The Korean art of Taekwondo is widely popular and practiced in every corner of the planet. Most martial arts have an area where they tend to place the strongest emphasis in training, and for Taekwondo, that lies in the art of kicking.
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If you follow the teachings of the world's deadliest fighter, Master Ken, chances are you're aware that his street lethal art of Ameri-Do-Te is composed almost entirely of "illegal techniques" - that is, fighting manuevers that are explicitly intended to maim, cripple, crush, or kill the opponent.
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The time has come once again for the world's deadliest martial artist, Master Ken, to put aside his regularly scheduled ritual slaughter of his enemies and take some questions from the legions of martial arts enthusiasts around the world who hang on his every word.
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The are as many legends in the world of martial arts as there are martial arts themselves, but one of the most consistently mythical of all is that of the fabled Dim Mack, or "Death Touch".
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Whether we like it or not, one fact of combat that every martial artist must confront is the possibility that he or she may find themselves forced to take a life.
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One of the most fundamental principles found in martial arts is that the human body becomes its own weapon. Training with swords, sticks, nunchuku, sai, and other tools of combat are highly effective, but the great thing about the human body is that it's the one weapon that never leaves your side.
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Western Boxing is a powerful and effective tool of combat, and some in the martial arts community even go as far as to call it a martial art, in and of itself.
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Plane crashes. Solar eclipses. Sightings of the Lochness Monster. What do these events have in common? All of them occur, both collectively and individually,with far greater frequency than the issue of an apology from the world's deadliest martial artist and only 11th degree black belt, Master Ken. Of course, that is ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4FjLEMA0F0 The human body is capable of reaching heights of physical potential that border on the superhuman, but alas, outrunning a bullet is not one of them. Fortunately, gun disarms are a staple of countless forms of martial arts across the world, but that's not the end of the ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pojk5x-HMT8 Last week, we went over the basics of catching an incoming punch as a defensive maneuver. It's a technique so ridiculously simple, it's a wonder that more mainstream martial arts don't teach it as the very first defensive technique to new students. All you do it put up one ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Jf40jq1jg Defense plays an important role in every martial art. You can punish the opponent with the harshest strikes imaginable, but on top of being able to take a hit yourself, you also need to be able to avoid them, as well. There are as many methods for deflecting an incoming ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_vRAAsno6k Reflexes can be both an advantage and a hindrance in a fight. These impulses are part of every human beings natural defense mechanisms against attack, and kick in the moment our bodies perceive any immediate danger to us. It is why, for example, if you were to suddenly slip ...
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