Most of What You Learn From Karate Schools Will Get You Killed In A Real Fight

By Vincent Grammar

91% Of What You've Learned From Your Local community Dojos, Or Strip Mall Dojos, Will Get You Killed In A Real Street Brawl.

Hi, my name is Vincent Grammar, an ex- weakling softy and wimp. I looked big and strong, but I lacked the confidence and tough guy mindset. What I've mentioned up there is the absolute truth. All the fighting skills you have acquired from these so call martial arts dojos are merely gym class from high school. You receive the needed exercise for increasing your fitness and their goal is to take your monthly class payments. Most of them never teach you how to defend yourself in a REAL fight with full speed and power. State regulations prohibit instructors to cause harm to a student. So how are you ever going to learn to fight for REAL? Now I'm not suggesting every one of these martial arts schools are bad. Many places are true hardcore fighting schools, however I have no way of telling you which ones are the real deal since I'm not from your area.

A lot of the things you've learned from your schools speak about peace above all else and avoiding all fights and conflicts because these promotes violence. Instructors give you about the "Violence is not the answer... " speech before even maybe train you about self-defense. That's what I was taught before I learn the truth in fighting.

I recall from my first bloody violent brawl at the bar years ago... it got me a trip right to the hospital. I didn't even last more than 30 seconds during the brawl. My friends saw me getting smashed to the ground by a much smaller Asian dude. That was definitely the most embarrassing moment of my life. Thinking about peacefulness was the last thing in my head, while laying in my hospital bed. I had to work harder to become a better fighter to better protect myself and my friends against violent encounters.

I will warn you though, If you don't want to witness any bloody actions. Please don't go to any social places that serve alcohol. You will certainly encounter messy violent activities and if you are unprepared, you may be a victim of violence.

With the correct kind of fighter's mindset, you exert ultimate confidence during any events and have no fear of defending an attacker ever again. Destroy your opponent in the streets or in the ring, no matter if they are bigger, stronger, or faster than you. - 30300

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Kung Fu Master...and the Secret of Light Kung Fu!

By Al Case

One of the neatest things in cinema was when David Carradine in the old Kung Fu TV series walked on the rice paper. Rice paper is extremely thin, and the moisture on the sole of the foot, along with the weight of the body, was enough to tear the stuff. The legend, of course, was there is this thing called Light Kung Fu, where one could actually make the body lighter, maybe even levitate it.

Now, myself and all the guys in the neighborhood would watch David Carradine, Kwai Chang Caine as he was known on TV, and wish we had a kung fu master to teach us how to walk on rice paper. Why, there was no end to the things we could do if we only knew Light Kung Fu! The neighborhood bullies would be nothing if we had that awesome power!

So, a little thought about what Kawi Chang Caine was doing on the TV show, a little yankee ingenuity, and we came up with a plan. Rolll a roll of toilet paper out on a linoleum surface. Now, with an eyedropper, put a small drop of water exactly in the middle of each square of toilet tissue. Now, meditate and summon the chi, it was time to walk the walk.

We thought that rice paper would be like wet toilet paper, you see. So we tried out our kung fu steps, and...the thin stuff was ripped apart. Hmmmmm.

Try it again, placing the foot and not turning it at all. Squoosh, squoosh! Darn stuff just tore apart.

So we tried arranging a long row of chairs along the sides of the unrolled toilet tissue, and we tried supporting ourselves with a little arm strength as we walked our kung fu walk. Squish, rip, and oh my good lard! This rice paper stuff was tougher, uh, softer, than we thought.

Now, in the end, we never did manage to walk the light kung fu walk, and not tear the filmy tissue into shreds. And, to be truthful, I don't think it is possible to do, toilet paper is supposed to dissolve in water, and rice paper, well, who knows what the heck rice paper is for, or even looks like. But something amazing happened because of our interest in being able to do what the old masters did, even if they were only actors on the tube.

