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THE MISSING MARTIAL ARTS by Barry Hooper

For those lacking a decent dictionary, allow me to edify you on
the derivation of the term ‘martial’; which is: an adjectival
form derived from the appellation of the Roman god of war, Mars.
As a form of sport or exercise, it serves as training for
warfare. Being ruled astrologically by the planet Mars, it’s a
term applied to ‘venomous animals, or plants with violently
active properties’!

An authority recently described 170 different forms of the
martial arts, ranging from Aikido to Zendo, maintaining new ones
were invented virtually every week by some self-styled master
who had either rediscovered some long lost art in an obscure
backwater, or had devised some ingenious use for a hitherto
unused body part. The arts covered every letter of the alphabet,
apart from E, Q, V, and X.

Accordingly, I have striven to render complete this lexicon of
the martial arts.
After many years of undertaking diligent research in the snowy
mountain fastnesses of Japan, the rain forests of Borneo, and
the nether regions of Nana Plaza, Bangkok, I have rediscovered
the missing arts, which I have pleasure in presenting to
novelty-seeking martial arts’ aficionados for your delectation.

They are as follows:

1. Ebrangling: an exclusive, particularly hard form indulged in
by edentulous geriatrics in order to effatuate their opponents.
Simply put, the toothless-ancients dismount from their Zimmer
frames, shuffle, successfully grapple, and ultimately clench
their partners in a bear hug, violently shaking them so as to
render them besotted, dull or stupid.

2. Quitching: protagonists attempt to outwit their opponents,
employing techniques such as fiendishly feinting by making
sudden involuntary movements, somewhat in the Bruce Lee style,
without the accompanying cries from the solar plexus. Quoted by
Montaigne as, “I have seen men .. that would neither cry out,
twitch nor quitch, for a good swinging beating.”

3. Quelming: an ancient, extremely hard form indulged in by
“chyldren, and fornycatours” aiming to torment, kill, or
destroy. Sadly, the techniques were expurgated as being too
violent for general public consumption.

4. Vezon : a particularly enigmatic form defined by the OED as -
“meaning obscure” – quoted by Ward as “Look, look, Joan, how the
Vezons fight. Who’d think they were so full of Spite?”

5. Xenelasy: a particularly effective Spartan method to be
employed for when we Brits reinvade in order to re-educate you
in the correct conventions of spelling and pronunciation.
Meaning ‘to drive away’, it employs a variety of free-forms and
is the martial art par excellence to be used for the expulsion
of foreigners.

Incidentally, don’t bother to try and find these names of
martial arts in condensed dictionaries like Webster’s or Frank
and Wagnall’s, they’re taken from the Bible of the English
Language, the Oxford English Dictionary.

Likewise, the internet won’t offer you any enlightenment on the
modus operandi, or access to the dojos where these forms are
practised, either, and I’m keeping the techniques secret in the
interests of world peace.

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MARTIAL ARTS – 5 Ways To Build Your Self-Confidence by Mr. Robert L. Jones

If you appreciate a strong, healthy self confidence that carries
you through overwhelming times and drives you to achieving your
most far reaching goals, martial arts is for you.

A person’s self-confidence is like a muscle, it needs to be
exercised in order to grow and develop. In the 20 plus years
that I’ve been teaching Martial Arts in our community we have
developed a 5 step approach to building self-confidence. These 5
steps can be learned by anyone – with the right guidance:

1. Correct Body Posture. The importance of the correct body
posture is paramount. We all send hidden, sub-conscious messages
with our body language and the way we carry ourselves. Carry
yourself with pride, confidence and security. Carry yourself
like a successful person and your confidence will show.

2. Proper Eye Contact. Making proper eye contact when speaking
to others has a huge effect on the conversation. Have you ever
been talking to somebody and instantly felt connected? Like
you’ve known this person forever? Chances are, they understand
the importance of body language, and proper eye-contact.

3. Goal Setting. Goal setting is talked about by everybody, and
most people understand the importance of this process. Then why
do most people miss their mark? Because they don’t have the
discipline and confidence to see the goal through. Our process
teaches you the right way to set goals and actually achieve them!

4. Communication. Inspiring those around you is critical to
getting what you want. Whether they are your children,
co-workers, employees or boss, good leaders are inspirational.
We teach this inspirational formula.

5. Mentors. All of the skills above, a healthy body and mind
combined with a good mentor or two will make all the difference
in the world for your happiness and success.

If you are interested in learning more about how martial arts
can help your self confidence, please contact one of my three
locations in Bellevue, Lynnwood or Kent, Washington at
800-508-6141or martialadvice@hotmail.com to set up a free 2 week
trail orientation.

Also, please see our web pages at www.kungfutemple.com and
www.martialarts-instruction.com

Sincerely,

Robert Jones Master Instructor 6th Degree Black Belt Owner, the
Academy of Kempo Martial Arts

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Understanding Martial Arts A Little Better by T. Potter

Martial arts is a term that is used to describe a system of
fighting that is very unique but often quite varied. The system
has codes and rules to it. It is not one that has weapons,
especially any type of modern day weapons, but one that focuses
the body and the mind to have them work as one. It is used for
traditional uses, for sport in competitions around the world,
for fitness, for self defense although it does not teach to go
out and fight but to defend and for improvement of the self. For
this aspect, there are several things that martial arts can do.
It can help to keep you mentally disciplined, provide self
cultivation such as that of meditation and provide for self
confidence. Character development is the key to martial arts.

Martial arts have been practiced for many years. It can be dated
as far back as 2500 years ago in the Zhou Dynasty. Here,
students would master the Six Arts which including rites,
calligraphy, mathematics, charioteering, archery and music.

The systems that are used within martial arts are quite varied.
Here are some of the various focuses of them.

* Kicking which can be found in Tae kwon do, Capoeira and
tantui. * Striking which is a main element and is found in
karate, Wing Chun, Bando and Southern Praying Mantis. * Weapons.
In some forms such as Iaido, Kendo, Fencing, and Bojutsu, there
is the use of old style weaponry. * Grappling and throwing are
also evident. Here they are used in such forms as wrestling,
Judo, Shuai Jiao, Sambo, Naban, and Qin Na.

Most individuals that study martial arts will study several or
many of these different areas of combat. Other forms such as
those that come from traditional Chinese arts teach more
including acupuncture, acupressure and bone setting as part of
the study of traditional Chinese Medicine.

Today, martial arts are quite misunderstood. Many have seen it
done on television in various movies and have come to think of
it as just a style of fighting. But, there is much more to it
than that. It is not only in the combat element that martial
arts are quite powerful, but also in the element of self control
and character building. Many parents allow children who
misbehave to take classes not to teach them to fight, but to
teach them control.

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