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Posted by Al Case on September 22nd, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, Fitness, gung fu, karate, kenpo, kung fu, mma, ninjitsu, self defense, self defense moves, self defense techniques, self defense tricks, shaolin, UFC
I’ve taught for over forty years, and I’ve seen martial arts techniques that work, and martial arts moves that don’t work. Of course, I haven’t seen everything that doesn’t work. It seems like there is always some fool that will invent a new trick that doesn’t work.
Posted by Al Case on September 22nd, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, christian martial arts, Fitness, gung fu, karate, kenpo, kung fu, ninjitsu, pa kua chang, religious martial arts, self defense, shaolin, taekwondo, tai chi chuan
Up to this point in history the idea of perceiving the God Concept through the martial arts was not really considered possible. If one wants to come to an understanding of God, the reasoning goes, one must join an establishment and follow the rules of that establishment. This flies in the face of the true abilities that are the essence of the ‘I am’ that actuates the human form.
Posted by Al Case on September 22nd, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, black belt ranking, Fitness, karate, karate black belt, kenpo, kung fu, martial arts ranking, martial arts ranking systems, self defense, shaolin, taekwondo, wudan
Black Belt rankings were begun by Judo Master Jigoro Kano. Master Kano is supposed to have based his system on rankings used by swimming clubs. Karate clubs in Japanese Universities borrowed this ranking system.
Posted by Al Case on September 10th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, Fitness, gung fu, karate, karate books, karate online, kenpo, kung fu, martial arts, martial arts lessons, martial arts online, self defense, shaolin, taekwondo
Martial Artists like to think of themselves as tough cookies. They break a few bricks and swagger around and grunt. But once you read the following list of feats, you are going to know that these martial artists need to work a little harder to be Brue Lee tough!
Posted by Al Case on August 20th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, Fitness, isshin ryu, karate, kenpo, kung fu, learn martial art, martial art techniques, martial arts DVDs, self defense, shaolin, shotokan, taekwondo, traditional martial arts
There will be preferences when it comes time to learn Martial Arts, but there are also a number of things that are fairly obvious, and that we will be able to agree about. Interestingly, I came across the information I am relaying here many years ago, and have used it myself. It deals with analyzing the worth of media in transmitting information. The worst way to absorb data is through the movies or television. This is because the martial art techniques that you will see on the big screen, whether it is the art of Steven Segal, Jackie Chan, or whoever, has been altered for the camera. Yes, it may look amazing, but stuntmen and camera cuts are doing the real work.
Posted by Al Case on August 15th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as Fitness, goju ryu karate, isshin ryu karate, karate, kenpo, kung fu, kyokushinkai karate, ninjitsu, self defense, shaolin, shito ryu karate, shotokan karate, taekwondo, uechi ryu karate
Shotokan Karate is one of the most significant karates styles in the world, so many styles are derived from this system, and thus are tainted with some very incorrect concepts. Thus, whether you study Shito ryu, Isshin Ryu, Kyokushinkai, or any style that utilizes the Heian kata, you probably are making the errors I am detailing in this article. It doesn’t mean your karate stance is a disaster, it just means if you make a couple of adjustments you can improve it.
Posted by Al Case on August 8th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, american kenpo, american kenpo karate, chinese kenpo, ed parker, Fitness, Jeet Kune Do, karate dojo, kenpo, kenpo DVD, kung fu, nin jitsu, parker kenpo, self defense
I walked into my first American Kenpo Karate dojo over 40 years ago. This was the Rod Martin version of Tracys Kenpo, which was avariation of Ed Parker Kenpo Karate. Therein lies the first problem with American Kenpo.
Posted by Al Case on August 7th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, bruce lee, Fitness, karate, kenpo, kung fu, kung fu fighting systems, kung fu home study, kung fu online, kung fu techniques, ninkitsu, self defense, shaolin, taekwondo
This secret technique is actually inside karate fighting systems, as well as kung fu fighting systems, or just about any martial art you want to name. The reason for this is because it is a basic motion of the arms. This basic motion, once understood, will give rise to virtually all the techniques of the martial arts.
Posted by Allen Ford Cole on August 3rd, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, Fitness, karate, kenpo, kung fu, Martial Art Books, martial arts instruction, martial arts masters, martial arts training manuals, Martial Arts video courses, ninjitsu, self defense, shaolin, taekwondo
Monster Martial Arts (MonsterMartialArts.com) has nominated Al Case as the best martial arts writer of all time. Monster, which offers many of Al’s books and videos on their website, said the selection process was very easy. ‘Al not only has an extremely large body of work, but many of his writings will totally change the arts.’
Posted by Al Case on August 3rd, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as Aikido and the Dynamic SPhere, art of war, book of five rings, Fitness, martial arts books, martial arts ebooks, martial arts training guides, martial arts training manuals, matrix karate, self defense, Tai Chi Touchstones, Uechi Ryu by Mattson, Zen flesh zen bones
Gonna be some different opinions concerning which are the eight best Martial Arts books, but I would begin with Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere. Written by A Westbrook and O Ratt, the writing is vivid, and the illustrations are possibly the best martial arts graphics ever drawn. A thick book, it covers the art to ten layers, and one gets the feel of how energy actually swirls in the practice of the art.