We worked out long hours. In between trying out our light kung fu, we practicing kicking and blocking, we did our forms again and again. In essence, though we never walked the light kung fu walk, we became masters through another route, through dedication and long hard work and by pursuing dreams! - 30300

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Al Case has studied martial arts for 4O years. A writer for the magazines since'81, he is the founder of matrixing technology and neutronics. You can walk on rice paper with him, or, least get a free ebook, at Monster Martial Arts.

WWE Executive To Invest Into The UFC

By Connor Smith

Current WWE executive, and Vice President Shane McMahon, who will leave the company at the beginning of January, is looking into the possibility of buying a financial interest within the UFC, and has cashed out $50 of his $80 million dollars in WWE stock to do so.

UFC President Dana White has always said that he would be willing to let someone take a 'piece of the pie' in his billion dollar empire, and while it may seem unorthodox, Shane McMahon would be the perfect partner. It is reported that Shane and the UFC President have already had meetings, and Shane was also present in the crowd at UFC 91.

It is well documented that UFC are now overtaking the WWE in PPV sales, but whereas WWE has had a 10 year head start on the UFC, Shane believes it will never reach the heights that it did in the early'90's, and the UFC's merchandise sales are still suffering. This is where McMahon comes in.

He is well known for securing large international business deals, something the UFC has been trying to do for two years, and during the UFC Fight Club last week in Vegas, Dana White declined to discuss anything that was said in the meeting with McMahon, just citing him as "a good friend" and "you never know."

I know what you are thinking "this sounds a bit weird with the WWE Shane McMahon buying into the UFC" but all in all this could be an excellent peace of business for the UFC. Shane McMachon has a wealth of business knowledge that can only enhance the UFC image worldwide. The only downside is when people think of Shane McMahon they think of the WWE which can't be good for the UFC. As we all know WWE is completely unreal a bit like a pantomime with good and bad guys. The UFC however is the complete opposite! Will this have a negative effect on the UFC? I personally don't think so! However if that thought comes to me then I'm sure it will come to other people.

Either way, without Shane McMahon the UFC will continue to grow its numbers worldwide! - 30300

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Karate Masters, Some of the Things They Did, and How You Can Become One!

By Al Case

Whap, bam and pow! We watch TV and the movies, and we see kung fu flips in the Matrix and sword standing and eye gouging in Kill Bill and we know we have seen the real masters! Wake up, dude, that's a movie, and what the real masters do is a lot different than what you see on TV!

Gichin Funakoshi is considered to be one of the more important karate masters. He taught karate to Japan, and then to the whole world. If that isn't considered feat enough to be considered a master, why don't you go stand on a rooftop during a hurricane and hold a 3 by 6 sheet of plywood?

That's right, to make his stance strong and perfect in every way, he battled the elements, and word has it he never sailed off to Oz. And, if you want one of the older masters, try Sokon Matsumuri, who made a bull run away just by giving the bull a serious stare. The trick was that he went out to the bull every night and stuck a pin in the middle of that old bulls nose!

Of course you may think intelligence is cheating when it comes to becoming a karate master, and that to figure out how to beat a bull without bashing him is much of a big thing. So try something a little more simple, try pinching the beams of a ceiling with your gnarly, little fingers, not hooking the fingers over the beams, but just pinching them, and hand walking across the rafters. This is something that the karate masters in ancient Okinawa were doing just for grins and laughs!

One of the toughest of the old karate masters was Mas Oyama. Mas was famous for chopping the horns off of charging bulls, and he ended up killing three of the poor beasts. Now, cruelty to animals is not what we are about, and this was a while ago, but think about the muscle, the intelligence, the brute strength, and the sheer artism required to kill a bull with your bare hands. It's not something I would try if I were you.

Okay, you've read my take on the old legends, so let me give you a simple trick to do, and you can start becoming a karate master of legend all on your own. Learn one of the forms taught in Karate, maybe Bassai, or maybe you might want to start off with a simpler form like Heian One. Now, turn the garden hose on that bare patch of ground behind your house for an hour.

Now, the ground is soft and gooey, yucky and messy. So it is time to do that karate form, heh heh. Whap, bam and kazowie!

