The Eight Principles of Martial Arts by Wayne Roberts On the wall of our dojo in Basingstoke is a list of 8 words that face students every day when we train. I have to admit that even though I have previously looked at these words many...
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Communications in Martial Arts and Work/Education
Talking about work and education Following on from my previous update on communication skills in other sports, in this update, I will be looking at how these same skills are transferable into work and education. However as a student with little...
Baguazhang and Boxing
REPORT 5 – SOFT AND HARD MARTIAL ARTS Baguazhang and Boxing And so to the final part of this part of my project – looking at 5 hard and 5 soft Martial Arts. I deliberately saved boxing until last as it is quite controversial in its inclusion and...
Communicating in other sports
Communicating in other sports The next part of my project can be broken down into different topics, which I shall report over a few updates. This part of the project will look over some of the communication techniques and methods talked about in...
Martial Arts – Unnatural Movements?
For many people learning a martial art, involves someone teaching them to learn unnatural movements is this a contradiction. I still think that its not a contradiction that we get taught unnatural movements when we get taught martial arts. My first...
I’m losing! What do I do?
Question C: The question is: When someone is in the middle of a match and they are losing, what do they think and do to encourage themselves to win? What this question tells me: I believe that the question tells me to fight, be outstanding to...
What can we learn from Animals being hunted?
3rd report by Peter Syckelmoore What can we learn from studying animals hunting/being hunted? Animals Hunting Animals have come up with hundreds of successful efficient hunting strategies in order to catch their prey, many predators will...
What is Fear?
Fear as described in the dictionary is: An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat, but what does it actually do when we feel it? The brain structure that is the center of...
The differences between Judo and Tai Chi What is Judo? ‘
The differences between Judo and Tai Chi What is Judo? ‘A sport of unarmed combat derived from jujitsu and intended to train the body and mind. It involves using holds and leverage to unbalance the opponent.’ The word Judo means ‘the gentle way.’...
Soft and Hard Martial Arts – Aikido vs Kendo
REPORT 3 – SOFT AND HARD MARTIAL ARTS Aikido and Kendo Part 3 of my project is looking at Aikido and Kendo. Both of these are Martial Arts that I had heard of, but really had no knowledge of. It has been a tough report to finish – there is just...
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