Posted by Al Case on July 31st, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as Fitness, japanese karate kata, karate combat, karate fights, karate form, karate kata, karate kata video, karate styles, karate weapon, korean karate forms, self defense, shotokan karate forms, shotokan karate kata DVD, shotokan kata video
In this article I am going to reveal the three steps to making ki power through karate kata. This intrinsic energy is actually easy to make, but I have never met a sensei who knew the secret of how to release the power. I don’t care if you study Japanese Karate kata, Korean Karate kata, Okinawan Karate kata, or whatever, the ki can be made–you just have to do the three easy steps.
Posted by Ken Smith on July 29th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as Fitness, health and fitness, karate, karate for kids, karate royal palm beach, karate school, kids karate, kung fu, self defense, tae kwon do
Effective self-defense for women very first starts with the mindset and belief in herself that she doesn’t deserve to become raped, harassed or abused in anyway, shape or form. A woman’s capability to recognize impending danger and also the warning signs of risk can also be of prime significance in decreasing her risk to dangerous circumstances.
Posted by Al Case on July 25th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, Fitness, karate, karate history, karate meaning, karate philosophy, karate video, kenpo, martial arts DVD, martial arts history, martial arts philosophy, self defense, shaolin, taekwondo
Does the universe work for you? Or do you just sort of bounce around and fall whim to the breaks of the universe? Interesting question, eh?
Posted by Al Case on July 25th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, aikido aikikai, aikido books, aikido DVD, aikido instruction, aikido of, aikido online, aikido tutorial, aikido uyeshiba, aikido video, aikido yoshinkan, Fitness, real aikido, self defense
Morihei Uyeshiba, O Sensei of Aikido Art, is the martial artist who attained enlightenment. It is he who codified his martial art, thus, the aikido Ueshiba originated is the actual Aikido. Uh, sort of.
Posted by John Kay on July 21st, 2010 | Categorized as Exercise | Tagged as Exercise, family, Health, martial arts, protect your loved ones, protect yourself, self defense, street fighting, street fighting moves, street fighting uncaged
Posted by Al Case on July 20th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as Fitness, Goju Ryu, isshin ryu, karate, kenpo, real aikido, real karate, real kung fu, real martial arts, self defense, shito ryu, shotokan, tae kwon do, uechi ryu
You can cure yourself of the sickness of insanity, and the whole world of being insane, if you can discover Real Karate. Now, we are not talking real karate videos on youtube or some other TV here, nor some other fantasy. We are talking about the type of martial arts studied over the ages that work on different levels for everybody.
Posted by Al Case on July 20th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as Fitness, karate, karate book, karate dvd, karate lessons online, karate online instruction, karate video, kung fu, kung fu book, kung fu dvd, kung fu lessons online, kung fu online instruction, kung fu video, self defense
It’s odd that we would think in terms of differences when it comes to Kung Fu and Karate, for there are more similarities than one would suspect. They are both combative arts, after all, and karate is actually descended from kung fu. To really understand the differences one needs to consider the arts as a whole, and how they evolve.
Posted by Al Case on July 17th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as Fitness, goju ryu kata, karate, karate kata heian-, karate lunge punch, karate punch, kenpo, kumite karate, martial arts techniques, martial moves, self defense, shito ryu kata, shodan kata, taekwondo
I’ve seen a lot of descriptions on how to do a simple Karate lunge punch, and, I hate to say it, but they are all in error. Thus, they fall into the same old, same old trap of muscle building bushwah. This is quite silly because the first movement you learn in the martial arts is usually a good, old karate punch, it is one of the first counts of karate kata heian-one.
Posted by Al Case on July 13th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, Fitness, gung fu, karate, karate tae kwon do, kickboxing karate, kung fu, matrix karate, mixed martial arts, mma, ninjitsu, self defense, shaolin, shaolin kickboxing
I know, kickboxing karate isn’t real, but it is a translation of arts. When you go from karate to kickboxing, or from kickboxing back to karate, you can win every single contest you are in by knowing the three things I am going to tell you here. We are dealing only with the fists, mind you, so you have to control the distance to make sure that you stay at punching range.
Posted by Rhys Jones on July 7th, 2010 | Categorized as Fitness | Tagged as aikido, Exercise, extreme sport, Fitness, Health, hobbies, jujitsu, martial arts, other, recreation, self defense, self help, spirituality, sport
The term ‘Aikido’ is created by the grouping of three characters in the Japanese language. ‘Ai’, which signifies ‘joining’; ‘ki’, which means ’spirit’ and ‘do’, which means ‘way’. These three words actually encapsulate the essence of Aikido as a type of martial art: ‘the joining of the spirit to find the way’. It was only in the period from 1930’s to the 1940’s that the name Aikido was formally accepted as the name of this martial art variety.