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Bruce Lee Forever
By David Tadman
Welcome to the launch Bruce Lee Forever, a monthly column that will bring you new insights into the legend of Bruce Lee. Every month this column will feature stories, anecdotes and an inside look into the life and legend of the Little Dragon. Some of these stories will feature never-before-seen images and material from the life of Bruce Lee.
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Choy Li Fut�s Secret Weapon
By Brian Kuttel
The little-known half fist is one of choy li fut’s most-powerful strikes.
Often called the leopard fist, the half fist is one of the most-potent tools in choy li fut’s arsenal. It is a sharp, cutting fist that can strike a variety of vital areas, including tight ones such as the throat, eyes and solar plexus.
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Tai Chi�s Hidden Muscle
By William C.C. Chen
The vastus medialis is the engine that drives tai chi’s amazing speed and power.
“Do it slowly and you have the form. Do it with explosive speed and you have a machine-gun fast punch.”
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Chin Na�s Energy Surge
By Jason Tsou
Capture and redirect your opponent’s energy with these amazing chin na theories.
“You don’t look for the pressure point; the pressure point comes to you.”
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The Gentle Giant Killer
By Dave Cater, with Al Case
Despite tai chi chuan’s reputation as a health exercise reserved for today baby-boomers, the style has as impressive and storied history that dates back hundreds of years and includes external aspects at its core.
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Solving the JKD Mystery
By Octavio Quintero
Forget about martial arts menu. JKD gives you one answer for every fight scenerio.
Like countless martial artists, I used to approach the art of jeet kune do as though it was some kind of mystery or puzzle.
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Xing Yi�s Power Source
By Nick Scrima
(Editor’s Note: In part one, Di Guoyong, the man once called “Old Joints” because of his arthritic body, talked about how xing yi quan led to an amazing physical transformation. In part 2, he discusses weapons training and developing internal power.)
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Secret Health Techniques of the Ancient Chinese
By Jane Hallander
No matter how well a martial artist knows his form or techniques, it will be of little use in fighting or tournament competition unless his body is well-conditioned—both externally and internally. The need for physical fitness is not a new concept to fighting styles.
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On Top of the World
By Dave Cater
Billy Blanks built his martial arts dynasty on a love of fitness and a devotion to a higher power.
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Kung-Fu�s Secret Weapon
By Amada Alcantara
Kung-fu has more than enough techniques defeat even the most hardened MMA veteran.
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Killer Combat Tai Chi
By Richard Clear
The martial aspects of tai chi are among kung-fu’s greatest self-defense weapons.Does the title of this article surprise you? Tai chi, the soft friendly internal Chinese system known around the world as an amazing health and spiritual art, is also an effective and deadly martial art.
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Martial Arts Myths
By Sulaiman Sharif
Women have had a hand in martial arts development for centuries.
You’d have thought that Buffy would have killed off this myth. Years of high-kicking vampires, demons and other assorted bad guys into oblivion should have frightened anyone away from claiming that girls can’t and shouldn’t practice martial arts.
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Kenpo Limits
By Robert Mc Dowell
Kenpo provides a solid foundation while allowing you add what is specifically your own. Grandmaster Ed Parker once explained, “If you can enhance kenpo—then do it!” While some dedicated kenpoists prefer to practice kenpo by the book, there’s nothing wrong with tinkering with the style to better fit your body and mind.
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Splashing Hands
By James W. McNeil
Splashing hands remains one of the Shaolin Temple’s best-kept martial arts secrets. Around 1700, Shaolin monks charged with guarding the temple gates developed a close-in fighting system of kung-fu called splashing hands (飛濺的手), because the movement of the hands mimic the way we shake off excess water.
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Go East Young Man
By Nicholas Nguyen
7-Year-Old Andre Magnum wows monks at The Shaolin Temple. The first thing you notice about Andre Xavier Magnum is his untamable, flaming, orange hair. The next thing you notice is his contagious amount of energy.
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World Champion Demos
By Dave Cater
Highlight 18th CMAT
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A Beautiful Mind
By Dave Cater
Joseph Simonet insists that studying one art will forever limit what you hope to accomplish.
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Martial Arts Myths
By Sulaiman Sharif
Shaolin: The Birth of Kung Fu?
You’ve seen the movies and heard the tales. Now we offer another perspective on martial arts history.
Reprinted with permission from 50 Martial Arts Myths, by Sulaiman Sharif,
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The Long Arms of Hap Gar
By David Rogers
If your goal is self-defense, then hap gar's long-range fighting gives you the best chance for survival.
'' Long-arm punches are thrown from a variety of angles and usually come in combinations.''
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New Year�s Training Tips
By BJ Penn, with Tom Callos
This month we’re talking training. I’ll be fighting, if all goes well, four times in 2010, and so my training camp will be in full swing all year long. With a major fight about every four months, I’m going to have to, literally, “Live Like a Champion” this year to stay on top of my game. So, in the spirit of living like a champion, Tom Callos and I have teamed up on this column to bring you some tips and tactics.
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Inside the Game
By BJ Penn
When you’re training for a fight, a black belt test, or anything where you have to be at your best, expect the best, but train like you’re expecting the worst. Maybe you feel like your opponent isn’t half the athlete you are. Good. Now train like he’s twice as good as you.
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What�s in a Name?
By Doc-Fai Wong
From time to time, students with backgrounds in the gi arts (those who wear a gi to train) ask the equivalent terms for dojo, kata and gi in Chinese. This is a recurring question.
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