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It is often said in life that it is the journey that matters and not the end result. We learn more from being on the journey than we do when we actually complete it. In martial arts training, it is also the journey that matters the most, not the rewards (the belts, [...]
Tags: Development·Injury·Martial Success·Motivation·Training Plateau·Warrior Spirit
Every man and his dog knows about the martial arts these days. To the layman the martial arts are a system designed to basically hurt people, but what many people don’t know, including a shocking number of martial artists, is that the martial arts were conceived originally alongside complementary healing systems.
The origins of the martial [...]
Tags: Development·Healing Arts·Injury·Martial Success·Recovery·Striking·Traditional·Vital Points
If you have never been injured in your training then you have never really trained properly in the martial arts. To train in the martial arts for any length of time is to endure all manner of aches, sprains, bone breaks, muscle pulls, ligament strains, whiplash etc. Martial arts, by there very nature, involve inflicting [...]
