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How can I use mindfulness to regain focus during Muay Thai?
Focus concerns during Muay Thai drills
I'm quite fixated on the cognitive level of martial arts and as I'm doing beginner Muay Thai at present - I'll narrow the scope only to mindfulness practice on drills/demands of Muay Thai. I'm finding that when…
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What are good solutions for MMA training with half long hair?
I basically always cut my hair right at the moment when they start getting into my eyes when training. Now I want to try and grow my hair to a half long - long hairstyle. There are some solutions I know I can use to prevent my hair from getting into…
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What is the Most Effective Discipline to Learn for Absolute Beginners
I am a Marine myself and between extensive combat experience, close quarter, and hand to hand, I am well versed in a variety of disciplines. For me this comes naturally.
Now that being said, I am having a hard time figuring out what to teach my wife…
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Learning not to turn your back on ground?
As a judoka, I've the bad habit of turning my back when ever I get in trouble in groundwork.
In competition judo, you only get points for throwing your opponent, and landing stomach down doesn't score anything.
Groundwork on judo only last for a…
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How to defend against dog attacks?
I was wondering what would be the best way to protect yourself against a dog attack.
I am interested to know what unarmed options there are on the following scenarios:
Against a single rabid dog.
Against a pack of dogs.
Against a fight dog…
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What are the techniques a white belt should master to become a blue belt in BJJ?
What are the techniques that a white belt should master to become a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? What are the differences between a white belt and a blue belt BJJ practitioner?
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Drills for training agility - cross art
I'm trying to shake up both my training and my teaching a bit, as I think I've gotten a bit "stale" in both. I want to incorporate various drills and exercises to work on agility, foot work and explosiveness, both in motion/direction change as well…
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Do Any Eastern Arts Use a Shield?
Are there any Eastern arts that utilize a shield with a sword or a spear?
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Aikido jo-staff origins
Within some Aikido circles, I have heard it be said that the jo-staff was representing a spear thus should be treated as if it had a blade at one end. This help explains uke's reactions to some of tori's attacks in the later sections of the goshin…
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what is the proper way to punch in krav maga? what are the benefits of punching without wrist rotation?
I've been attending a few Krav Maga classes at a MMA gym. Recently, I was told (by another student) that the proper way to punch would be with the thumb knuckle facing up for the the three basic punches - jab, cross, hook. (no rotation of the…
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Training while exhausted
In martial art circles, we often hear that training while exhausted (or tiered) will improve your technique. The one I heard was that it will force one to stop all extraneous movement and do the minimum to get a technique to work.
Is this true? If…
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How likely is serious injury in martial arts practice?
What and how big negative consequences might martial arts lead to?
I was very interested in martial arts when I was younger, and I am still interested. However, I have chosen not to train any martial arts because of my fear of brain damages and/or…
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An Ontology of Combat
I've been looking for a semantic ontology defining the structure and varieties of attacks and defenses. Initially I'm looking for a very simple tree, something like:
Attack->
Punch->
Jab
Hook
Uppercut
Hammerfist
Backfist
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Value in Breaking Boards?
For a long time we would include board breaks as part of our belt tests as a demonstration, but in recent years have been moving increasingly away from doing them.
While it can make for an impressive demonstration, is there any particular value in…
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How to get rid of fear of fighting
"How to get rid of fear of fighting". When i get hit i am scared to get beaten more. I am worried about my nose getting break which costs me to lose. But i love the sport.
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