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How To Win a Street Fight

freddie — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:43:33 -0600

In the mean streets you are out there on your own. You might meet the baddest dudes out there but you have to hold your ground and defend yourself otherwise people are going to walk all over you. I am not saying that you go out there and pick a fight. As we go further, you will realize that I am asking for the opposite of that. However, when push comes to shove, you might need to fight.

With these simple steps you can help defend yourself better. I repeat. This is to defend your self in a street fight. Don’t start a fight just for the sake of fighting. That would just make you a huge @$$. Pardon my French.

If you just can’t get away from fighting, and it does happen, it is good to know what to do. This simple list will help you win a fight and stay safe.

How To Use the Power of Touch in Your Yoga Practice

melbeau — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:15:02 -0600

When we suffer from anxiety, our minds can become scattered and our bodies riddled with tension. Yoga has the ability to pull us out of a state of anxiety and place us into an environment of physical and mental solitude. Practicing yoga enables us to use all of our physical senses to help pull us back to calmness. One powerful sense we can learn to apply and cultivate in our asana (pose) is touch. By shifting our attention into pressing our hands and feet to the earth and grounding our asana, we've established a stable environment that can be calming and healing.

How To Execute A Karate Punch

ShuriLeopard — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:41:32 -0500

Karate punches are famous throughout the world for their unusual power. This is not by accident. Through centuries of study, practice and application, karateka (karate practitioners) learned how to incorporate as much of their body mass as possible into their punch. They understood that force, or energy, is a product of mass and acceleration. Maximizing both of these factors increases the amount of force delivered by a punch.

The biggest element in generating force in a punch is the proper use of the hips. The hips are the connection with the largest and strongest muscles, which are contained in the lower part of your body. Without proper use of your hips, you are punching with less then half your available body mass. It is a fairly easy concept to understand but requires a great deal of practice to make effective. The karate punch is executed as follows:

How To Be a Real Ninja

Ashley351 — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:49:00 -0500

Ninjas are in video games. Ninjas are popular Halloween costumes. You may have even seen Ninja Turtles. Aside from the commercial portrayal of them, can one actually become a real ninja?

How To Get a Black Belt

Ashley351 — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:54:00 -0500

So you have probably seen amazing martial art stars such as Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, and wondered, "Why can't I do that?" The truth is that anyone can become a black belt in taekwondo. Though, I must forewarn you, it takes a lot of time, discipline, hard work, and money.

Understand What Taekwondo Is: Taekwondo is a form of martial arts that originated in Korea. It consists of the art of kicking and formal patterns of movements known as forms. Taekwondo is not all about learning to fight. Fighting is discouraged and the moves learned are only to be used in self-defense and tournaments. Through taekwondo, you will learn to discipline yourself, respect yourself and others, and to believe in yourself. You will also gain loyalty, courage, perseverance, self-control, honor, and integrity. In addition to improving your attitude, taekwondo also brings many physical benefits such as strength, flexibility, and speed.

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How To Do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Standing to ground arm lock

Peter5 — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:25:00 -0600

Your opponent pushes.
Push your foot against your opponent's knee.
Immediately sit yourself onto the floor. At the same time pull your opponent's arms towards you, while pushing his leg away.
Now grab hold of his arm with both of your hands, in order to reinforce your hold on the targetted arm.
Wrap your leg around your opponent's arm and tuck your foot under his chin. Straighten your leg and pull your opponent's arm against your thigh for an arm-bar.

How To Do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Defense against punch

Peter5 — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:21:00 -0600

This Brazilian Jiu Jitsu technique is illustrated by Mauricio Gomes and his son Roger Gracie.

As your opponent punches, duck (and weave to the side) and step forward to close your distance.
Step to the outside of your opponents leading leg, and grab him behind both knees.
Lift your opponent by lifting his legs, as he falls forwards support his weight on your shoulder by straightening your back.
Push your head into your opponent's body, and pull is legs in the opposite direction (past your leading leg). This will take your opponent to the ground.
Throw your leg over his body. As you do this, hold on the his trousers to stop him from raising his leg to block your pass.
Finish your technique in the mount position.

How To Do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Reroll into mount

Peter5 — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:18:00 -0600

This Brazilian Jiu Jitsu technique is illustrated by Mauricio Gomes and his son Roger Gracie.

Your opponent tries to push you back.
Place your leg on your opponent's hip to maintain your distance, and pull on your opponent's Gi.As you lower yourself to the floor, hook your other foot behind your opponent's leg.
Pull your opponent over your head, and lift his feet by pushing on his hip. This will cause your opponent to roll.
Continue to roll with your opponent, this will happen naturally as the hook you inserted behind his leg pulls you along with him.
Finish your technique in the mount position.

How To Do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Clock choke

Peter5 — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:13:00 -0600

This Brazilian Jiu Jitsu technique is illustrated by Mauricio Gomes and his son Roger Gracie.

Opponent is on his knees, ensure your weight is concentrated on the center of his back to prevent him from rolling.
Open the lapel on the opposite side of your opponent from beneath his armpit, put your other arm across his neck and grip deep into his collar.
With the opposite arm (underneath his armpit) now grab the opposite collar.
Bring your weight forward onto your opponent's shoulders (to force his head down), and start to walk your legs forward.
Finalize your opponent by throwing your leg forward (changing your base) and pulling on his collars in order to apply the choke.