<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title></title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:10:40 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>3 ‘Must-Have’ Books by Teri Tom</title>
		<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/3-must-have-books-by-teri-tom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/3-must-have-books-by-teri-tom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damartia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nutrition]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/?p=44</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Straight Lead: The Core of Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Teri Tom MS RD “The straight punch is the core of Jeet Kune Do” — Bruce Lee The Straight Lead describes the development of the straight punch in Western martial arts, and describes Bruce Lee’s refinement of the technique. It also offers [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>The Straight Lead: The Core of Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do</h2>
<h3>Teri Tom MS RD</h3>
<p>“The straight punch is the core of Jeet Kune Do” — Bruce Lee</p>
<p>The Straight Lead describes the development of the straight punch in Western martial arts, and describes Bruce Lee’s refinement of the technique. It also offers a thorough instruction in the complexity and power of the move – showing martial artists of any discipline how to incorporate this devastating attack into their repertoire.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&#038;bc1=E3E3E3&#038;IS2=1&#038;bg1=E3E3E3&#038;fc1=000000&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;t=themavmonmako-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as4&#038;m=amazon&#038;f=ifr&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;asins=0804836302" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
<h2>Jeet Kune Do: The Arsenal of Self-Expression</h2>
<h3>Teri Tom MS RD</h3>
<p>“I regard [Teri Tom] as perhaps the most articulate and scientific JKD instructor out there.”—Robert Young, Executive Editor, Black Belt Magazine</p>
<p>Teri Tom, the “top student” of Bruce Lee’s protege Ted Wong, returns to the world of Jeet Kune Do with her new book, Jeet Kune Do: The Arsenal of Self-Expression. In a natural progression from her first work, The Straight Lead, Tom takes some of the basic mechanics and strategies covered in that book and applies them to the rest of the Jeet Kune Do repertoire, filling instructional gaps found between Lee¦s Fighting Method series and The Tao of Jeet Kune Do—which Lee never intended to be published as an instruction manual.</p>
<p>Incorporating many details that Wong observed during his time with Bruce Lee, and also his own research into the how and why of Jeet Kune Do techniques, this excellent new book provides the information that connects the dots found in the Tao of Jeet Kune Do. Those small, nuanced movements—like footwork, feinting, weight transfer and the sequencing of those elements—and how they’re used to transition from movement to movement will make all the difference in your practice of Jeet Kune Do.</p>
<p>Teri Tom, MS, RD, has spent 10 years and over 1,000 hours in private study with Sifu Ted Wong and is one of the world’s most knowledgeable instructors on the lattermost stages of Bruce Lee’s martial art, Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do. She is a board member of the Bruce Lee Foundation, pens a monthly column for Black Belt Magazine, and is the author of The Straight Lead: The Core of Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&#038;bc1=E3E3E3&#038;IS2=1&#038;bg1=E3E3E3&#038;fc1=000000&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;t=themavmonmako-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as4&#038;m=amazon&#038;f=ifr&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;asins=0804839328" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
<h2>Martial Arts Nutrition: A Precision Guide to Fueling Your Fighting Edge.</h2>
<h3>Teri Tom MS RD</h3>
<p>No matter what your level, beginner or expert, here’s how to harness the power of nutrition to help reach peak performance. Teri Tom, MS, RD, a sports trainer and a protege of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do, explains the science of nutrients and their impact on your body.</p>
<p>Featuring nutrition profiles, photographs and detailed training notes on some of Tom’s high-profile clients including Andrei Arlovski, Amir Khan, and Manny Pacquaio, Martial Arts Nutrition provides case studies of “in-action” examples which help readers not just learn but use the nutrition approaches in their own lives.</p>
<p>Teri Tom, MS, RD, a registered dietitian, completed her clinical dietitian rotations at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She also holds a master’s degree in nutritional science and a personal trainer certificate from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She is based at the exclusive SportsClub/LA in West Los Angeles, CA.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&#038;bc1=E3E3E3&#038;IS2=1&#038;bg1=E3E3E3&#038;fc1=000000&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;t=themavmonmako-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as4&#038;m=amazon&#038;f=ifr&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;asins=080483931X" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/3-must-have-books-by-teri-tom/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mixed Martial Arts Will Keep You In The Best Shape of Your Life</title>
		<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-will-keep-you-in-the-best-shape-of-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-will-keep-you-in-the-best-shape-of-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damartia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts Strength Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mixed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shape]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-will-keep-you-in-the-best-shape-of-your-life/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by Katie Pepper Meegan The field of mixed martial arts is continually becoming more competitive because of the growing number of people involved with it and new tactics being introduced. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s crucial to train bother hard and with a your head on your shoulders. You want to be confident that you are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/20_6_orig.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full" title="20_6_orig.jpg" src="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/20_6_thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<p>Article  by Katie Pepper Meegan</p>
<p>The field of mixed martial arts is continually becoming more competitive because of the growing number of people involved with it and new tactics being introduced. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s crucial to train bother hard and with a your head on your shoulders. You want to be confident that you are paying attention the proper elements and not missing anything. Keep the following advice in mind to assist you in training in the most productive method possible.</p>
<p>Mixed martial arts training should focus first on your core. Your core is where you will derive the majority of your strength for kicking punching and ground fighting from. You should do the typical core strengthening exercises, such as sit-ups, and lower back extensions, but you can do others as well. One very helpful tool for core training is the medicine ball. You can use this weighted ball for a vast array of exercises. You can use this ball for simple exercises such as a back and forth game of catch with a buddy. Mixed martial arts strength and coordination can be quickly obtained with this exercise. Core training is something you should not neglect if you want to develop the type of power you need in MMA.</p>
<p>Grappling is often the first thought most people have when thinking about mixed martial arts in general. If you want to become a well rounded martial artist you&#8217;ll need to pay attention to striking and kicking techniques as well. Getting a good cardio workout can also be done with kickboxing which adds kicking and striking training to your workouts. If your preference is boxing or maybe karate these are also good methods. Using striking techniques with a sparring partner, heavy bag or shadowboxing can help you work on technique and speed. Becoming a good MMA fighter requires both ground and standup techniques.</p>
<p>You have to train hard to achieve your goals at mixed martial arts, but you also need rest. Every individual has his or her own level of resilience, however it is crucial for you to take a break at least once or twice every week. If you workout too much, you&#8217;ll put yourself in harms way of injuries and getting burnet out. The body additionally requires time to come around so it can build itself up again. This is a principle that applies to all sports and conditioning. If you want to become swifter, more resolute and have better strategies, train whenever you are able to, but take some usual days for rest. This will permit you to make it farther as time goes on and turn you into a better MMA competitor.</p>
<p>Mixed martial arts is not for the feint of heart. Keep at it, don&#8217;t give up just because of a simple setback. While MMA involves many techniques and types of training, try to focus on what you&#8217;re doing now and put everything else on the back burner. The above MMA advice can help you to achieve your goals in this demanding sport.
