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USADOJO.COM has over 5000 pages of martial arts information. Our sister site, FightCon.com, has thousands of martial arts videos. We provide information about systems and styles and have hundreds of biographies of masters, pioneers and instructors from around the world. We have hundreds of articles from some of the most knowledable martial artists on all kinds of topics. We also have information on martial arts magazines, books and movies. If it has to do with the martial arts you'll find it here!
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With heavy hearts, we are saddened to report that Sifu Jerry Poteet passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. His Flame is still burning bright now and into the future through our family, instructors, students, friends, and followers. As Sifu Bruce Lee once said: “Remembrance is the only paradise out of which we cannot be driven away. Pleasure is the flower that fades, remembrance is the lasting perfume. Remembrances last longer than present realities.” More announcements to come . . . The Jerry Poteet Family . (More)
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Cyber Sensei is Shihan Dana Abbott's student review process developed to help critique his online students who are training on LearnTheSword.com. Shihan Abbotts site is part of The Martial University developed by Martial Arts Enterprises, Inc.Visit LearnTheSword.com
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Chanbara - the "Ultimate Physical Game of Chess" is for everyone. Knives, short swords, long swords, staves, sticks and spears flail and slash at blinding speed. In a few short breaths of trial and error you can experience the reality of full-contact combat. and for the best Chanbara training and products contact Shihan Dana Abbott at Samurai Sports and Actionflex.
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By Bob Dalgleish
The relationship of a Sensei to the dojo is very difficult to define, as it encompasses many varying aspects of life. The Sensei must flow thru the student in many levels of communication and reach to the far corners of the student’s life. A Sensei is sometimes a father and also at times, even a mother; and adviser, and chastiser. A Sensei, though different, is the same as everyone else. He is human in a controlled way and deserves respect, for he has traveled long upon the Do (way). (Read The Sensei)
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Master Dane Harden (Biography)
I was asked to teach Dojo Medicine concepts at the recent Joe Lewis Research Conference in Tampa, Florida. Joe wanted the format to be open in order to facilitate JLFS Instructors, black belts, and attendees to ask – “whatever they felt might relate to the topic of Dojo Medicine”. The questions from the session focused on training and from these inquiries common themes emerged. The discussion points from the conference participants will be the subject of this series of Dojo Medicine. (Read Article)
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By Victor Marx - The late John Wooden said, "Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts." Today I saw courage in a way that rarely happens and can only inspire those who are privileged to see it. I went to watch the International Fighting Championships held in Long Beach, CA. This championship is legendary, dating back to the 60's. It has produced some of the great martial arts legends including Chuck Norris, who fought in it, as well as Bruce Lee who there was introduced to the mainstream of American martial artists. (Read Article)
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Airsoft guns for realistic crime and terrorist attack scenarios, stage blood all over the hands for knife disarms, criminal chemical attack defense, sniper defense, surviving a school shooting or office massacre, the first use-of-force continuum graph for civilian self-defense, protecting others using standard bodyguard tactics – these things, and more, were introduced to the martial arts community by Jim Wagner. You might say he helped change the way people learn self-defense around the world. (Read Articles)
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By Kenwa Mabuni, Translation by Mark Tankosich, MA
Translator's Introduction: Over the course of the relatively short history of karate in the West, one of the most debated and discussed aspects of this martial art has been that of kata training. Practitioners have both solicited and put forth opinions on such things as whether or not practicing kata is an effective way to learn to defend oneself, how prominent a role kata practice should play in one's karate training, the number of kata that one should "know," and whether or not the practice of kata is even necessary. (Read Article)
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By Loren W. Christensen -
Knowing where to look when standing face-to-face with a hostile person is critical, though it’s rarely addressed in training. This is a glaring omission because knowing how to use your eyes the right way can save you from getting your nose shoved over a couple inches. Before we proceed with where and how you should look, it’s important that you keep this in mind: “Face-to-face,” does not mean nose-to-nose. (Read Article)
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Ever wanted to now more about martial artists in the movies. The guys and girls who really make the movies rock are the stunt people. Without them, action movies wouldn't be filled with action without the men and women who often risk their lives to bring us top notch movie movie entertainmewnt. (Whos Who in Entertainment)
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Shihan Dana Abbott (Read biography) . This isn't a Hollywood actor, there is no fake special effects. This is just real Japanese steel. Shihan Abbott has trained for over 30 years, including 14 years in Yokohama, Japan. Shihan Abbott wants to pass his knowledge of the Samurai and the "way of the sword" on to you. (Watch More)
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By Scott Sonnon (Biography)
Doctors claimed my joint pain related to osteochondrosis, which basically means as I grew my connective tissue didn’t adhere to my growth plates like normal children and causing conventional sports and athletics to shred me, requiring my mother to rub my joints with liniment nightly as I screamed through tears trapped in a corset of agony. Severe learning disabilities - several types of dyslexia - left me with a motor skill acquisition issue, which prevented me from learning sports which came natural to other children. (Read Article)
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By Oleg Spector
The goal of any martial artist is to overcome an attacker as quickly as possible with a minimum amount of force and time. All humans are genetically born with abilities and instincts to survive in extreme situations, but the training methods for improving these abilities are different in each Martial Art. Systema SpetsNaz “Russian Style” Combat carries old traditions of the Cossacks and the modern training of Special Forces.
