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Historically, martial arts used to be a domain of urgency and focus, because the impulse to save your life or the life of your close family and friends was not just an everyday possibility, but a likely occurrence. There was a fellow who...
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How do we view Kali and its twelve areas or categories of study? My intention in this article is not to delve into the specific details of each category and analyze them extensively, but rather provide a brief overview of all the...
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There are at least some 12 category of weapons in the Filipino Kali. The question is where do those weapons stand with us? How do we view the weapons in Filipino martial arts? Here are a few things that are important to us: 1) Filipino...
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The amount of time dedicated to PTD depends on your martial arts system(s), life-goals, marital arts goals, and few other variables. If your martial arts system is Muay Thai, then you need to spend a lot more time on increasing your...
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There are basically 5 types of martial artists: 1. Fighters: These are people who are interested in the raw data and have become attuned to few simple but very effective series of tools and strategies. They may or may not be articulate...
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Many different systems of martial arts teach weapons, but rarely they teach [proficiency] or a set of practical skills that one can honestly acknowledge as relative to the present day world. The reason being that most of their rational and...
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Much of what we have anxiety about can fade into nothingness by first immersing ourselves in physical activities of martial arts. I mention martial arts, and not basketball, or baseball, because it deals with solving real life-threatening...
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There are two major types of martial artists: 1) Those who are initiated by intuition/natural propensities, and 2) Those who are driven by acquired Knowledge. what is the difference? The intuitively-based individuals rely more on instinct...
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There are 3 basic unifying factors in martial arts: 1) history, 2) range, and 3) attribute. The first is history. If we remain factual and fair, we would readily admit that there is no originality in martial arts. Many wars have been...
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Martial arts have been around for millennia upon millennia, however their facets, motives, and purposes have drastically changed since the 19th century. The old warrior-ship of tribal arts and feuds slowly found themselves forced (it's an...
Read More →A hint to martial arts full contact fighters. Do NOT take a hit to the head or spinal cord casually. Respect the field of Martial arts and every day, reflect on it. Don't just mindlessly fight, just so you can feel good about yourself as...
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