Your feet go over your butt and your face plants in the mud. Up on your feet you lazy good for nothing! Did you think the Karate masters of the legends would whine just because they got a little mud on their face? - 30300

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Al Case has studied Karate, and arnis and a lot of other arts, for 40 years. A writer for the mags since'81, he is the originator of Matrix Martial Arts. You can find out about his training methods, and even get a free ebook at Monster Martial Arts!

The Martial Art of Aikido

By Rhys Jones

The sphere of Martial Arts is one of the most important contributions of Asia to the world. Who will forget Bruce Lee and the fact that he was first and foremost a martial arts competitor before becoming a movie star? Martial arts pictures are a huge hit with the ever-increasing popularity of Asian cinema like 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and more recently 'The House of the Flying Daggers'.

The Chinese are the first nation that come to mind when it you think of these things, but the Japanese are equally as sporty with a rich heritage of body contact sports in their past. Modern Japan still gives honor to the martial arts by holding tournaments and promoting their sports abroad,

One of these is Aikido. It is interesting to note the fact that the word comes from three Japanese characters from which one derives the meaning of the one word. Ai means 'joining', Ki means 'spirit' and Do means 'way'. From this we can understand why Aikido lies beyond only the physical skills of it students, particularly since its first advocate, Ueshiba, focused on the spiritual and philosophical improvement of his students.

In Aikido, one is not taught violence as a substitute, one is trained to be in concord with the opponent so that you are able to defeat him more easily. This might seem strange but it actually works. In approaching an opponent, the aim of the Aikido practitioner is to be one with the adversary so as to be able to tackle him where he is weakest and in so doing, deflect or immobilize him, but never to kill him.

This is where Aikido becomes an art form. Art is something beautiful to look at and something positive and Aikido is all that. At least one of the people involved in the combat is searching for harmony and concord can only be achieved if there is elegance in the actions. The moves may be calculated, but there is an air of elegance in performing these movements. Not a feminine grace, but a grace that emanates peace. The 'art of peace' is what they call it in Aikido and it is one of the most affirmative influences of Aikido on its students and to everyone else who chooses to learn about this Japanese martial art.

Some of the techniques in Aikido include the following.

Ikkyo is the first technique. Using this technique, you direct an adversary by using one hand to hold his elbow and one to hold near the wrist. This action is supposed to allow you to pin your opponent down to the ground.

Nikyo, the second technique, is when you perform a wrist lock that allows you to turn the arm of your opponent which will in turn cause nerve pressure.

Sankyo, the third technique, is a technique that directs upward-spiraling tension throughout the arm, elbow and shoulder. There are many other techniques but the first three are enough to give you a basic insight.

When you are studying Aikido, it is important to keep in mind that, along with building physical strength, you will need to improve your mind to be able to overpower your adversary. Just like in any art form, it takes a lot of training and discipline to perfect the art of Aikido. The chief thing to remember is, that anyone who wants to get into the art, must have the determination to give honour to the art by performing it in the best way they can. - 30300

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Learning To Improve Your Street Fighting Techniques And Abilities

By Vincent Grammar

What would happen if you are caught in a street fight and there is no one around to assist you? It is crucial to understand the fact that you must be able to support yourself and not depend on external factors to help you. You should take up street fighting tactics. When you learn street fighting skills you will come to know that they are the most effective forms of self defense and do not require any lethal weapons. They can be learned by nearly any person of any size or sex. The street fighting strategies are the most extreme and reasonable ways to protect your self from rough attacks and opponent.

You don't need to go to martial arts school in order to learn street fighting strategies. There are also lots of information available on the Internet to learn. Some tips will mention things like you must have control of your surroundings and to be focused all the time and not let your mind wander. This will make your enemy know that you can see their purpose and that you are prepared. You should always keep away from deserted areas and take routes to escape where they have more number of people.

