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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On July 31, 2009
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What is the difference between a wolf, a sheep, a wolf in sheep's clothing and a sheep in wolf's clothing? The reality in combat and in combat training; along with the defining factor is psychology. A warrior is defined by what he does; his actions in combat. A man's actions are driven by his intentions; and his intentions are part of his core character traits. The "Warrior Mind Set" is key to soldiers headed into combat; but it is also equally as important to anyone who wishes to compete. There are many who talk the talk; but there are few who walk the walk, and that walk is a lonely one.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On July 31, 2009
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A greater part of the offensive techniques that are used in Muay Thai make use of a fighter's hands, feet, elbows, and knees to hit an opponent. In order to combine the opponent for both defensive and offensive reasons, there is a little amount of grappling on the feet that is used - the clinch.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On July 31, 2009
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A greater part of the offensive techniques that are used in Muay Thai make use of a fighter's hands, feet, elbows, and knees to hit an opponent. In order to combine the opponent for both defensive and offensive reasons, there is a little amount of grappling on the feet that is used - the clinch.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On July 31, 2009
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People often argue over which martial art is the most effective. Generally that goes along with whatever is most popular in pop culture at that time. There was a time that people thought Kung-Fu was the best because of Bruce Lee or Karate because of Chuck Norris or now Jujitsu because of the UFC.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On July 31, 2009
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"I was in the wrong place at the wrong time". How many times have you heard someone say that after being a victim of some random violence? Often we hear a little voice that tells us not to go down that street, not to go in that parking garage, not to open our mouths, etc.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On July 31, 2009
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Today people choose martial art schools for convenience and affordability. The Sensei doesn't seem to matter anymore. This is a mistake.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On July 31, 2009
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In this article some of the more important offensive moves in karate are discussed. Among them are the Knife Hand, the Kiss or Grind and the Fore Knuckle Fist. Even if your opponent seems bigger and stronger than you, some well-placed Karate moves like those outlined below will have him in your power. Take some karate instruction and soon you will be fighting like a pro.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On July 31, 2009
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Karate is the art of self-defense and counter attack without weapons. Karate history is a fascinating subject. Karate as a method of self-defense originated hundreds of years ago in Japan. Originally, Karate (or earlier ju-jitsu) was practiced only by the nobility in Japan and especially by the Sumurai. The techniques were kept secret. Read this article to learn more about the history of karate, and how useful it can be to the ordinary citizen today.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On July 31, 2009
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Bruce Lee was known to consume a lot of healthy foods as he believed a good diet was one of the keys to successful physical fitness. He was not one to eat junk food as there was no nutritional value in it. Early on he started taking nutrition serious and used health foods, protein shakes and lots of fruit.
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By Recreation and Sports: Martial Arts Articles from EzineArticles.com On July 30, 2009
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Bruce Lee was big on developing his forearm strength. It may be in part because of the style of martial art he was brought up on called Wing Chun. This style is a more close quarters style of fighting and believes the shortest distance between two points is a straight line so it may be more beneficial to have a strong arm to deliver a strong blow from close in.
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