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The main stream focus of martial arts has shifted to the MMA in recent years. This has had an effect on traditional martial arts, but not necessarily a negative one. I’ve never seen a MMA fighter be negative toward one art or another like I’ve seen traditional martial arts member be. In the realm of traditional martial arts there used to be strong opinions about “my art is better than your art”. Mixed Martial Artists see and appreciate the strengths of each individual art and strive to pull what they can from each that complements their combat in the octagon....

A good   martial arts program for kids encompasses the techniques of the martial art,   as well as other aspects of life.  Yin   & Yang.  If you are going to teach   a child the art of combat, there has to be a component of negotiation or   peace.  The old adage “If all you have   is a hammer, you treat every problem as a nail” holds true.  Abraham Kaplan (author of The Conduct of   Inquiry: Methodology for Behavioral Science, 1964) called this “The law of   instrument, formulated as follows:    Give a small boy...

 I was researching topics for this blog and came across an article on wikiHow.com titled “How to Teach Yourself Martial Arts”.  I forced myself to read through the entire article and confirmed that my original thought of “What are people thinking?!?” was absolutely correct.  It’s a mixture of obvious tips combined with methods taken from Hollywood movies.  My personal favorite (sarcasm there) was step number 3 “Find a Tree.  Harden your bones by wrapping a cloth over your skin and attacking the tree.  Repeated striking upon a tree will build your bones back stronger so when you block or strike...

 The debate has been going on for many many years- Which martial art is the deadliest?  Which martial art is the most effective?  Which is the most effective against a weapon?  Which is the best martial art for street fighting?  This list of questions goes on and on, and there is no shortage of possible answers.  Everyone has their opinions, their justifications, and explanations of why this art or that art is the best, the most effective, the deadliest, the most beautiful.I have been reading the arguments about this topic for years; it’s been going on for as long as...

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