A community portal about Martial arts with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. Today, martial arts are studied for various reasons...
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A community portal about Martial arts with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. Today, martial arts are studied for various reasons including combat skills, fitness, self-defense, sport, self-cultivation, mental discipline, character development and building self-confidence. A practitioner of martial arts is referred to as a martial artist.
Samurai were a class of Japanese military nobility who served a feudal lord and/or the Japanese Emperor. The word samurai derives from the Japanese verb "samorau," which means "to serve." Samurai came into power as a warrior class in the early 12th century and were subsequently disbanned, virtually becoming extinct, in the late 1880s with the fall of the feudal system of Japan and the rise of industry and westernization. Born and raised in Kitakyushu, a town in the Southern Japan Prefecture... Read Full Story
Samurai were a class of Japanese military nobility who served a feudal lord and/or the Japanese Emperor. The word samurai derives from the Japanese verb "samorau," which means "to serve." Samurai came into power as a warrior class in the early 12th century and were subsequently disbanned, virtually becoming extinct, in the late 1880s with the fall of the feudal system of Japan and the rise of industry and westernization. Born and raised in Kitakyushu, a town in the Southern Japan Prefecture... Read Full Story
Aiki soku seikatsu - Aikido and life are one T-shirtsOne of the most popular Japanese gifts to the World is the Aikido, translated as "the way of harmonious spirit". People all over the world have trained and admired the focus and discipline involved that help push the human body to its peak performance for the sake of this traditional art. All Aikido fans know that Aikido is not just a martial art but also a spiritual enlightenment, physical health and peace of mind. One of our most popular... Read Full Story
John Stevens’ book, The Sword of No-Sword, Life of the Master Warrior Tesshu is an excellent biography of master swordsman, Yamaoka Tesshu. Tesshu is revealed from his early years under classical samurai training, through the development of his Sword of No-Sword style, intertwined with his spiritual growth, enlightenment, as the Ascending Dragon, and his own enlightenment and outlook as a warrior through his writings. Stevens’ sections out the book very neatly in six sections: Tesshu’s... Read Full Story
You can study a martial art for 10 years and be the best in your dojo, but when that day comes when you actually have to defend yourself in a real life threatening situation, you cannot. Fear over comes you, you make mistakes, your heart is pounding, you're sweating, and none of your techniques seem to work. Why? It's quite simple. In the dojo you know it's not real. Outside of the dojo, when your life is threatened, now it's real! What can you do? One way is to practice in the most... Read Full Story