				</p>
<p>			    About the Author</p>
<p/>
<p>Find information on the finding the best Saddle Blanket for your horse. Stylish Western Saddle Blankets.</p>
<div></div>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-will-keep-you-in-the-best-shape-of-your-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How to Get the Most Out of Your Mixed Martial Arts Training</title>
		<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-mixed-martial-arts-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-mixed-martial-arts-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damartia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts Strength Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mixed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Most]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-mixed-martial-arts-training/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by Celo Pereira To get good at mixed martial arts, you have to train in various ways and work hard. The best MMA fighters are those who are well rounded in their training and techniques. Here are some strategies that you can use to improve your MMA skills and to get more out of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/19_6_orig.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full" title="19_6_orig.jpg" src="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/19_6_thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<p>Article  by Celo Pereira</p>
<p>To get good at mixed martial arts, you have to train in various ways and work hard. The best MMA fighters are those who are well rounded in their training and techniques. Here are some strategies that you can use to improve your MMA skills and to get more out of your training.</p>
<p>During your workouts for mixed martial arts you will want to focus on your core. Your core is where you will derive the majority of your strength for kicking punching and ground fighting from. Don&#8217;t forget about the other core exercises for strength training while you are continuing your situps and back extensions also think about those that could also help you. The medicine ball is one to be considered. This is a weighted spherical mechanism that you can do many exercises with. One of the best is simply throwing the ball back and forth with a partner. Mixed martial arts strength and coordination can be quickly obtained with this exercise. If you are enthusiastic about developing your MMA power you need to focus hard on completing core trianing exercises.</p>
<p>Grappling is often the first thought most people have when thinking about mixed martial arts in general. If you want to become a well rounded martial artist you&#8217;ll need to pay attention to striking and kicking techniques as well. Many modern MMA fighters like to train in muay thai kickboxing, as this is great cardio training and also teaches you powerful strikes with both your hands and feet. Boxing and karate can also teach you these techniques. Increasign your speed and perfecting your technique can be done with the help of a sparring partner, heavy bag or shadowboxing by your self. To be a good MMA fighter, you need to have both ground and standup techniques.</p>
<p>LIke any sport, mixed martial arts is as much mental as physical. Becoming discouraged can easily happen if you feel you aren&#8217;t making any progress or that you&#8217;re stuck in a rut. Discouragement can strike if you&#8217;ve lost your last few fights or if you&#8217;re having trouble with a new technique. Even when things aren&#8217;t going they way you had hoped for, it is important to maintain a positive outlook. A better approach is to focus on learning and on practicing, rather than on winning.</p>
<p>Both winning and losing can teach you something and sometimes there is more to learn from losing. There will come a day will all your training and conditioning will pay off. Progress in mixed martial arts isn&#8217;t always instant or in a straight line, so you need patience and persistence. Progressing in your mixed martial arts training will take lots of time and effort. Your work outs should be difficult but be careful not to overdo it and injure yourself. These MMA training tips will help you as you work to improve your skills.
				</p>
<p>			    About the Author</p>
<p/>
<p>Celo has been writing articles for nearly 2 years. Como visit his latest website over at http://saladspinnerreviews.com which provides useful salad spinner reviews and useful information before buying a salad spinner.</p>
<div></div>
<p>				<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yfR9UhXH8ss?fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>
				<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yfR9UhXH8ss?fs=1&#038;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>My bro and I training in the park using kettlebells, ropes, olympic rings, medecine ball and indian mace (gada).No set plan just going out to have some fun and train hard.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-mixed-martial-arts-training/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Can you mix up Gym exercises with martial art training</title>
		<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/can-you-mix-up-gym-exercises-with-martial-art-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/can-you-mix-up-gym-exercises-with-martial-art-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damartia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts Strength Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/can-you-mix-up-gym-exercises-with-martial-art-training/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by Hillary Warrent Gates Doing weight training, is helpful when doing martial arts training. They don&#8217;t go hand in hand, but when doing both, you are training for the other. Does that make any sense? Martial arts require alot of dexterity, stomach muscles, leg muscles, coordination, and balance. Weight training, can give you those [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/18_6_orig.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full" title="18_6_orig.jpg" src="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/18_6_thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<p>Article  by Hillary Warrent Gates</p>
<p>Doing weight training, is helpful when doing martial arts training. They don&#8217;t go hand in hand, but when doing both, you are training for the other. Does that make any sense?</p>
<p>Martial arts require alot of dexterity, stomach muscles, leg muscles, coordination, and balance. Weight training, can give you those requirments, and it can also give you more stamina, and more power. You don&#8217;t want to gain to much size, because martial arts requires speed, and the bigger you are, the slower you are, but you have more power.</p>
<p>You should be able to find a gym that has martial arts training, or martial arts classes, that has a gym. I think it would be better if you were to do both.<br/>Martial arts will give you more flexibility. As long as you don&#8217;t have so much bulk that you can&#8217;t turn around to wipe your @SS LOL.</p>
<p>Weight training is great for a lot of reasons. You can take more damage, inflict more damage, increase your striking power, increase your endurance, and generally become more athletic, etc. I do not have enough time to write up a comprehensive training plan&#8230; I&#8217;ll give you some ideas. One for strength training (which will gain you some mass but you will not look like a body builder), use higher weights and lower reps. For endurance training, medium-lighter weights with high reps and not much rest time in between.<br/>Great exercises if done with good form: Squats, deadlift, bench press (just cause you have to), chin ups/pull ups, dips, leg curls (needed), farmers walk with weights, calf raises, core exercises (core exercies include the lower back), lat pull downs, etc. etc.</p>
