Starting a new endeavor like martial arts training can be intimidating. But learning anything new comes with its joys and challenges! For one, we always tell our new students, "Enjoy not having to KNOW anything! Show up with a "Beginner's…
Practicing the martial arts, whether through sparring or participating in a competition, should begin with a warmup. While warmups seem inconsequential, they play a major role in the success of the sparring session or tournament. Here's why every martial artist…
By: GrandMaster Donald Weidendorf The main difference between a student and a GrandMaster is perspective. A GrandMaster thinks of Martial Arts as a one martial art, not as Karate, Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Kali, etc……
Every move in the martial arts is intentional. Nothing in the practice is done without reason. Martial arts students who strive to understand their chosen discipline should know the purpose behind each activity, including bowing. Here’s a look at why…
The belt system of martial arts is a tradition that has roots back to the 19th century when judo was created by Dr. Jigoro Kano. Since then, it has been adopted by many different disciplines, including taekwondo, karate, aikido and…
An integral part of being a martial arts student is motivation. Each day, the martial arts student must summon the will to put forth the effort to reach the ultimate goal of becoming a skilled martial artist. When motivation dwindles…
Everyone knows that martial arts can provide many physical benefits like physical fitness, improved flexibility, greater bone density, better breathing capacity, and improved strength, but that's not everything! People often think that martial arts only teach physical abilities or self-defense…
As two widely popular forms of the martial arts, karate and taekwondo are similar in style and require equal levels of discipline to advance to the next belt ranks. Despite the many similarities between the two disciplines, karate and taekwondo…
Martial arts forms are historically practiced sequences of offense and defense, giving the student muscle memory to think of their body as part of the universe. Traditionally practiced to develop discipline, focus and purposeful, harmonious, efficient movement. Learning Forms continues…
Reflexes are the body’s immediate response to a stimulus or situation. Successful physical mastery in the martial arts requires quick reflexes. The good news is that reflexes can be improved with practice. Here are five ways a martial artist can…
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