http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog Welcome to the World Of Swords the CF Swords - Sword Blog where we will not only showcase some of the current best selling hottest collectibles and Swords For Sale but will feature a wealth of related articles and up to date news in the World of Swords! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:59:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/advanced-ways-of-learning-martial-arts-and-the-three-methods-of-thought/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/advanced-ways-of-learning-martial-arts-and-the-three-methods-of-thought/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:19:52 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/advanced-ways-of-learning-martial-arts-and-the-three-methods-of-thought/ Learning Martial Arts should be easy, but some martial art teachers would have you believe that it takes years and years, decades. And, here is the unfortunate truth, it is these same martial arts teachers that are making it difficult to learn. Most people, you see, teach by the most inefficient method possible.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/advanced-ways-of-learning-martial-arts-and-the-three-methods-of-thought/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/aikido-the-gentle-martial-art/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/aikido-the-gentle-martial-art/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:33:12 +0000 Chua HC http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/aikido-the-gentle-martial-art/ Aikido is a Japanese martial art founded by Morihei Ueshiba aka 'O Sensei' or 'Great Teacher'. He learnt several ancient martial arts and combined all the effective techniques into Aikido. The martial art that had the most influence on Aikido is Daito-Ryu Aikijujutsu. O Sensei removed all the brutal and fatal elements from Daito-Ryu Aikijujutsu leaving only techniques that throw or immobilize. Aikido consists mainly of joint locks and throws. Punching and kicking are taught not as the main technique but to compliment the technique. It is used as a distraction, to imbalance and weaken the attacker. Anyone can punch or kick, it takes skill to be able to apply techniques. Most martial arts consist mostly of punches and kicks, that not only hurts the attacker but that also hurts the practitioner. Instead of clashing head on with the attacker and hurting each other, Aikido practitioners are taught ways to blend and redirect the opponents' aggressive energy away from themselves and redirect it towards the aggressor. The attacker gets thrown resulting in minimal hurt to him and no hurt to the Aikido practitioner. Aikido is a compassionate and peace-loving martial gentle yet effective arts that aims to protect not only the Aikido practitioner but even the attacker.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/aikido-the-gentle-martial-art/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/morihei-ueshiba-and-the-five-stages-that-led-to-the-art-of-aikido/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/morihei-ueshiba-and-the-five-stages-that-led-to-the-art-of-aikido/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:21:07 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/morihei-ueshiba-and-the-five-stages-that-led-to-the-art-of-aikido/ Morihei Ueshiba founded the Art of Aikido. O Sensei (great teacher), as he is called was not much of a manly specimen to begin with. He was sickly as a child, and somewhat sporadic, even flakey in his training efforts.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/morihei-ueshiba-and-the-five-stages-that-led-to-the-art-of-aikido/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/karate-kumite-should-you-get-emotional/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/karate-kumite-should-you-get-emotional/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:41:23 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/karate-kumite-should-you-get-emotional/ Karate Kumite and Clint Eastwood, I never thought I'd say those two things in a sentence. In the movie 'The Outlaw Josie Wales,' Clint lectures some sissy pioneers about how to get mad dog mean when you're fighting for survival. There is truth in his statement, but there is, especially if you are involved in classical martial arts training, a lie.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/karate-kumite-should-you-get-emotional/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-martial-art-called-aikido/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-martial-art-called-aikido/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:14:43 +0000 Owen Jones http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-martial-art-called-aikido/ The subject of oriental Martial Arts is one of the most memorable presents of Asia to the world. Who will not remember that Bruce Lee was first and principally a martial arts athlete before becoming a film star?]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-martial-art-called-aikido/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-ways-of-causing-damage-with-aikido-techniques/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-ways-of-causing-damage-with-aikido-techniques/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 08:16:00 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-ways-of-causing-damage-with-aikido-techniques/ It is sometimes held that the Aikido Techniques of Morihei Ueshiba are not always usable in real combat. Such a statement merely shows that a person doesn't know the nasty history of this fascinating art. One should take note, however, that this martial art is derived from Aikijujitsu, which art was put together by Japanese warlords thousands years ago.