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Burbank Martial Arts
http://burbankmartialarts.net/
This is a martial art blog focusing on the techniques and philosophy of Kung Fu. Subjects will range from shaping the fist to quaint philosophy that will improve the practitioner's self defense skill as well as his or her quality of life.
- Added on: Nov 8th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Don Baird
- Listed in: Fitness Health
- Tags: fitness health martial arts self defense kung fu tai chi chuan
Recent Posts
The Martial Art Zone
There are three zones to be aware of in basic self-defense. The first zone is what we call “safe zone” or a distance that makes it very difficult for the opponent to successfully attack you without you having time to react. We don’t always h...
Chi Kung Helps Fight Migraines
Migraine headaches can be quite a pain in your life. Symptoms often include blurred vision, stomach nausea and headache. Some folks become slightly dizzy as well. Also, there’s a version that’s called a “silent migraine” where it has al...
Impact Training Of The Shins Is Important To Do
Impact training the shins is an important thing to do. Shins are very sensitive. They react to the slightest impact with the greatest pain. And, they bruise easily too. Of course, conditioning the entire body for impact is a given but paying sp...
The Fist – The Thumb
Earlier on in our blog I discussed the slant style of fist we use – shaped a bit like a triangle (looking at it from the front). Today I’m chatting about the position of the thumb and the general significance of that position. In most m...
Front Kick
This little tip regarding throwing a front kick should help your balance, power, coordination, fluidity and over-all skill: Lifting the heal off the ground is an easy habit to acquire but a difficult one to get rid of. When kicking with a front kic...
The Forward Stance
A tendency of the student, when utilizing a forward-stance, is to lock the rear leg (knee). There are some styles that do that intentionally and they have their reasons. It’s all good. But our style maintains a slight bend in the rear leg. ...