When you study street fighting techniques you will come to know that the element of fear will hinder your thought and you will become illogical. So when you are in a fight it is important that you gain self control and do not become scare which sounds easier than it can be achieved. Panic and fear are a peoples' worst oppositions. They hinder the vision and ability to think rationally. The main idea is that you must have a rational direction before it occurs so you know what to prepare for.

In the martial arts school, they tell you about the importance of kicks. Kicks are an important technique in any form of martial art. Many of the kicking moves may not be as effective when it comes to street fighting though. If you try to kick the assaulter in the middle of their body or the head, then most probably the enemy will catch hold of your leg and counter attack you. Therefore when you learn street fighting techniques, you should know to try and kick the enemy on their knee. A kick directly on the front side of the knee will make your opposition squirm in pain. Yu will be damaging his or her knee by either splitting the cartilage or the knee cap. Another smart move is to kick the person in the inner side of the knee with full force. This will be enough for the attacker to cripple on the ground and you can then freely run away from the ugly scene.

Domestic fighting occurs anywhere in the streets and it doesn't matter where you live. Anyone can be the next victim of the criminals. Our children can get attacked anytime whether we are with them or not. Acts of violence can occur for motives to get money, due to jealously, or by any unfair means. Therefore it is important we have to learn street fighting techniques in order to have a better future. - 30300

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Which Art is Better, Karate or Aikido?

By Al Case

I know, the question does have a slant to it, as one should be comparing arts such as Karate and Aikido more by complimenting them than opposing them. Still, having said that, let us discuss how the fist should fit into the glove. No guns or knives, just an honest viewpoint for your education and enlightenment.

Karate is supposed to be straight line, and Aikido is supposed to be the circle. Yet, if on looks at Karate, let alone the martial arts, one will see that perfection of geometric figure is loose, at best. If Karate could actually adhere to the perfect line, if one examines how the bones, joints, muscles and so on function, the body would probably explode, or, at least collapse upon itself.

On the other hand, if Aikido tried to use only the perfect circle, except in the most theoretical of strategies, the art would not work. And, not to offend anyone, Aikido is not the best choice for down and dirty combat. While Aikido is an elevated art, and can evolve the practitioner spiritually, one should use a martial art like Karate to enter the fight, then turn to aikido to control the fight.

The way to look at it is like this, distance collapses in a fight. The circle being made by stepping and circling the arm, and the lever of the extend arm is too long and unwieldy. However, Karate creates a perfect method to work your way to the inside of the fight, where you will find a shorter lever.

Instead of stepping in and tying a three foot arm circle to a wrist twist, try a hard middle block, slide in and turn the waist. As you turn the waist, bring the arms up to a short position and catch the elbow, shove your shoulder in and go with the flow. Go ahead, try this technical adaptation with a friend, even gaze at a little youtube to get the idea of the arts involved, and you are going to find an instant blend of karate, even the hardest of karate, like Kyukoshinkai, with even the purest of Aikido, even the soft taught by Morihei Uyeshiba.

Now, the above technique being examined, the glaring weakness of Karate is that it is limited, in most modern classes, to the fact of destruction. It has been altered to win the tournament, beat the other guy for a trophy, and gloves are used for more violence, and fighting is done for fighting sake. But, I have been guilty of shouting this from the mountain tops, while there is an art to destruction, the true art is in control.

Thus, a study of Aikido, tempered by the things I have written here, will enable you to confront the fiercest violence, and alter that violence into the simplest of workable techniques. You kick, you punch, then you simply embrace your opponent and go with the flow.

A last word on this subject, don't mistake the throws of Aikido for those throws espoused by such arts as judo or jujitsu. While techniques of the jujitsu methods are quick and workable, we want to move from hard to soft in a conceptual sense, and a certain amount of hard is still needed to make most ju techniques work. That all said, I wish you the best with this new art you are creating, whether you call it...karido...aikate...your choice. - 30300

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Al Case has analyzed Karate and Aikido, and other arts, for 4O+ years. A writer for the magazines, with his own column, since'81, Al is the originator of Matrixing. You can learn more about combining arts, and Matrixing, by getting his free ebook at Monster Martial Arts.