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-ways-of-causing-damage-with-aikido-techniques/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/hidden-facts-towards-a-successful-aikido-learning/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/hidden-facts-towards-a-successful-aikido-learning/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:28:44 +0000 Janine Balfour http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/hidden-facts-towards-a-successful-aikido-learning/ Martial art such as Aikido is one of the things that most individuals will want to be taught. Nevertheless, learning this art will require an individual to strictly have a well developed body resistance and control. As a matter of fact, there are secrets that individuals should need to learn along with being taught of this art and of course along with participating to various martial arts practices.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/hidden-facts-towards-a-successful-aikido-learning/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-steps-necessary-to-develop-secret-chi-energy/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-steps-necessary-to-develop-secret-chi-energy/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:51:22 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-steps-necessary-to-develop-secret-chi-energy/ The Great Secret of the Martial Arts is how to build Secret Chi Energy. While some fighting disciplines are more concerned with how to hurt people, the superior martial artist is always concerned with how to create chi energy. This is the arena of Tai Chi, Pa Kua, Aikido, and arts of that type.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-steps-necessary-to-develop-secret-chi-energy/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/krav-maga-martial-arts-has-three-nasty-and-extremely-useful-variations/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/krav-maga-martial-arts-has-three-nasty-and-extremely-useful-variations/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:56:23 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/krav-maga-martial-arts-has-three-nasty-and-extremely-useful-variations/ Krav Maga is the official Israeli Martial Arts Method. It is taught in three distinct manners, military, police and citizen. The three methods each have different levels of usefulness.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/krav-maga-martial-arts-has-three-nasty-and-extremely-useful-variations/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/using-three-martial-arts-techniques-to-survive-a-mob-attack/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/using-three-martial-arts-techniques-to-survive-a-mob-attack/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:38:17 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/using-three-martial-arts-techniques-to-survive-a-mob-attack/ I watch the TV, and it is obvious that these mobsters in Tunesia and Egypt and places like that don't know any martial arts principles. I mean, I don't expect to see tournament freestyle, or an MMA ground and pound, but I don't see anything!]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/using-three-martial-arts-techniques-to-survive-a-mob-attack/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/discrepancies-between-hard-and-soft-martial-arts/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/discrepancies-between-hard-and-soft-martial-arts/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:00:51 +0000 Carl Johnson http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/discrepancies-between-hard-and-soft-martial-arts/ You will discover countless martial arts variations coached internationally, though most students in the United States study taekwondo, judo, aikido, and take karate lessons. Some are regarded as "hard" styles while some are considered "soft." Both reference the manner by which an attack is dealt with.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/discrepancies-between-hard-and-soft-martial-arts/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/wing-chun-gung-fu-the-girls-martial-art-that-will-kick-your-butt/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/wing-chun-gung-fu-the-girls-martial-art-that-will-kick-your-butt/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:09:05 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/wing-chun-gung-fu-the-girls-martial-art-that-will-kick-your-butt/ Every once in a while somebody will make the statement that 'Isn't Wing Chun Kung Fu that art invented by a woman?' Inside that statement is a prejudice against ladies who can be pretty darned skilled. The statement also shows some basic ignorance.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/wing-chun-gung-fu-the-girls-martial-art-that-will-kick-your-butt/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/have-practice-mats-as-one-of-your-best-mixed-martial-arts-accessories/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/have-practice-mats-as-one-of-your-best-mixed-martial-arts-accessories/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:36:03 +0000 Darren Sunderman http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/have-practice-mats-as-one-of-your-best-mixed-martial-arts-accessories/ You're going to need some martial arts accessories in order to train properly whenever you're getting involved in the martial arts or you're looking to practice mixed martial arts. There are many different types of martial arts accessories, there are ones that you can use, and then there are other types that other people can use so you can practice your moves and skills on them. Using a practice mat is one of the best types of martial arts accessories you can have. During practice, these mats are designed for you to practice on so you will not hurt your self when you fall down. You need to visit Budovideos.com/shop/customer/home.php if you want to learn more about martial arts practice mats.