An old saying in martial arts self-defense is that you should keep your punches up and your kicks down. That is, don’t kick above the waist. Like most rules, this one has some exceptions.
For example, if you’re flexible and quick, there’s no reason not to follow a blitz with a roundhouse to the head. In keeping with the above rule however, I’d say at least avoid leading with a high kick.
If you want to follow the rule strictly, here are two great kicks for the street.
If you were to translated literally, Wing Chun means “beautiful springtime,” or “forever springtime.” Wing Chun is Romanized in several different ways “Wing Chun”, “Wingtsun”, “Ving Tsun” or “Wing Tsun.” In Wing Chun there are several ways of defeating the enemy: striking, kicking, joint locking, controlling, throwing and the use of weapons are the most common.
Imagine encountering a martial artist who has practiced a certain move, such as a snap kick, a million or more times.
It’s powerful and more explosive and devastating than any other snap kick in the world.
By far, it’s this artist’s best tool. As he dreams of encounters with foes he imagines unleashing his devastating weapon with astonishing, conclusive results.
Hoping that his adversaries will leave themselves open for just a split second, he orchestrates his fantasies to exploit this outsized strength.
Every match he enters, real and imagined, climaxes with his snap kick.
Have you seen the History Channel’s new show Human Weapon yet? Its pretty friggen good.
The concept is that these two athletic dudes (one an MMA fighter, the other a former football player and wrestler) travel all over the world to train with, and then test out various cultures’ martial arts. And while only two episodes have aired as of this writing, the show already has proven itself to be a very revealing diagnostic tool to those who are able to look beyond the romanticism and isolate the truth. Let me explain…
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In the field of mixed martial arts, there is a lot to know. You have new terminology, new exercises, and a lot of hard work. If you have the dedication to become successful, you can go far. However, without the proper mixed martial arts training gear, you might not get very far. Without it, you can get seriously injured. Let’s look at a few things that you might need along the way.
There are many different types of training gear that you could have. Some training gear is good for protecting your body directly. Other types of training gear strengthen your body, thereby protecting it in the long run. Both are essential to being the best fighter you can be.
What to look for and how to prepare yourself, so you can confidently walk into a karate school and not only know what to expect, but know what to do!
People have practiced martial arts for thousands of years. There are many reasons why people practice martial arts and the reasons have changed and evolved over the years.
In times of war, it was the fighting skills learned from karate that were the main reason to train, in times of peace, health and character development took precedence and now we have the competition side of karate, which is huge!
Teaching martial arts and Zen meditation, people will often ask what one has to do with the other. Without going into a ten thousand word essay, let’s just say that Zen helps one be mindful of their surroundings and that obviously has benefits to effective self defense. If you are mindful and somewhat calm, you will be able to utilize the martial art training when attacked. If your mind is wondering you won’t see the attack coming. Very simple.