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How to loosen up Shoulders
A simple but Essential Exercise to loosen up Shoulders and Overcome that annoying Stiffness, typical of the Martial Arts Beginner. How many times have you...BasicsTypes of Kicks in Martial Arts
Types of Kicks in Martial Arts. Simply speaking, any martial gesture involving one or two legs, targeting any of your opponent's body part, is considered...BasicsHow to Throw a Kick Correctly
Facts first: a Kick is more powerful than a Punch. Period: everybody knows it. But differently from throwing a punch - where your legs are...BasicsHow to throw a perfect Punch
Punching as a natural mechanism of Self Defense. Let's pretend that you are in the middle of your REM sleep phase: everything is quiet, your...
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How to Maximize Upper Body Strength
How to Maximize Upper Body Strength https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unD7mVCahIA For Shoulders: Arm Rotations with Weights For Biceps: Slow Dumbbell Repetitions For Deltoids and Overall Body...FitnessPush Ups for Martial Arts
The Golden Rule: Proceeding by Steps. The following video will explain how to perform various sets of push ups for martial arts, allowing you to...FitnessLower Body Workout for Explosiveness
Lower Body Workout for Martial Arts - Top Exercises for Explosiveness and Stamina Legs, along with abs and forearms, can be considered the fulcrum of...
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Malay Silat
The Malay term "Silat" means "Kung Fu": it is designated to define the exceptional ability to perform a hard job, that is also meticulous,...StylesTaiji Quan
Considered the mother of all Martial Arts, Taijiquan is an ancient discipline born in China and diversified into five different styles at a later...StylesDrunken Fist – Zui quan
Drunken Fist Boxing (original name: Zui Quan) is the hardest among the Chinese Martial Arts styles. This style aims at getting the enemy distracted...
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Back Conditioning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFM1VQX9swk The above set of back exercises are meant to strengthen your back, and are suitable for the Martial Artist as well for the...BMCForearm Conditioning
In the panorama of Bone and Muscle Conditioning (BMC), Forearm Conditioning ranks straight after Knuckle conditioning in order of importance. The ability of not...BMCKnuckle Conditioning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZD0wXjcptE We understand that in the 21st century, watching a Video is better than reading through a lot of text, but please read this...BMCShin Conditioning
Shin Conditioning: how to condition your Shins properly Yes it hurts... Shin conditioning is a very painful workout, let’s face it, but following the motto “adaptation...
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Baji Sword: from Workshop to Battle
Baji Sword: Making of a Sword + Traditional Sword Fighting I had a problem: after purchasing an original Baji Sword during my last trip in...WeaponsNunchucks (Shuangjiegun)
Everyone calls them "Nunchucks", but this is not the appropriate term: Shuangjiegun (雙 Shuang = rope, 節 Jie = to join, 棍 Gun =...WeaponsThree Section Staff (Sanjiegun)
Three Weapons in One. The Three Section Staff, original name Sanjiegun (in pinyin San=three, Jie=to join, Gun=stick, pronounced “goon”) combines three different weapons' best features...
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How to become a Martial Arts Champion
Are you Fit? Nice! Are you Skilled? Cool! Are you Fearless? Awesome! Wait... are you sure these three factors are enough to explain how to become a...LifestyleThe Rules of Fighting
The Rules of Fighting - Inspired by the ancient treatise written by Sun Tsu, "The Art of War". The intent of the following video is...SparringTiming in Martial Arts
Timing in Martial Arts: the Right Moment to Strike Understanding the duality of Time. In life, as in Martial Arts, moments define us. When we are...
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How to Make Homemade Concrete Barbell
How to Make Homemade Concrete Barbell with proper Steel Frame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JHz3_XpX48 An easy, cheap and funny way to make your own Homemade Barbells. Total investment for...DIYHow to make a Three Section Staff
Building your own Sanjiegun. A traditional, super-basic Three Section Staff can be easily made out of wood, with rope joints where steel is not possible....DIYBaji Sword: from Workshop to Battle
Baji Sword: Making of a Sword + Traditional Sword Fighting I had a problem: after purchasing an original Baji Sword during my last trip in...DIYHow to build a little Oriental Gate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1OK1WE_TZ8 Back to DIY Equipment
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How to loosen up Shoulders
A simple but Essential Exercise to loosen up Shoulders and Overcome that annoying Stiffness, typical of the Martial Arts Beginner. How many times have you...BasicsTypes of Kicks in Martial Arts
Types of Kicks in Martial Arts. Simply speaking, any martial gesture involving one or two legs, targeting any of your opponent's body part, is considered...BasicsHow to Throw a Kick Correctly
Facts first: a Kick is more powerful than a Punch. Period: everybody knows it. But differently from throwing a punch - where your legs are...BasicsHow to throw a perfect Punch
Punching as a natural mechanism of Self Defense. Let's pretend that you are in the middle of your REM sleep phase: everything is quiet, your...
