Empowerment: The Relationship between Women and Martial Arts

Empowerment: The Relationship between Women and Martial Arts
Until relatively recently in human history, women were given a typically subordinate role in human culture.  Even today, women face many struggles including lower pay rates and violent crime.  There is still yet a need to empower women, and martial arts can go a long way toward it.
On [...]

Only Real Martial Arts Stop Rapists

Only Real Martial Arts Stop Rapists
One of my favorite stories to tell is about the time my brother-in-law’s girlfriend got her black belt in karate…

She had her big flashy test…kicked the bag…sparred other girls (and a couple of guys that looked like girls!) with the foam booties and gloves on…did her kata with the appropriate [...]

Tips for Women Who Want to Learn Martial Arts & Self Defense

Tips for Women Who Want to Learn Martial Arts & Self Defense
There are many products, videos, and classes out there marketed to women to help them learn martial arts and other self defense programs. In addition to using common sense on a daily basis to decrease your chances of becoming a target, it’s important to [...]

A Self-Defense Reality – A Reason to Study Reality-Based Martial Arts & Self-Defense

A Self-Defense Reality – A Reason to Study Reality-Based Martial Arts & Self-Defense
Imagine, if you will…
A woman walking across a dark parking lot late at night – perhaps on her way to meet her date. The lot, apparently occupied only by the vehicles parked there and the occasional cat hunting for an evening snack.
Then, [...]

“Kick Me Where It Counts” – A Critical Mistake In Martial Arts And Self-Defense Training

“Kick Me Where It Counts” – A Critical Mistake In Martial Arts And Self-Defense Training
During my recent visit to Japan for training, there was one overriding thing that I noticed about most of the black belts that I worked with. Now, if they were just having fun and aren’t really looking to be able to [...]

“Kick Me Where It Counts”: A Critical Mistake in Martial Arts and Self-Defense Training

“Kick Me Where It Counts”: A Critical Mistake in Martial Arts and Self-Defense Training
During my recent visit to Japan for training, there was one overriding thing that I noticed about most of the black belts that I worked with. Now, if they were just having fun and aren’t really looking to be able to [...]

Martial Arts Self Defense Techniques that Prevent Rape

Martial Arts Self Defense Techniques that Prevent Rape
In more and more big cities around the world, women are studying martial arts self defense techniques in order to maintain their personal sovereignty.  Rapists come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, but they have a few things in common that a canny woman can take advantage of: [...]

Martial Arts – Useful Self Defense Program for Women

Martial Arts – Useful Self Defense Program for Women
Self-defense has surely become the need of the hour therefore men and women both should take classes of self-defense program, particularly women should pay more attention towards this factor as today more women remain out of their house for work as compared to past. So now they [...]

Martial Arts Self Defense Techniques that Prevent Rape

In more and more big cities around the world, women are studying martial arts self defense techniques in order to maintain their personal sovereignty.  Rapists come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, but they have a few things in common that a canny woman can take advantage of: they are aggressive, they want to be [...]

Desire To Begin Martial Arts Training – What’s Stopping You?

Everyday, hundreds and perhaps thousands of men and women think about taking martial arts lessons. I know because I hear from them constantly, either by way of email, phone, or in letters mailed to the academy.
The vast majority are, more-often-than not, trapped in this “thinking about it” stage and will never take that next, most [...]

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