Archive for November, 2009

Mujahideen Training/Fighting (Martial Arts)

Maa’Sha’Allaah….
Brothers in Afghanistan training.. those of us that dontknow might see them as just people who just grab a gun and shoot…NO – they are intelligent, their ranks consist of many different professions, such as doctors – technicians – pharmacists – engineers – & ofcourse they have brothers who have learnt various types of fighting types as we see in the video…etc etc.
Their love for Allaah and their cocncern for their sisters/brothers/mothers brought them to the blessed land of Jihaad, to the front door of Jannah (Paradise)

ALLAAH (SWT) states in HIS uncreated word (Qur’aan) :

”O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the Way of Allah, and never afraid of the blame of the blamers.
That is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allah is All­Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All­Knower.” (SURA MAA’IDAH, CHAPTER 6, VERSE 54)

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Martial Arts Odyssey: Yaw Yan Hybrid Part 2

MMA Filipino style: Host, Antonio Graceffo, takes us to Manila, Philippines, to learn Yaw Yan Hybrid, a deadly martial art, which is winning MMA competitions in Asia, Yaw Yan. Traditional Yaw Yan was a Filipino kick boxing art, similar to Muay Thai, founded by Napoleon A. Fernandez in the 1970s. The founder of Yaw-Yan Hybrid is Sir Henry Kobayashi, who added ground fighting to the Filipino kickboxing and built one of the most powerful MMA teams in the Republic. Meet Sir Henry and his assistant, Sir Jerry, who beat up the Brooklyn Monk and demonstrate the power of this composite combat art.

Antonio’s books are available on amazon.com
Contact him: Antonio@speakingadventure.com

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Meditative Exercises of Shaolin Martial Arts : Yi Jin Jing Exercises 12 & 13

Shaolin Yi Jin Jing training with a Kung Fu master; learn the meditative, spiritual side of Shaolin Kung Fu in this free martial arts video series.

Expert: Bruce Wen
Contact: www.shaolinca.com
Bio: Bruce Wen has studied in China with Tibetan monks and runs his own Shaolin Kung Fu studio in California.

Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

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HIGH SIDE KICK Training High Kick Side

HIGH SIDE KICK
ElasticSteel Paul shows a few techniques to increase the height of the side kick. (Focus on the supporting leg)High side kick to the rescue of high side kick
Work the techniques in the order shown. Master each exercise in progression. Do start the later part of the video which involves stretching and strengthning in extended length of the muscles, before strengthing and conditioning.
This also helps for a
high roundhouse kick and for a
high hook kick.
Korean Martial Arts and other martial arts as well.
Hapkido
Tae Kwon Do
Taekwondo

Tangsoodo

High Side Kick High Kick High Kicks
http://www.howtodostretchingexercises.com

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Women’s Kickboxing Kicks : Women’s Kickboxing: Back Leg Groin Kick

Women can use the back leg groin kick to strike an attacker in self-defense. Learn how to do a back leg groin kick in this free video on women’s kickboxing techniques.

Expert: Linda Josefsson
Bio: Linda Josefsson is a 3rd degree black belt in tae kwon do and has taught martial arts, boxing and kickboxing for 15 plus years at the Billy Blanks World Training Center in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

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How many types of martial arts are too many for mixed martial arts?

I currently attend a MMA school in Newport News, VA and at this particular school I pratice:
JEET KUNE DO
MUAY THAI KICK BOXING
Kali-Eskrima-Silat (weapons)
GROUND FIGHTING
KOREAN ARTS PROGRAM (Hapkido and Taekwondo)

all under one roof. Will this help me become a well-grounded fight if I wanted to compete?

First answerer is right, you should take a maximum 2 at a time and they should be from different classes (like striking + grappling)

where I can find free e-books about karate tehnicks?


I know this is not to do with it But I know Tae-Kwon-Do

What are some good martial arts exercises?

that increase your reflexes and can be done without using a partner
a way to increase your chances of blocking or redirecting a punch coming to your face. especially the kind of punches that most people in school would come at you with

I don’t have any specific ones that I teach but I always suggest people think of their own. The ability to create your own drills will be of immeasurable value to you in your journey.

To give you an idea of what I would consider potential reflex drill tools:

1. Hand eye reflexes – juggling, the super bouncy balls ricochet can be a good challenge, etc.

2. Music – timing/rhythm reflexes can be trained with music.

There are lots of ways to work specific functions, specific muscle groups. Which ones do you really want or need right now? Think of how exactly you need them to respond, and then try to create ways to cause the same kind of stimuli/situations. Is it to respond to a technique that is coming at you, to help you move in range, out of range? etc…

Good luck!

i need a good stretching video for martial arts (youtube or something would be nice)?


Try searching for "dynamic stretching" or "stretching exercises". There’s lots on Youtube and other places on the net.

Do you think the women who learn martial arts for combat and self defense should train at a male level?

If it came to combat situations, being a police officer, a Texas Ranger or a soldier, I would definitely think so. I know that men and women have a different physique with strengths and weaknesses. A girl will need strength and endurance training, as well as sharpen her skills to go to the highest possible level she could reach, as well as take weapons, and grappling training. Physical training is important, but mental discipline, and emotional strength is much more important in order to have the mindset for these sorts of jobs.

i don’t think it’s a female / male thing so much as a size and weight thing because i know some women who could really hold their own against other officers i work with.

ok you take a 145 lbs woman and 145lbs man and they are about to face off on one another… but the man has no training just his strength and the woman is trained in akido / combative skill. The woman will have the upper hand. now you take the same woman and put her against a 200lb man, and the out come will be the same because her skills just even the field for her.