<p>Oh, it is a COMPLETE myth that weight training reduces your effective flexibility. As long as you train your sport or martial art along with your weight training and do the weights correclty you are fine. The ideas of bulk usually stems from body building which which builds mass without much actual functionality. Body builders only work on mass and lots of calories and such. They are not concerned with strength training or endurance. You want functional strength. You want both strength training then change over to endurance and back again. You need to change your routine at least 1 x per 6-10 weeks for better results. You could work upper body one day, then your lower body and maybe your core on the third day and repeat&#8230; or you could do one work out day per 3 days or every 2 days.</p>
<p>The losing flexability thing is an old wives tale. It is based on the idea that you will use muscle instead of technique, which may be true when you are just starting, but after you train you wouldn&#8217;t be muscling people instead of using technique.</p>
<p>many martial arts teachers and boxing coaches don&#8217;t like you to lift while training, it is based on this erroneous belief.</p>
<p>To learn more about Mixed Martial Arts Workout Training and classes, click here.</p>
</p>
<p>			    About the Author</p>
<p/>
<p/>
<p>If you&#8217;re interested to read more about the tips/review above, take a look at &gt;&gt; http://ReviewBank.com.nu</p>
<p>They have a lot more info on the matter above and believe me, you will be glad you checked on them.</p>
<div></div>
<p>				<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pLjAjY8bFd4?fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>
				<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pLjAjY8bFd4?fs=1&#038;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>Because marital arts is a fast-paced sport, weight-training exercises like dumbbell presses and explosive lunges, will improve martial arts strength. Find out more about marital arts weight training withtips from a personal trainer in this free exercise video about weight-training programs. Expert: Greg Koenig Bio: Greg Koenig is the owner of Fitness for Life. He has many years experience in helping individuals meet their personal fitness goals. Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC
</p>
<p>More <a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/category/martial-arts-strength-training/">Martial Arts Strength Training Articles</a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/can-you-mix-up-gym-exercises-with-martial-art-training/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mixed martial arts history</title>
		<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damartia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mixed]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-history/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by Reycarl Thompson Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills, from a mixture of martial arts and non-martial arts traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of both striking as well as grappling techniques, both while standing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/17_5_orig.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full" title="17_5_orig.jpg" src="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/17_5_thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<p>Article  by Reycarl Thompson</p>
<p>Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills, from a mixture of martial arts and non-martial arts traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of both striking as well as grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground. Such competitions allow martial artists of different backgrounds to compete.<br/>The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be traced back to various mixed style contests that took place throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s. The combat sport of Vale Tudo that had developed in Brazil from the 1920s was brought to the United states by the Gracie family in 1993 with the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Professional MMA events had also been held in Japan by Shooto starting back in 1989. In due course the more dangerous Vale Tudo style bouts of the early UFCs were made safer with the implementation of additional rules, leading to the popular regulated form of MMA seen today. Originally promoted as a competition with the intention of finding the most effectivemartial arts for real unarmed combat situations, competitors were pitted against one another with minimal rules. Later promoters adopted many additional rules aimed at increasing safety for competitors and to promote mainstream acceptance of the sport.[<br/>The name mixed martial arts was coined by Rick Blume, president and CEO of Battlecade, in 1995.]Following these changes, the sport has seen increased popularity with pay per view reach rivalling boxingand professional wrestling.</p>
<p>History</p>
<p>Ancient</p>
<p>An ancient Olympic combat sport known as Pankration featured a combination of grappling and striking skills, similar to modern mixed martial arts. Fighter strategies in this ancient combat sport are very similar to those in modern mixed martial arts. This sport was later passed on to the Romans.</p>
<p>Pre-modern<br/>No-holds-barred reportedly took place in the late 1880s when wrestlers representing a huge range of fighting styles, including various catch wrestling styles, Greco-Roman wrestling and many others met in tournaments and music-hall challenge matches throughout Europe. In the USA the first major encounter between a boxer and a wrestler in modern times took place in 1887 when John L. Sullivan, then heavyweight world boxing champion, entered the ring with his trainer, Greco-Roman wrestling champion William Muldoon, and was slammed to the mat in two minutes. The next publicized encounter occurred in the late 1890s when future heavyweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons took on European Greco-Roman wrestling champion Ernest Roeber.<br/>Another early example of mixed martial arts combat was the martial art of Bartitsu, founded in London in 1899, which was the first martial art known to have combined Asian and European fighting styles, and which saw MMA-style contests throughout England, pitting European and Japanese champions against representatives of various European wrestling styles.<br/>Mixed style contests such as boxing vs. jujutsu were popular entertainment throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s.In Japan these contests were known as merikan, from the Japanese slang for &#8220;American [fighting]&#8220;. Merikan contests were fought under a variety of rules including points decision, best of three throws or knockdowns, and victory via knockout or submission.<br/>In 1936, heavyweight boxing contender Kingfish Levinsky and veteran professional wrestler Ray Steele competed in a mixed match, which Steele won in 35 seconds.<br/>After the popularity of professional wrestling waned after World War I it split into two genres: &#8220;shoot&#8221;, in which the fighters actually competed, and &#8220;show&#8221;, which evolved into modern professional wrestling.<br/>In the late 1960s to early 1970s the concept of combining the elements of multiple martial arts was popularized in the west by Bruce Lee via his system philosophy of Jeet Kune Do. Lee believed that &#8220;the best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt to any style, to be formless, to adopt an individual&#8217;s own style and not following the system of styles.&#8221; In 2004 UFC President Dana White would call Lee the &#8220;father of mixed martial arts.&#8221; To this day, Bruce Lee is known as &#8220;father of modern mixed martial arts&#8221;.</p>
