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On McDojos and Mob Justice

Martial Development -- Sean Treanors article on the Bullshido phenomenon raises some important questions Martial arts practice in America is entirely unregulated. There is no central body that issues standards, no set of accepted practices, no communication between different styles. State and local governments have nothing to say about who is and isn’t a martial artist. After all, consumers are free to make their own de...     11-18
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Chuck Norris Gets His Facts Right?

Martial Development -- Did you know? In 1982, Chuck Norris was choked out by the famous Gracie Jujitsu family.A decade later, everybody started copying him.We now know this phenomenon as the UFC.(pg. 57)On the set of Walker, Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris once took a live rattlesnake by surprise.Then he set it down on the ground, and grabbed it again.The director fleed in terror. (pg. 2) Chuck Norris is half Irish, and half...     11-07
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Watch “The Men Who Stare At Goats” Free Online

Martial Development -- Maj. Gen. Albert N. Stubblebine III: The key to all of thisit has nothing to do with bending metal [spoons]Lord Mercy, if I can do that with my mind, what else can I do?It wasnt clear whether they thought I was nuts.In any event, the reaction that I got was, were not very interested. But as Jon Ronsons investigation shows, they were in fact very interested.During the last few decades, the United S...     11-04
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How to Defend Yourself Against Wild Animal Attacks

Martial Development -- If youre being chased by an angry bull, and then you notice youre also being chased by a swarm of bees, it doesnt really change things. Just keep on running.How to Fend Off a Shark Hit back.If a shark is coming toward you or attacks you, use anything you have in your possession—a camera, probe, harpoon gun, or fist—to hit the shark’s eyes or gills, which are the areas most sensitive to pain.These ...     11-01
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The Martial Artist’s View of Freedom

Martial Development -- Youll never know what freedom really means, until youve been pinned against the wall with no hope for escape. Google defines freedom as “the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints.”Popular culture and public schools promote this childlike view of freedom, wherein our supposed inherent rights are actually another persons liabilities. By dec...     10-31
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Chuck Norris on God and Guns…Mostly Guns

Martial Development -- From Chuck Norris recent column in World Net DailyGod and guns were so important to our founders that they established our protection to exercise them in the first two amendments to our Constitution-–the uninhibited and unrestricted freedom to choose our own religion and bear our own firearms. But, more and more, these pillars of American life and liberty are being attacked and abandoned, not only...     10-28
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The Simpsons Do Ultimate Fighting

Martial Development -- After Springfields men become obsessed with Ultimate Fighting Ultimate Punching events, Marge steps into the Octagon Septagon to battle the sports charismatic founder.Original text copyright © 2006-2009 Martial Development.     10-13
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Qi Magazine: Free To Download Today

Martial Development -- For almost twenty years, Qi Magazine featured original articles on kung fu, qigong, and other facets of Chinese culture, many written specifically by and for martial artists.(Qi Magazine is not to be confused with Qi Journal, which seems more targeted to the Goji berry set.) Qi Magazine ceased production in early 2009, and publisher Michael Tse has since opened the archives.Each of the ninety issu...     09-15
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One Man’s Experience With Spring Forest Qigong

Martial Development -- Below is the second half of our exclusive interview with qigong researcher Drew Hempel.(Here is the first half.) Through this intensive practice, you progressed rapidly.What experiences and events marked this progress?In what manner was your brain transformed? The first energy transmission I had from Master Chunyi Lin was this flash of light (while my eyes were closed)…very bright, and my whole bo...     09-11
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A Conversation with Qigong Researcher Drew Hempel

Martial Development -- The enigmatic Drew Hempel—activist, author, polymath, and accomplished qigong practitioner—shares his fascinating story in this Martial Development exclusive interview. Drew, how were you first introduced to the ancient art of qigong? I first discovered Taoism back in the 1970s, in first grade.My best friend at the time was adopted from Korea.He told me he always got his lunch from “Tao Foods” [a ...     09-10
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Mantak Chia on Sex, Discipline, and Qigong

