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Why do the 2020 Summer Olympics have Kata but not Poomsae?
According to Wikipedia, the 2020 Summer Olympics will feature karate, and it will include Kata. However, tae kwon do has been an Olympic sport since the 1980s and it obviously does not include Poomse, even though there are major WTF-sanctioned…
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Defending legs with a sword
When defending your legs while using a two-handed sword (longsword, zweihander, etc), what are the advantages and disadvantages between blocking low vs voiding your legs and counter-attacking?
(Disclaimer: I understand that nothing is strictly…
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Mouth guard fitting for very small mouth
I've recently started krav and my studio gave me a boil-and-bite mouth guard that is WAY too big for my apparently tiny mouth. I trimmed the ends so it doesn't make me gag, but it's still too tall, especially the inner walls. I can barely close my…
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Stay in shape while interrupting Taekwondo practice for a few months
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I've recently decided to take a "break" from taekwondo after five years of training.
Due to stress from school (11th grade), I have been training less and less over the past five months, going from two lessons a week to maybe once a…
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Historical esgrimas de navaja technical manuals
The Navaja is a Spanish knife, which started as a tool (like most knives) and ended up being used for fighting. During Napoleonic times, it was banned by the French, to quote wikipedia:
The navaja de muelles proved sufficiently formidable as an…
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Judo and bodybuilding
I was wondering if it was possible to do judo and bodybuilding together. Is it possible to compete in judo and an amateur level while doing bodybuilding?
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What are basic kung fu stances?
I have relocated to another city a short time ago and now I am training mostly with an old disciple of my sifu. He starts the Tai chi training with practising 3 kung fu stances: Ma bu, Gong bu, Pu bu, which I found really useful for tui shou. As I…
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Origins of the ura-waza
The ura-waza (as shown in this video) is a set of ten counters to the basic seventeen techniques of Shodokan Aikido. Those are shown in the first part of the video. While I know the technical details of the kata, I am lacking historical knowledge of…
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Does Kung-Fu come from Kalaripayattu?
I read some online texts that say Kung-Fu is originated from Kalaripayattu. Is there any truth to this claim?
The Shaolin temple itself was founded by an Indian Dhyana master Buddhabhadra. On one of the walls of the Shaolin temple a fresco can be…
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How can I teach students to relax and not rely on muscle strength
Although I teach a japanese style of jujitsu I would welcome advice from practitioners of other styles as well. At our school we typically focus on a kata curriculum in a fairly low stress environment. There isn't usually a lot of adrenaline pumping…
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Why do chinese martial arts sometimes move the sword around the neck?
Why do Chinese martial arts often move the sword tight across/around the shoulder/neck?
This is done a lot in many styles, but I do not know why. Its faster to just make an arc over the head to get the sword back to the side of the body where the…
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How can I improve my precision when performing a split kick?
For my next grading, I'm planning to demonstrate a split-kick break, similar to the kick shown here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox46E-GNVQ8&feature=related
(In case the video becomes unavailable, the technique involves a flying kick, jumping…
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Safe Sparring Spear
Is there any safe sparring staff which can simulate a spear, which you can use with minimal protection? I've talked to friends, and even rattan staffs seem to smart and leave bruises.
I guess you could cover the ends with foam or something, to make…
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Does particular traditional attire affect the ability to learn and perform martial arts?
I realize this is opinion based, but I have had a wide variety of responses that seem to believe that "true" martial arts can only be learned by properly dressing the part of the original form, whereas others state its the body mechanics and focus…
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How do General Choi and his peers consider mental illness
I am a seasoned instructor of taekwon-do, and love working with all the kids; oftentimes I talk about the important things in life with them: How to handle life and all the odd balls it'll throw at you. I am currently trying to find some insight…
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