<p>Modern</p>
<p>The history of modern MMA competition can be traced to mixed style contests throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s; the Gracie family&#8217;s vale tudo martial arts tournaments in Brazil starting in the 1920s; and early mixed martial arts-themed professional wrestling matches (known as Ishu Kakutougi Sen inJapan) hosted by Antonio Inoki in Japan in the 1970s.<br/>Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitions were introduced in the United States with the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 1993.[10] The sport gained international exposure and widespread publicity in United Statesin 1993, when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Royce Gracie handily won the first Ultimate Fighting Championshiptournament, subduing three challengers in a total of just five minutes,[11] sparking a revolution in the martial arts.[12]Meanwhile Japan had its Shooto also called Vale Tudo in 1985 where fighter Rickson Gracie won the tournaments in 1994 and 1995, which continued interest in the sport resulting in the creation of the Pride Fighting Championships in 1997, where again Rickson participated and won.[13]<br/>The movement that led to the creation of the UFC and Pride was rooted in two interconnected subcultures. First were the vale tudo events in Brazil, followed by the Japanese shoot wrestling shows. Vale tudo began in the 1920s with the &#8220;Gracie challenge&#8221; issued by Carlos Gracie and Hélio Gracie and upheld later on by descendants of the Gracie family.[14] In Japan in the 1970s, a series of mixed martial arts matches were hosted by Antonio Inoki, a former star of New Japan Pro Wrestling;[15] this inspired the shoot-style movement in Japanese professional wrestling, which eventually led to the formation of the first mixed martial arts organizations, such asShooto, which was formed in 1985. The International Sport Combat Federation (ISCF) was created in May 1999 as the worlds first &#8220;MMA&#8221; Sanctioning body. This ushered in a new era of Mixed Martial Arts where it is once again recognized as a true sport worldwide. This was aided by certified officials and well developed rules that were built up from the ISCF&#8217;s sister organization for kickboxing, the International Kickboxing Federation&#8217;s (IKF) long developed system.<br/>In November 2005 recognition of its effectiveness as a test came as the United States Army began to sanction mixed martial arts with the first annual Army Combatives Championships held by the US Army Combatives School.<br/>The sport reached a new peak of popularity in North America in the December 2006 rematch between then UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and former champion Tito Ortiz, rivaling the PPV sales of some of the biggest boxing events of all time,[4] and helping the UFC&#8217;s 2006 PPV gross surpass that of any promotion in PPV history. In 2007, Zuffa LLC, the owners of the UFC MMA promotion, bought Japanese rival MMA brand Pride FC, merging the contracted fighters under one promotion[16] and drawing comparisons to the consolidation that occurred in other sports, such as the AFL-NFL Merger in American football.[17]<br/>Since the UFC&#8217;s explosion into the mainstream media in 2006 and their 2007 merger with Pride FC and purchase of WEC, few companies have presented much of any competition. The most notable of which include, Strikeforce, Bellator FC, DREAM, Sengoku, EliteXC, K-1 Hero&#8217;s, Cage Rage, and the IFL.</p>
<p>Evolution of fighters</p>
<p>As a result of an increased number of competitors, organized training camps, information sharing, and modern kinesiology, the understanding of the combat-effectiveness of various strategies has been greatly improved. UFC commentator Joe Roganclaimed that martial arts evolved more in the ten years following 1993 than in the preceding 700 years combined.</p>
<p>The early years of the sport saw a wide variety of traditional styles&#8211;everything from sumo to kickboxing&#8211;but the continual evolution of the sport saw many styles prove ineffective, while others proved successful on their own.<br/>In the early 1990s, three styles stood out for their effectiveness in competition: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, amateur wrestling and submission wrestling. This may be attributable in part to the grappling emphasis of the aforementioned styles, which were, perhaps due to the scarcity of mixed martial arts competitions prior to the early 90s, unknown to most practitioners of striking-based arts. Fighters who combined amateur wrestling with striking techniques found success in the stand-up fighting/standing portion of a fight, whilst Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu stylists had a distinct advantage on the ground: those unfamiliar with submission grappling proved to be unprepared to deal with its submission techniques. Shoot wrestling practitioners offered a balance of amateur wrestling ability and catch wrestling-based submissions, resulting in a well-rounded skillset. The shoot wrestlers were especially successful in Japan. As competitions became more and more common, those with a base in striking became more competitive as they acquainted themselves with takedowns and submission holds, leading to notable upsets against the then dominant grapplers. Subsequently, those from the varying grappling styles added striking techniques to their arsenal. This overall development of increased cross-training resulted in the fighters becoming increasingly multi-dimensional and well-rounded in their skills. The changes were demonstrated when the original UFC champion Royce Gracie who had defeated many opponents using Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fought the then UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes at UFC 60 and was defeated by a TKO from &#8216;ground-and-pound&#8217;, soon after being placed in an arm-bar.</p>
<p>technique is not enough, One must have good physical strength, cardio and confidence which is one can only get from a proper exercise &amp; training. let http://628edqgxi0v5cw7a38-cr6jkft.hop.clickbank.net/ help you to the top</p>
<p>you want to lost that excess fats? its easy as 1 2 3 http://37b58dhng6zidv4sjzmj6k1qfm.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=REYCARL</p>
<p>Fat Burning Diet &#8220;bible&#8221; &#8211; Others come and go, Burn the Fat is a perennial bestseller since 2003<br/>http://344b6hiwd43d62b42gqew0kyy8.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECA</p>
<p>This is a complete strength, conditioning and nutrition system for wrestlers of all ages and Mma fighters! <br/>http://3dad0movr0v5e51po5z8pn5pfx.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECA</p>
<p>How To Become An Alpha Male.<br/>Dating &amp; Seduction Success Guide For Men &#8212; The Lazy Man&#8217;s Way</p>
<p>http://f9384nljnwxhiz41mc3-tyul6y.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECA
				</p>
<p>			    About the Author</p>
<p/>
<p>don&#8217;t be a loser get into the program like the top fighters of mma<br/>http://628edqgxi0v5cw7a38-cr6jkft.hop.clickbank.net/</p>
<div></div>