Martial Development -- Mantak Chia Mantak Chia was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1944.His pursuit of Taoist teachings led him to meet the White Cloud Hermit Master Yi, a Taoist Master living in the mountains near from Hong Kong.Over a period of five years, Master Yi transmitted to Master Mantak Chia the most sacred and closely held Taoist practices, formulas and methods of internal alchemy, culminating in the Reunion of ...     09-10
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Yang Jwing-Ming: “Tai Chi was the only doctor I could afford”

Martial Development -- Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming From his recent interview with Lama Somananda Tantrapa Between the ages of 9 and 12, I had almost no food.Taiwan was preparing for a war against mainland China.Most of us kids were starving. There were nine children in my family, and at that time, feeding nine children was not easy.All our problems gave me an ulcer by the time I was 16 years old. One day, I was sitting in the c...     09-10
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Why Black Belts Never Quit

Martial Development -- In a class of twenty new Taekwondo students, ten will probably drop out within three months’ time.Though they will cite a variety of excuses for quitting, all the dropouts show a lack of commitment to Taekwondo training. One year after their first entry into the dojang, half again will have quit, leaving perhaps five of the original twenty students.Only one, maybe two, is likely to stick around lo...     09-02
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Karate Values, American Values

Martial Development -- Americans do not usually see themselves, when they are in the United States, as representatives of their country. They see themselves as individuals who are different from all other individuals, whether those others are Americans or foreigners. Americans may say they have no culture, since they often conceive of culture as an overlay of arbitrary customs to be found only in other countries. Indivi...     08-28
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Four Lies and One Martial Arts Fact

Martial Development -- The meme works as follows. You post five things about yourself. Four are untrue. One is true. All are so outlandish, implausible or ridiculous that no one would be inclined to believe that any of them are true. And despite the pleas from your readers, you never divulge which is true and which are fabrications. You then tag five other people (four seriously and one person you are pretty sure would ...     08-26
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America’s Best Dance Crew Does Martial Arts

Martial Development -- In the latest episode of Americas Best Dance Crew, each team was asked to incorporate a unique style of martial arts into their routine.The styles chosen were: Capoeira, XMA, Kali, Karate, Muay Thai, Taekwondo, and Shaolin Tiger.You can watch every performance below.Afroborike We Are HeroesVogue EvolutionMassive MonkeesBeat Ya Feet KingsRhythm CitySouthern Movement Who do you think gave the best p...     08-26
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Free Self-Defense Lessons From Jerry Springer

Martial Development -- Years before The Ultimate Fighter and pay-per-view MMA specials, talk-show host Jerry Springer pioneered “reality” fighting entertainment. While Jerry Springer’s talk show environment is obviously somewhat contrived, his guests’ fighting technique is in other respects spontaneous and natural.So how do the lessons taught in the average martial arts dojo compare to combat performances on Jerry Sprin...     08-19
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Machetes and Mockery: The Two Unkindest Cuts

Martial Development -- Which professionals do you consider least trustworthy?Car salesmen?Politicians?Telemarketers?Bloggers, maybe?Let me suggest a new addition to your list: you simply cannot trust a knife expert with no scars. This is the consensus view among self-defense instructors: if you are attacked with a knife, you will get cut.You should expect to get cut.Your goal is not so much to avoid getting cut, but to ...     08-15
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The Secret of The Talking Sword

Martial Development -- When learning the art of the sword, we are often told that we should wield it as an extension of our own body.The sword’s edge and tip should exhibit all the speed, power and grace of the hand that holds it, for instance.That is a fine objective—but what if the hand has no speed, power or grace to start with? According to one classical perspective, no student should be given sword instruction unti...     08-04
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Bleeding, Brainwaves and Biofeedback

Martial Development -- Excerpted from Beyond Biofeedback, a record of Elmer and Alyce Greens research on theta brainwave training, which they describe as an accelerated form of meditation. When Jack Schwarz was in his early teens, he saw a stage hypnotist enter a self-induced trance and then push pins into his arm while he talked about the power of mind to control pain and bleeding.Jack had the normal response to pain u...     07-28
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