Martial Arts Vs Real Self Defense – Don’t Confuse a Black Belt With Being Able to Protect Yourself!

What does a black belt mean to you. You and I both know what it means to most people. And, that’s what I call part of “The Karate-Myth.” Contrary to popular belief, a black belt in the martial arts has little to do with whether or not someone has the ability to protect themselves. This [...]

In A Self-Defense Situation Fight Smarter, Not Harder

If you’ve ever seen or been a part of a conventional martial arts program, one of the things you may have noticed is the level of activity of the students according to rank. It seems like the white belts do little to get results – they have the simple techniques – while the upper levels [...]

How to Keep yourself Young and Healthy

The aging process is for the greater part no mystery anymore. It consists for a great part of daily damages done on the macroscopic, tissue, cellular and genetic levels. These add up as the years are passing. These damages have specific causes like oxidizing agents, sun beams, mechanical wear and tear, psychological stress, lack [...]

Ninjutsu Martial Arts Training – Don’t Depend on Weapons for Self-Defense

This is based on something that I wrote in my “KUBOTAN: Self-Defense Keychain” ebook. And, although the discussion was aimed at the weapon that served as the focus of the book, in actuality, any weapon, modern or traditional, can be substituted. Now, please don’t confuse what I’m about to say with whether or not [...]