<p>Related <a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/category/martial-arts-nutrition/">Martial Arts Nutrition Articles</a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-history/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bruce Lee &#8220;The father of mixed martial arts?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/bruce-lee-the-father-of-mixed-martial-arts-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/bruce-lee-the-father-of-mixed-martial-arts-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damartia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mixed]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/bruce-lee-the-father-of-mixed-martial-arts-2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by Reycarl Thompson Bruce Lee born Lee Jun-fan; 27 November 1940 &#8211; 20 July 1973 was a Chinese American and Hong Kong actor,martial arts instructor,philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/16_5_orig.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full" title="16_5_orig.jpg" src="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/16_5_thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<p>Article  by Reycarl Thompson</p>
<p>Bruce Lee</p>
<p>born Lee Jun-fan; 27 November 1940 &#8211; 20 July 1973</p>
<p>was a Chinese American and Hong Kong actor,martial arts instructor,philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century, and a cultural icon.Lee was born in San Francisco, California in the United States, to parents of Hong Kong heritage but raised in Hong Kong until his late teens. Upon reaching the age of 18, Lee emigrated to the United States to claim his U.S. Citizenship and receive his higher education. It was during this time he began teaching martial arts, which soon led to film and television roles.<br/>His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, and sparked a major surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world as well. He is noted for his roles in five feature-length films, Lo Wei&#8217;s The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; Warner Brothers&#8217; Enter the Dragon (1973), directed by Robert Clouse; and The Game of Death (1978), directed by Robert Clouse posthumously.</p>
<p>Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world and remains very popular among Asian audience and in particular among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism through his films.</p>
<p>While Lee initially trained in Wing Chun, he later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favouring instead to utilise useful techniques from various sources in the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy he dubbed Jeet Kune Do (The Way of the Intercepting Fist).</p>
<p>Wing Chun</p>
<p>he largest influence on Lee&#8217;s martial arts development was his study of Wing Chun. Lee began training in Wing Chun at the age of 13 under the Wing Chun teacher Yip Man in 1954, after losing a fight with rival gang members. Yip&#8217;s regular classes generally consisted of the forms practice, chi sao (sticking hands) drills, wooden dummy techniques, and free-sparring.There was no set pattern to the classes.<br/>Yip tried to keep his students from fighting in the street gangs of Hong Kong by encouraging them to fight in organised competitions.</p>
<p>After a year into his Wing Chun training, most of Yip Man&#8217;s other students refused to train with Lee after they learnt of his ancestry (his mother was of half-German ancestry) as the Chinese generally were against teaching their martial arts techniques to non-Asians.</p>
<p>Lee&#8217;s sparring partner, Hawkins Cheung states, &#8220;Probably fewer than six people in the whole Wing Chun clan were personally taught, or even partly taught, by Yip Man&#8221;.However, Lee showed a keen interest in Wing Chun, and continued to train privately with Yip Man and Wong Shun Leung in 1955.[</p>
<p>Jun Fan Gung Fu</p>
<p>Lee began teaching martial arts in the United States in 1959. He called what he taught Jun Fan Gung Fu (literally Bruce Lee&#8217;s Kung Fu). It was basically his approach to Wing Chun.</p>
<p>Lee taught friends he met in Seattle, starting with Judo practitioner Jesse Glover, who later became his first assistant instructor. Lee opened his first martial arts school, named the Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, in Seattle.</p>
<p>Lee dropped out of college in the spring of 1964 and moved to Oakland to live with James Yimm Lee (嚴鏡海). James Lee was twenty years senior to Bruce Lee and a well known Chinese martial artist in the area. Together, they founded the second Jun Fan martial art studio in Oakland. James Lee was also responsible for introducing Bruce Lee to Ed Parker, royalty of the U.S. martial arts world and organiser of the Long Beach International Karate Championships at which Bruce Lee was later &#8220;discovered&#8221; by Hollywood.</p>
<p>Jeet Kune Do</p>
<p>is a hybrid martial arts system and life philosophy founded by world renowned martial artist Bruce Lee in 1967 with direct, non classical and straightforward movements. The system works on the use of different &#8216;tools&#8217; for different situations.<br/>hese situations are broken down into ranges (Kicking, Punching, Trapping and Grappling), with techniques flowing smoothly between them. It is referred to as a &#8220;style without style&#8221;. Unlike more traditional martial arts, Jeet Kune Do is not fixed or patterned, and is a philosophy with guiding thoughts. It was named for the concept of interception, or attacking your opponent while he is about to attack. However the name Jeet Kune Do was often said by Bruce Lee to be just a name. He himself often referred to it as &#8220;The art of expressing the human body&#8221; in his writings and in interviews. Through his studies Bruce came to see that styles had become too rigid, and unrealistic. He called martial art competitions of the day &#8220;Dry land swimming&#8221;. He believed that combat was spontaneous, and that a martial artist cannot predict it, only react to it, and that a good martial artist should &#8220;Be like water&#8221; and move fluidly without hesitation.<br/>In 2004, the Bruce Lee Foundation decided to use the name Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do to refer to the martial arts system that Lee founded. &#8220;Jun Fan&#8221; was Lee&#8217;s Chinese given name, so the literal translation is &#8220;Bruce Lee&#8217;s Way of the Intercepting Fist.&#8221;</p>
<p>Absorbing what is useful</p>
<p>This is the idea that a martial artist can only learn techniques in their proper context, through a holistic approach. Styles provide more than just techniques: They also offer training methods, theories, and mental attitudes. Learning these factors allows a student to experience a system in what Lee called its &#8220;totality&#8221;. Only through learning a system completely will an artist be able to, &#8220;absorb what is useful,&#8221; and discard the remainder. Real combat training situations allow the student to learn what works, and what doesn&#8217;t. The critical point of this principle is that the choice of what to keep is based on personal experimentation with various opponents over time. It is not based on how a technique may look or feel, or how precisely the artist can mimic tradition. In the final analysis, if the technique is not beneficial in combat, it is discarded. Lee believed that only the individual could come to understand what worked; based on critical self analysis, and by, &#8220;honestly expressing oneself, without lying to oneself.&#8221;</p>
<p>technique is not enough, One must have good physical strength, cardio and confidence which is one can only get from a proper exercise &amp; training. let http://628edqgxi0v5cw7a38-cr6jkft.hop.clickbank.net/ help you to the top</p>
<p>you want to lost that excess fats? its easy as 1 2 3 http://37b58dhng6zidv4sjzmj6k1qfm.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=REYCARL</p>
<p>Fat Burning Diet &#8220;bible&#8221; &#8211; Others come and go, Burn the Fat is a perennial bestseller since 2003<br/>http://344b6hiwd43d62b42gqew0kyy8.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECA</p>
<p>This is a complete strength, conditioning and nutrition system for wrestlers of all ages and Mma fighters! <br/>http://3dad0movr0v5e51po5z8pn5pfx.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECA</p>
