I hate walking into a Martial Art School and seeing a bunch of kids walking their way through techniques, blocks, exercises, stretches and katas as if they are just going through the motions waiting for the session to end.
I also hate walking into a class that is totally out of control with kids running wild and ignoring all instruction. It may sound odd but I hate the first problem more than the second. A class full of kids who have too much energy is a great problem to have, all you need to do is find a way to harness that energy.
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June 30th, 2009 | Posted in Martial Arts | No Comments
by Al Case
The deadliest tool I know, in the
martial arts, is also the one least used. I am talking about the actual and effective use of space. Space, if properly understood and utilized, can win any fight.
Space is emptiness, is nothing, is the absence of object. Space is also the greatest conductor of visual perception, just ask any light beam. Space is zen and not understood by most martial artists.
The distance between your opponent and you is what space is. If you can control space, the space between you and your opponent, you can control any fight. When it comes to fighting, this should always be the first strategy.
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June 30th, 2009 | Posted in karate | No Comments
Parents are always asking “When is the best time to start their kids in a Martial Art”… the answer is always as young as possible. Obviously most instructors don’t want to be teaching lessons to 2 year olds so the youngest age of most schools to start teaching kids martial arts is around 5yo.
Although most Instructors don’t want to teach 1, 2 or 3yo kids they generally start teaching their own children as soon as they start walking. Just jump on youtube and you can find proud parents showing their toddlers picking up sparring gloves and having a go or trying to get an arm bar on their Mum or Dad.kids with Martial Artist Parents should always have an advantage.Physical Exercise is just seen as a part a normal lifestyle.
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June 29th, 2009 | Posted in Martial Arts | No Comments
