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How do I practice judo throws on my own without a partner?
How do you practice your judo throws at home or any time that you're by yourself?
The leg movement is easy to do as long as you have the space, but proper arm movement and strength is hard to ...
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Are martial arts suitable for a busy, IT professional?
I am a 22-year-old IT professional with 5 days work a week (8 hours daily). My office being far from my place I remain out for nearly 12 hours.
I get stressed sometimes because of this schedule, and ...
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Are there any Wing Chun Kungfu training dummy designs that are fit for use in a condo?
I'm looking to practice some with a training dummy at home. I live in a condo (apartment building), and am concerned with:
being able to mount it properly
noise absorption - minimal noise production
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Are there musical instruments which, when practiced, noticeably increase martial arts skills and performance?
Martial arts movies suggest that some musical instruments (drums, for example) are particularly well suited and matched with martial arts practice.
Is there any truth to this claim? Which instruments ...
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How can you practice wrist locks/grappling holds without a partner?
The problem I have is that I have class once a week, and the class is small. Striking techniques, and overall one-step sparring techniques I can practice at home and in the air. Grappling, ...
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What books of Escrima patterns that detail each step are available?
I know Escrima generally has minimal emphasis on forms, but that there are nevertheless some patterns associated with certain Escrima variants.
Many more popular/formalized martial arts have books ...
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How to get fit (again) for Judo
So, I've started doing Judo again after 8 years abstinence (I'm 28 now) and I really suck fitness wise and technical wise. Unfortunatly we only have training once a week which is probably not enough ...
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What benefits (if any) are there when listening to music while practicing? And does it depend on the style?
Listening to music while practicing is something I see many martial artists do; especially those in boxing and MMA; I have seen it less in wrestling and judo. Is this because of the stereotypic groups ...
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Martial art for a complete newbie - can i learn on my own?
I am just aware of the term martial arts and kung-fu perhaps from watching a lot of movies
but i am unaware of how can i learn any of these in actuality.I want to learn some martial arts.
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