<p>How To Become An Alpha Male.<br/>Dating &amp; Seduction Success Guide For Men &#8212; The Lazy Man&#8217;s Way</p>
<p>http://f9384nljnwxhiz41mc3-tyul6y.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECA
				</p>
<p>			    About the Author</p>
<p/>
<p>technique is not enough, One must have good physical strength, cardio and confidence which is one can only get from a proper exercise &amp; training. let http://628edqgxi0v5cw7a38-cr6jkft.hop.clickbank.net/ help you to the top</p>
<p>unwanted fats http://37b58dhng6zidv4sjzmj6k1qfm.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=REYCARL</p>
<div></div>
<p>Related <a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/category/martial-arts-nutrition/">Martial Arts Nutrition Articles</a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/bruce-lee-the-father-of-mixed-martial-arts-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bruce Lee &#8221; the father of mixed martial arts&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/bruce-lee-the-father-of-mixed-martial-arts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/bruce-lee-the-father-of-mixed-martial-arts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damartia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mixed]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/bruce-lee-the-father-of-mixed-martial-arts/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by Reycarl Thompson Bruce Lee born Lee Jun-fan; 27 November 1940 &#8211; 20 July 1973 was a Chinese American and Hong Kong actor,martial arts instructor,philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/15_5_orig.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full" title="15_5_orig.jpg" src="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/15_5_thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<p>Article  by Reycarl Thompson</p>
<p/>
<p>Bruce Lee</p>
<p>born Lee Jun-fan; 27 November 1940 &#8211; 20 July 1973</p>
<p>was a Chinese American and Hong Kong actor,martial arts instructor,philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century, and a cultural icon.Lee was born in San Francisco, California in the United States, to parents of Hong Kong heritage but raised in Hong Kong until his late teens. Upon reaching the age of 18, Lee emigrated to the United States to claim his U.S. Citizenship and receive his higher education. It was during this time he began teaching martial arts, which soon led to film and television roles.<br/>His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, and sparked a major surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world as well. He is noted for his roles in five feature-length films, Lo Wei&#8217;s The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; Warner Brothers&#8217; Enter the Dragon (1973), directed by Robert Clouse; and The Game of Death (1978), directed by Robert Clouse posthumously.</p>
<p>Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world and remains very popular among Asian audience and in particular among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism through his films.</p>
<p>While Lee initially trained in Wing Chun, he later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favouring instead to utilise useful techniques from various sources in the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy he dubbed Jeet Kune Do (The Way of the Intercepting Fist).</p>
<p>Wing Chun</p>
<p>he largest influence on Lee&#8217;s martial arts development was his study of Wing Chun. Lee began training in Wing Chun at the age of 13 under the Wing Chun teacher Yip Man in 1954, after losing a fight with rival gang members. Yip&#8217;s regular classes generally consisted of the forms practice, chi sao (sticking hands) drills, wooden dummy techniques, and free-sparring.There was no set pattern to the classes.<br/>Yip tried to keep his students from fighting in the street gangs of Hong Kong by encouraging them to fight in organised competitions.</p>
<p>After a year into his Wing Chun training, most of Yip Man&#8217;s other students refused to train with Lee after they learnt of his ancestry (his mother was of half-German ancestry) as the Chinese generally were against teaching their martial arts techniques to non-Asians.</p>
<p>Lee&#8217;s sparring partner, Hawkins Cheung states, &#8220;Probably fewer than six people in the whole Wing Chun clan were personally taught, or even partly taught, by Yip Man&#8221;.However, Lee showed a keen interest in Wing Chun, and continued to train privately with Yip Man and Wong Shun Leung in 1955.[</p>
<p>Jun Fan Gung Fu</p>
<p>Lee began teaching martial arts in the United States in 1959. He called what he taught Jun Fan Gung Fu (literally Bruce Lee&#8217;s Kung Fu). It was basically his approach to Wing Chun.</p>
<p>Lee taught friends he met in Seattle, starting with Judo practitioner Jesse Glover, who later became his first assistant instructor. Lee opened his first martial arts school, named the Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, in Seattle.</p>
<p>Lee dropped out of college in the spring of 1964 and moved to Oakland to live with James Yimm Lee (嚴鏡海). James Lee was twenty years senior to Bruce Lee and a well known Chinese martial artist in the area. Together, they founded the second Jun Fan martial art studio in Oakland. James Lee was also responsible for introducing Bruce Lee to Ed Parker, royalty of the U.S. martial arts world and organiser of the Long Beach International Karate Championships at which Bruce Lee was later &#8220;discovered&#8221; by Hollywood.</p>
<p>Jeet Kune Do</p>
<p>is a hybrid martial arts system and life philosophy founded by world renowned martial artist Bruce Lee in 1967 with direct, non classical and straightforward movements. The system works on the use of different &#8216;tools&#8217; for different situations.<br/>hese situations are broken down into ranges (Kicking, Punching, Trapping and Grappling), with techniques flowing smoothly between them. It is referred to as a &#8220;style without style&#8221;. Unlike more traditional martial arts, Jeet Kune Do is not fixed or patterned, and is a philosophy with guiding thoughts. It was named for the concept of interception, or attacking your opponent while he is about to attack. However the name Jeet Kune Do was often said by Bruce Lee to be just a name. He himself often referred to it as &#8220;The art of expressing the human body&#8221; in his writings and in interviews. Through his studies Bruce came to see that styles had become too rigid, and unrealistic. He called martial art competitions of the day &#8220;Dry land swimming&#8221;. He believed that combat was spontaneous, and that a martial artist cannot predict it, only react to it, and that a good martial artist should &#8220;Be like water&#8221; and move fluidly without hesitation.<br/>In 2004, the Bruce Lee Foundation decided to use the name Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do to refer to the martial arts system that Lee founded. &#8220;Jun Fan&#8221; was Lee&#8217;s Chinese given name, so the literal translation is &#8220;Bruce Lee&#8217;s Way of the Intercepting Fist.&#8221;</p>
<p>Absorbing what is useful</p>
<p>This is the idea that a martial artist can only learn techniques in their proper context, through a holistic approach. Styles provide more than just techniques: They also offer training methods, theories, and mental attitudes. Learning these factors allows a student to experience a system in what Lee called its &#8220;totality&#8221;. Only through learning a system completely will an artist be able to, &#8220;absorb what is useful,&#8221; and discard the remainder. Real combat training situations allow the student to learn what works, and what doesn&#8217;t. The critical point of this principle is that the choice of what to keep is based on personal experimentation with various opponents over time. It is not based on how a technique may look or feel, or how precisely the artist can mimic tradition. In the final analysis, if the technique is not beneficial in combat, it is discarded. Lee believed that only the individual could come to understand what worked; based on critical self analysis, and by, &#8220;honestly expressing oneself, without lying to oneself.&#8221;</p>
