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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On August 29, 2008
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The Filipino martial art of Kali, also known as arnis and escrima is one of the most beautiful and equally deadly arts in the world. It is mainly a weapons-based system of fighting with the use of knives, swords and fire-hardened wooden baton-length sticks made of rattan- a light yet sturdy wood from a vine abundant in the Philippines. For this reason, Kali is also referred to as Filipino stick-fighting and practitioners use single or double sticks to disarm and take down opponents.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On August 28, 2008
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A very special kind of training is critical in martial arts because martial arts is about life and death. In one split second, your life will be either spared or taken, and that outcome depends entirely upon your preparation.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On August 28, 2008
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Judo is one of the martial arts which originate from Japan. It was created by Kano Jigoro in the late nineteenth century. Judo in Japanese means gentle way. The characteristics of this sport include immobilizing, throwing and to control the opponent...
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On August 27, 2008
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Martial arts are always in the trend and the term originates from central Europe. There are different forms of martial arts, all with the main objective of defending one-self from attacks.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On August 27, 2008
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Martial arts were first known as a means of self-defense or self-expression. Recently, more and more researches were done to find out the benefits and effectiveness of martial arts.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On August 27, 2008
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Martial arts, best-known as sports such as Judo, Karate, Wushu and etc., were originated as forms of self-defense or attack in which you fight with your hands and feet. There are various types of martial arts all around the world.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On August 27, 2008
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I don't know if Kimbo's smart or not. I know he beats people's eyeballs and faces and all that good stuff, but I don't know if he's intelligent because I've never met the man, but he certainly seems to be misguided.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On August 27, 2008
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These days it seems that every traditional martial artist or combat sport champion is trying to sell a watered-down version of his training to the unsuspecting as a be all and end all answer to the question: "How can I effectively defend myself on the street?" Maybe some of these self-proclaimed street fighting instructors truly do believe that they can help others protect themselves, but I also believe that most of them are just hoping that the self defense market is broader than that for their sport and they could make more money by selling to a ...
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On August 27, 2008
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Interested in learning an MMA training routine? Here's a routine you can get started on and most of it can be done in your own home.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On August 27, 2008
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If you were to translate Tai Chi into English you would get something that you may not have expected as it translates into "Supreme Ultimate Force". This means that it is a state of unlimited and complete capability.
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