- FITNESS
- Fitness
How to Maximize Upper Body Strength
How to Maximize Upper Body Strength https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unD7mVCahIA For Shoulders: Arm Rotations with Weights For Biceps: Slow Dumbbell Repetitions For Deltoids and Overall Body...FitnessPush Ups for Martial Arts
The Golden Rule: Proceeding by Steps. The following video will explain how to perform various sets of push ups for martial arts, allowing you to...FitnessLower Body Workout for Explosiveness
Lower Body Workout for Martial Arts - Top Exercises for Explosiveness and Stamina Legs, along with abs and forearms, can be considered the fulcrum of...
- STYLES
- Styles
Malay Silat
The Malay term "Silat" means "Kung Fu": it is designated to define the exceptional ability to perform a hard job, that is also meticulous,...StylesTaiji Quan
Considered the mother of all Martial Arts, Taijiquan is an ancient discipline born in China and diversified into five different styles at a later...StylesDrunken Fist – Zui quan
Drunken Fist Boxing (original name: Zui Quan) is the hardest among the Chinese Martial Arts styles. This style aims at getting the enemy distracted...
- BMC
- BMC
Back Conditioning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFM1VQX9swk The above set of back exercises are meant to strengthen your back, and are suitable for the Martial Artist as well for the...BMCForearm Conditioning
In the panorama of Bone and Muscle Conditioning (BMC), Forearm Conditioning ranks straight after Knuckle conditioning in order of importance. The ability of not...BMCKnuckle Conditioning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZD0wXjcptE We understand that in the 21st century, watching a Video is better than reading through a lot of text, but please read this...BMCShin Conditioning
Shin Conditioning: how to condition your Shins properly Yes it hurts... Shin conditioning is a very painful workout, let’s face it, but following the motto “adaptation...
- WEAPONS
- DIY
Baji Sword: from Workshop to Battle
Baji Sword: Making of a Sword + Traditional Sword Fighting I had a problem: after purchasing an original Baji Sword during my last trip in...WeaponsNunchucks (Shuangjiegun)
Everyone calls them "Nunchucks", but this is not the appropriate term: Shuangjiegun (雙 Shuang = rope, 節 Jie = to join, 棍 Gun =...WeaponsThree Section Staff (Sanjiegun)
Three Weapons in One. The Three Section Staff, original name Sanjiegun (in pinyin San=three, Jie=to join, Gun=stick, pronounced “goon”) combines three different weapons' best features...
- SPARRING
- Sparring
How to become a Martial Arts Champion
Are you Fit? Nice! Are you Skilled? Cool! Are you Fearless? Awesome! Wait... are you sure these three factors are enough to explain how to become a...LifestyleThe Rules of Fighting
The Rules of Fighting - Inspired by the ancient treatise written by Sun Tsu, "The Art of War". The intent of the following video is...SparringTiming in Martial Arts
Timing in Martial Arts: the Right Moment to Strike Understanding the duality of Time. In life, as in Martial Arts, moments define us. When we are...
- DIY
- DIY
How to Make Homemade Concrete Barbell
How to Make Homemade Concrete Barbell with proper Steel Frame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JHz3_XpX48 An easy, cheap and funny way to make your own Homemade Barbells. Total investment for...DIYHow to make a Three Section Staff
Building your own Sanjiegun. A traditional, super-basic Three Section Staff can be easily made out of wood, with rope joints where steel is not possible....DIYBaji Sword: from Workshop to Battle
Baji Sword: Making of a Sword + Traditional Sword Fighting I had a problem: after purchasing an original Baji Sword during my last trip in...DIYHow to build a little Oriental Gate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1OK1WE_TZ8 Back to DIY Equipment
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