<p>technique is not enough, One must have good physical strength, cardio and confidence which is one can only get from a proper exercise &amp; training. let http://628edqgxi0v5cw7a38-cr6jkft.hop.clickbank.net/ help you to the top</p>
<p>you want to lost that excess fats? its easy as 1 2 3 http://37b58dhng6zidv4sjzmj6k1qfm.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=REYCARL</p>
<p>Fat Burning Diet &#8220;bible&#8221; &#8211; Others come and go, Burn the Fat is a perennial bestseller since 2003<br/>http://344b6hiwd43d62b42gqew0kyy8.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECA</p>
<p>This is a complete strength, conditioning and nutrition system for wrestlers of all ages and Mma fighters! <br/>http://3dad0movr0v5e51po5z8pn5pfx.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECA</p>
<p>How To Become An Alpha Male.<br/>Dating &amp; Seduction Success Guide For Men &#8212; The Lazy Man&#8217;s Way</p>
<p>http://f9384nljnwxhiz41mc3-tyul6y.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=RECA
				</p>
<p>			    About the Author</p>
<p/>
<p>technique is not enough, One must have good physical strength, cardio and confidence which is one can only get from a proper exercise &amp; training. let http://628edqgxi0v5cw7a38-cr6jkft.hop.clickbank.net/ help you to the top</p>
<p>unwanted fats http://37b58dhng6zidv4sjzmj6k1qfm.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=REYCARL</p>
<div></div>
<p>				<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/klQeEeQkhlY?fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>
				<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/klQeEeQkhlY?fs=1&#038;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>jimmysmithtraining.com for the rest of the article on mma nutrition, mma dieting and mixed martial arts dieting<br />
<strong>Video Rating: 4 / 5</strong></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/bruce-lee-the-father-of-mixed-martial-arts/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Martial arts and sexual health</title>
		<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/martial-arts-and-sexual-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/martial-arts-and-sexual-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damartia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts Fitness Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/martial-arts-and-sexual-health/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by malo According to history, in A.D. 527, an emperor named Wu Di invited an Indian monk named Bodhidharma to travel to China. The purpose of the journey was for Bodhidharma to come and teach his fellow monks in certain exercises to help strengthen their bodies. Monks in Henan province were frequently attacked by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/14_4_featured_orig.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full" title="14_4_featured_orig.jpg" src="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/14_4_featured_thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<p>Article  by malo</p>
<p>According to history, in A.D. 527, an emperor named Wu Di invited an Indian monk named Bodhidharma to travel to China. The purpose of the journey was for Bodhidharma to come and teach his fellow monks in certain exercises to help strengthen their bodies. Monks in Henan province were frequently attacked by bandits and had no training in how to defend themselves. </p>
<p> After arriving in Henan Temple, Bodhidharma meditated for nine long years. After he finished the meditation, Bodhidharma wrote two books entitled, &#8220;Yi Jin Jing&#8221; and &#8220;Xi Sui Jing&#8221;. The former was about exercises for developing external strength while the latter was about meditation and breathing. After finishing the two books, he wrote a third book entitled &#8220;Shi Bao Luo Han Shou&#8221; (The Eighteen Hands of Lohan), which was about his experiences as a member if the Kshatriya. (Indian warriors and rulers). This book included synchronized defensive routines. Historians consider this book as the first manual on offensive and defensive combat movements. That was how the martial arts began in China.<br/><br/> These facts explain the close similarity of the postures in Chinese martial arts and yoga. Both traditions focused on the lower abdominal region as the center of all human energy (chi, pneuma, ki). Martial arts and Yoga were both developed to promote a healthy body, increase lifespan, and attain a state of bliss. </p>
<p> According to Eastern beliefs, the mysterious power of the chi is responsible for self-healing, self-recovery, and self-realization; and that ll life in the cosmos is inspired by the chi. As the &#8220;life force&#8221; or vital energy that is present in every living thing, it is also the same force that controls the universe. Chi is the Chinese word for the word life&#8230;and translated as &#8216;pneuma&#8217; in Greek&#8230; and &#8216;ki&#8217; in Japanese. </p>
<p> Clinical studies show that martial artists use several aspects of fitness like muscular strength, endurance, aerobic, and anaerobic conditioning. Their training also involves flexibility, body composition, motor skills, and coordination. These training modes may give practitioners health benefits such as stronger muscles and improved endurance. Martial arts training also includes meditation. These moments of stillness may bring short periods of relaxation. Some people actually see martial arts as &#8220;moving meditation.&#8221; Researches have also shown that the regular practice of martial arts help release stress and improve one&#8217;s self-esteem. </p>
<p>Sexual health </p>
<p> But more than just a system of self-defense and meditation, the martial arts practice is also associated with the improvement of libido and overall sexual performance. People who frequently exercise have more energy, less anxiety, better self-esteem, and increased testosterone levels. Martial arts not only firms one&#8217;s body and improve their overall health, martial arts can also improve one&#8217;s sex life. The practice of martial arts entails rigorous physical exertion. Still, Bodhidharma was careful to teach his monk-students about the virtue of moderation. He taught them that even in martial arts, care must be exercised to avoid over-training. Some studies show that too much intense physical training may have an effect on one&#8217;s sterility. An investigation by health experts revealed that exercising too much causes fatigue, which then temporarily reduces sperm count and quality. Other researches point out that those who exercised to the point of exhaustion produced less sperm during ejaculation. Specialists say that this happens because the body literally &#8220;kills&#8221; itself during training. To build muscles and improve the body, it needs to recuperate to attain normal cell development. Intense physical activities may reduce the level of hormones in the bloodstream that affects sperm production. Medical experts believe that sperm levels return to nearly normal after about three days. They added that drinking coffee after a few hours of training may protect sperm quality because of the antioxidants that are found in caffeine. <br/><br/> Indeed, understanding the benefits of martial arts and exercise can make a difference in one&#8217;s life. If done properly, these arts may promote good health, and an even better sex life.