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(Systema SpetsNaz Video)
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By Sha Poe Ryu - The basic concept to passive deception is based upon the psychological control of an individual or situation by an individual or group through non aggressive actions with alterior motives to control, take over, cause change in a situation or concept or eliminate the source of aggression. Some may relate this to simple manipulation of an individual or situation in-order to control the over all outcome, however due to manipulating the mind set of an individual, one may need to use an aggressive approach as apposed to a passive one, thereby manipulation is not considered passive deception due to its ability to take an aggressive attitude. Here we will look at twelve basic aspects of passive deception and the psychology within each of them as pertains to gaining an advantage against an attacker. (Read Articles)
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By Iain Abernethy (Biography) In this series of articles we are exploring the basics of kata application (bunkai). The aim of these articles is to open up this fascinating area of martial study for those who are relatively new to karate and similar arts, or who are new to bunkai study. Earlier in this series, we established that at close-range blocking is highly unlikely to work (too close and too fast). We also covered that the kata motions now labelled as "blocks" in modern dojos, were never originally intended to be used as blocks. (Read Part 3)
(Read Part 1) (Read Part 2) (More Articles by Iain Abernethy)
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By Stephen Spivey (Biography) As a predator attacks, your body will go into an adrenal state. You are flooded with adrenaline (epinephrine), noradrenalin and cortisol. The good news is these chemicals perform several positive actions in the body that make them very effective. They dilate the pupils to increase the amount of light that enters the eyes, they cause sweating to help dissipate heat, they increase the heart rate and force contraction, which will increase blood flow to the muscles so they are ready to move, and they make glucose available in the blood for use by other organs. (Read Article)
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By Wayne Atcheson As a testimony to God’s faithful love and incredible power, Victor Marx tells his story! From worthless, restless and hopeless to wonderfully victorious, Victor writes of God’s transforming power in his life. Victor has a heart for kids of all ages but particularly for troubled youth. Victor is a master of martial arts, a former U.S. Marine and he has trained over 30 world and national martial art champions. Yet his focus remains on God’s greatness not his own accomplishments. (More)
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By Pat Covert for American Handgunner
Restraint versus lethal force has become a hot button issue in our lawsuit prone society, forcing law enforcement agencies and even our military branches to rethink the way our forces are trained. Measured force has been a part of martial arts for centuries dating back to the earliest forms of wrestling all the way up to more modern times when less aggressive weapons such as police batons were designed to control and subdue rather than kill and maim. Rarely, however, has a knife ever been considered anything but a cutting weapon until now, thanks to an innovative martial arts instructor and knife trainer named Bram Frank. ( Read Article)
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Kiss of the Dragon Lord Sid Campbell we miss you!
By Josh Stewart
Many scholars have pointed to intellectual and philosophical connections between Buddhism and the samurai Way, suggesting that the samurai at this time adopted Buddhist ideals. While some primary literature does point to such a connection, other literature from the Edo Period refutes the idea that the samurai embraced the Buddhist Way. This establishes that the samurai did not, as is commonly assumed, regard Buddhism in a uniform, approving manner; rather, the role of Buddhism in samurai subculture was a topic of controversy and uncertainty. (Read Article)
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By David Calleja - Warrior Odyssey is the sixth book written by Antonio Graceffo, the American host of the web TV show Martial Arts Odyssey. Having spent nearly nine years in Asia studying martial arts, Antonio has immersed himself in the languages, cultures and religions of a number of nations in that time, Warrior Odyssey looks at the first six years of his journey. Arriving in Taiwan in 2001, Antonio’s quest to discover Asia’s diverse martial arts has led him to the original Shaolin Temple in China, a Muay Thai monastery in Thailand, as well as learning martial arts from Cambodia, Vietnam, Korea, and the Philippines. His journey ends in Burma, where he highlights the persecution faced by the Shan ethnic minority.
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