
Now imagine this scenario: You have the belief that there is no such thing as a mistake, that every result that isn’t what you intended is an opportunity to learn how to improve your game.
Moreover, you believe that not achieving your intended result means nothing about you. Now imagine that the ball hits the net or goes into the water. What would you feel in this situation? … You might find it difficult to imagine right now that there are only outcomes and no mistakes, but just do your best to imagine the scenario I’ve just described. Okay? …
What would you feel? … Challenged, calm, curious, or possibly nothing at all.
What happens physiologically when you think you’ve made a mistake? Too much negative energy, which gets translated into being too excited, too angry, too anxious.
Some typical signs of over‑arousal include:
Legs feel weak and rubbery. Difficulty in concentrating and focusing. Everything seems to be going faster than it really is. Inability to think clearly and accurately. Attention gets focused on one thing and refocusing is difficult. Become fatigued very quickly. Changing your belief about mistakes would minimize these conditions.
Stress Is an Interpretation
“The greatness of a Gretzky, a Connors, a Palmer, or an Evert is not that they perform well under pressure,” Loehr contends. “No one performs well under pressure. Their greatness is in their learned ability to take the pressure off. … In the face of great external pressure, these [top] performers felt almost no anxiety. To the contrary, they felt calm and peaceful inside but also highly energized, positive, and enthusiastic…
“It is this skill that separates the superstars from the troops—they have the ability to take pressure off, transforming crisis into opportunity and threat into challenge. All that stands between you and that ability is your own head! … Pressure is something you put on yourself.”
Nothing is inherently stressful. In other words, stress doesn’t exist “out there” and nothing “out there” causes stress. Stress originates in the mind and exists only in the mind; it’s the result of an interpretation. Change the interpretation by changing beliefs and the stress will disappear.
For example, assume you had a project to complete and had a number of limiting beliefs, including I’m not capable and Nothing I do is good enough. What would you feel as you began the project? … Some level of stress. And it would feel as if the project was causing the stress, wouldn’t it?
Now let’s assume you had the same project but had the opposite beliefs, including I am capable and Whatever I do is good enough. If your beliefs made you feel confident that you would do a good job, do you still think the project would make you feel stress? … Unlikely. Same project, but different beliefs would result in different levels of stress.
By changing your beliefs, something that had been experienced as stressful can be experienced as fun or challenging.
Control your mind, improve your game. It really is possible.
Source: http://www.recreateyourlife.com
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Peaceful Warrior Wisdom For Martial Artists (And Others, Too)
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Jet Li, From Humble Beginnings To Action/Martial Arts Movie Superstar
This week’s quote for readers of TheMartialArtsReporter.com:
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but the number of moments that take our breath away. ” Unkown
Peaceful Warrior Wisdom For Martial Artists (And Others, Too)
Most of us work and train towards goals, deadlines, targets, destinations etc.
The problem therein lies that we miss out on being in the moment.
And maybe we can just remind ourselves from time to time that we should enjoy the journey and not always be fixated on just the destination.
Enjoy this clip from The Peaceful Warrior!
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