				</p>
<p>			    About the Author</p>
<p/>
<p>You can read more about Sexual Health and their prescribed medicines here at <br/>Or You can find more Sexual Drugs at </p>
</p>
<p/>
<div></div>
<p>				<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6fI6kDwSGwI?fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>
				<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6fI6kDwSGwI?fs=1&#038;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>Learn how to do a hip stretch for a martial arts fitness workout in this free exercise video from a martial arts master. Expert: Stacey Nemour Contact: www.staceynemour.com Bio: You understand what martial arts can do for you when kung fu black belt Stacey Nemour walks in the room. Filmmaker: Nili Nathan
</p>
<p>More <a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/category/martial-arts-fitness-exercises/">Martial Arts Fitness Exercises Articles</a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/martial-arts-and-sexual-health/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning Exercises based on Muay Thai</title>
		<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-conditioning-exercises-based-on-muay-thai/</link>
		<comments>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-conditioning-exercises-based-on-muay-thai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damartia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts Fitness Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[based]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conditioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mixed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thai]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-conditioning-exercises-based-on-muay-thai/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by abaddon There are infinite ways to train for an MMA fight. Clean Kill, the group that brings you mma fights like Call to Arms I, offers you suggestions on how to switch up your training schedule for maximum results using the ancient practice of Muay Thai. Muay Thai, the national sport of Thailand, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/13_4_featured_orig.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full" title="13_4_featured_orig.jpg" src="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/13_4_featured_thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<p>Article  by abaddon</p>
<p>There are infinite ways to train for an MMA fight. Clean Kill, the group that brings you mma fights like Call to Arms I, offers you suggestions on how to switch up your training schedule for maximum results using the ancient practice of Muay Thai.</p>
<p>Muay Thai, the national sport of Thailand, is known in the Western fighting world as one of the &#8220;sprawl-and-brawl&#8221; disciplines of martial arts, focusing on striking the opponent more than grappling, clinching, or submission holds. Drenched in a long history as a royal art form of many traditions, this martial art also greatly accentuates the goals of conditioning and fitness in a fighter. Using Muay Thai techniques can greatly improve stamina for MMA fighters that practice in any area of martial arts.</p>
<p>Thai Pads: Training with Thai pads is a staple to any Muay Thai conditioning schedule. Proper work with these pads will help improve speed, power, timing, and conditioning. The key to getting a good workout is having a good trainer or training partner who knows how to hold the pads. Switching between the large foam pads and focus mitts help vary the workout between power and strength to speed and precision.</p>
<p>Shins: Shin conditioning is very specific to Muay Thai training. It is recommended to condition the shins by kicking a Thai pad or heavy bag for at least 100 times per day, but preferably closer to 500, depending on how vigorous of an exercise you&#8217;re looking for. Kick lightly at first to warm up, and then start kicking at full strength around the 30th kick. If your shins become sore, rest and massage them to avoid injury. A useful trick is to place your shin in between your middle knuckles and rub along the length of your shin several times to restore blood flow. </p>
<p>Mental Training: Muay Thai fighters believe that mental toughness is just as important in the ring as physical condition or skills. Meditation and praying are staples of Buddhism and Thai culture, so it should come as no surprise that this transfers over to Muay Thai boxing. This mental training concerns both visualization and positive thinking. While not physically training, a Muay Thai boxer is constantly visualizing their fighting moves in their head like a movie. This will help with reflexes and natural reactions because you&#8217;re practicing scenarios in your head all day and night. Positive thinking involves eating, breathing, and sleeping success and winning 24 hours a day. Negative thoughts must be neutralized by positive ones and a champion&#8217;s mindset put in place.</p>
<p>Muay Thai fighting is a very popular sport worldwide and has infinite room for advancement of skills. Learning the fighting techniques, conditioning drills, and traditional formalities can all help in any area of martial arts. So next time you&#8217;re training at the gym, don&#8217;t forget your Thai Pads, shin exercises, and to mentally train as well. Happy training!
				</p>
<p>			    About the Author</p>
<p/>
<p>For More Information about MMA Fights and Mixed Martial Arts Events. <br/>Please visit:  http://www.calltoarmsfights.com/</p>
<div></div>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/mixed-martial-arts-conditioning-exercises-based-on-muay-thai/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Martial Arts for Exercise as Well as Fun</title>
		<link>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/martial-arts-for-exercise-as-well-as-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/martial-arts-for-exercise-as-well-as-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>damartia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts Fitness Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Well]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/martial-arts-for-exercise-as-well-as-fun/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by Toro B. Chuong Many individuals join martial arts programs as a way of learning self-defense. For the beginner though that may be out of shape or somewhat overweight soon find out how demanding the martial arts can be. In many cases for individuals in these circumstances, there are beginner exercises that the training [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/12_4_featured_orig.wix_mp"><img class="alignleft size-full" title="12_4_featured_orig.wix_mp" src="http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/12_4_featured_thumb.wix_mp" alt="" /></a>
<p>Article  by Toro B. Chuong</p>
<p>Many individuals join martial arts programs as a way of learning self-defense. For the beginner though that may be out of shape or somewhat overweight soon find out how demanding the martial arts can be. In many cases for individuals in these circumstances, there are beginner exercises that the training facility will offer. They are fully aware that many people will be out of shape and not able to perform the tasks. Not too far into the program, they will get frustrated and drop out.</p>
<p>Then there are those individuals who would like to get into shape but just do not enjoy exercise. They find it boring. The marital arts program would be ideal for them if they are able to enter into at the entry level being able to participate in the basic exercises. If this a problem one can always ask the training facility if there is a pre basic exercise program that they could participate in.</p>
<p>If this is not the case then perhaps you could put your martial arts training on hold and just start enough basic exercising at home to get you to the point where you can tolerate the martial arts basic exercise. It certainly will not take long and you could use it as an incentive to help you achieve this goal.</p>
<p>Once you find that you are able to participate in the Martial arts exercise segment, be sure and practice this on a constant basis at home. You will soon discover that you are becoming quite fit and are able to tolerate a lot more exercise then when you first started.</p>
<p>This form of exercise is very beneficial because combined with the exercise regime you are learning a very important art. Many individuals go on and progress through many levels of the martial arts that originally started out for the exercise benefits.</p>
<p>There is so much that is learned in a martial arts program that helps one condition themselves mentally as well as physically. The participants find that their determination and durability is much stronger. They will preserve much more, which in turn helps them to achieve the goals that they originally set when they first began the pursuit of exercise.</p>
<p>The various moves that are a requirement of the martial arts are beneficial for all parts of the body. It does not take long before individuals who were having difficulties with weight loss are soon beginning to burn the fat.
				</p>
<p>			    About the Author</p>
<p/>
<p>Toro B. Chuong is a strong believer in all natural products. If you also enjoyed using all natural skin care products, then you&#8217;ll love the Dry Skin Products and Anti Aging Treatment that is being offered by Natures Basin.</p>
<div></div>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.martial-arts-fitness.com/martial-arts-for-exercise-as-well-as-fun/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

