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Instructional Martial Arts DVDs

In a recent post, I nominated my Top 10 Martial Arts DVD movies. They are all great and action packed, but occasionally what people are looking for when searching for martial arts dvds are documentary-type films or instructional dvds. I decided to put together a list of available “teach yourself” products for various martial arts, [...]

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Taekwondo T-Shirt Designs

Over the last couple of weeks I had some enquiries about martial arts clothing, and although I haven’t produced any designs of my own outside of the Chinese martial arts, I thought I’d try and rustle up some examples for you to take a look at. This time I’ll cover taekwondo t-shirt designs. Why taekwondo [...]

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Types Of MMA Gloves

Three main types of MMA gloves have been developed since the rules allowed their use. Originally when the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) started, no gloves were allowed at all, and the matches had few rules and no time limit. Later incarnations saw new rules and time limits to make the sport more fan-friendly, and eventually [...]

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Top 10 Martial Arts DVD List

When people search for martial arts dvd there are two things they could be looking for: martial arts instructional dvd or martial arts movies dvd. This post is about the latter, and I’ll cover the instructional ones in a later post.
This top 10 list of martial art dvds is not necessarily intended to be my [...]

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Bruce Lee Training For Strength And Fitness

For anybody interested in learning the Bruce Lee training methods, it is important to understand his philosophy, which was very holistic in nature. Many martial artists spend endless hours practising techniques and forms, and perhaps do some partner work and some sparring. At the opposite end of the scale are the people who train for [...]

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Modern Designs On Martial Arts Clothing

When we think about martial arts clothing, most of us probably picture the sparkling white gi – the angry white pyjamas – worn by many of the traditional Japanese martial arts, such as karate, judo or aikido. A few of us might conjure up images of the shadowy ninja, dressed in all black and face [...]

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Martial Arts Training With Punch Bags

During the very early beginnings of martial arts development, various training aids were introduced, including punch bags, wooden dummies, striking posts (makiwara), and other assorted tools for strengthening the grip of the hands, or hardening and desensitizing the skin.
Most of these training implements have survived to the present day to some degree, but you’re likely [...]

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Are Martial Arts Shoes Necessary?

Martial arts shoes are available in most martial arts stores these days, both online and offline. This raises the question, are they really necessary? Almost all traditional Japanese martial arts are practised barefoot, and indeed it is a matter of tradition for shoes to be removed on entering the dojo to train. It is a [...]

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Choosing a Martial Arts Style

When you’ve decided to take the leap and start learning a new martial art, it pays to put a little thought into which one will suit your needs best. The choices you get these days are far wider than ever before, and extend past the usual suspects of karate, kung fu and taekwondo. You might [...]

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