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/have-practice-mats-as-one-of-your-best-mixed-martial-arts-accessories/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-attack-of-the-five-incredibly-deadly-kung-fu-styles/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-attack-of-the-five-incredibly-deadly-kung-fu-styles/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:08:18 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-attack-of-the-five-incredibly-deadly-kung-fu-styles/ I watch Kung Fu Movies, so a title like Five Incredibly Deadly Kung Fu Styles is right up my alley. When you speak of these arts, however, you aren't talking movies. You are talking about incredibly potent disciplines that are the most dangerous martial arts in the world.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-attack-of-the-five-incredibly-deadly-kung-fu-styles/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/to-compare-and-contrast-morihei-ueshiba-or-the-making-sense-of-o-sensei/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/to-compare-and-contrast-morihei-ueshiba-or-the-making-sense-of-o-sensei/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:39:58 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/to-compare-and-contrast-morihei-ueshiba-or-the-making-sense-of-o-sensei/ To understand Morihei Ueshiba, the man known as O Sensei, one needs to examine contradictions in his life. This is something that most people, enraptured in reverie, do not do, and this is sad. For it is contradiction that we isolate the crucibles of existence, and the truth of what makes a man.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/to-compare-and-contrast-morihei-ueshiba-or-the-making-sense-of-o-sensei/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-man-who-threw-pebbles-at-the-moon/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-man-who-threw-pebbles-at-the-moon/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:31:39 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-man-who-threw-pebbles-at-the-moon/ A man saw the reflection of the moon in a pond. He began to throw pebbles in the pond, and he smiled at how the image of the moon rippled and distorted and even winked out. A martial arts sensei from Monkeyland walked by at that point, saw what the man was doing, and said, "Look up."]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-man-who-threw-pebbles-at-the-moon/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/learning-the-best-martial-arts-body-conditioning-system/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/learning-the-best-martial-arts-body-conditioning-system/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:33:42 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/learning-the-best-martial-arts-body-conditioning-system/ Okay, I put this exercise together a score of years ago, and it has proven to be one of the best Martial Arts Body Conditioning System ever. Oddly, I've seen bits and pieces of it in various arts, Drunken Kung Fu, Capoeira, that sort of style, but nobody has ever put the whole thing together. Too bad, it really is easy and fun.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/learning-the-best-martial-arts-body-conditioning-system/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-revolution-of-online-martial-arts-something-is-about-to-happen/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-revolution-of-online-martial-arts-something-is-about-to-happen/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:14:31 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-revolution-of-online-martial-arts-something-is-about-to-happen/ The boy perches in front of his computer, viewing karate fighting on youtube, googling kung vs karate, and generally perusing the various styles of martial arts...online martial arts. Many think he is spinning his wheels, but this couldn't be further from the truth. Something is about to happen that will elevate mankind, and push him into a new age.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-revolution-of-online-martial-arts-something-is-about-to-happen/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-things-that-will-make-you-win-at-karate-freestyle/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-things-that-will-make-you-win-at-karate-freestyle/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:23:31 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-things-that-will-make-you-win-at-karate-freestyle/ Doing Karate Freestyle is actually one of the most effective methods for learning to fight in the martial arts. The frantic chaos of action can be translated directly into street combat, it sharpens all the senses, and it tunes the mind and body to a fine pitch. This bit of writing is going to tell you five things to work on that will make your karate kumite top notch and hard to beat.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-things-that-will-make-you-win-at-karate-freestyle/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/three-reasons-why-in-combat-aikido-isnt-functional/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/three-reasons-why-in-combat-aikido-isnt-functional/#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:01:26 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/three-reasons-why-in-combat-aikido-isnt-functional/ This is one of those sad things, but when in Combat Aikido is not always functional. It shouldn't be that way, because that great art was born of Samurai on ancient battlefields. Its heritage is a thousand years ago in the bloody battles of warlords for control of Japan.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/three-reasons-why-in-combat-aikido-isnt-functional/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-real-reason-mankind-should-pursue-martial-arts-instruction/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-real-reason-mankind-should-pursue-martial-arts-instruction/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:10:35 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-real-reason-mankind-should-pursue-martial-arts-instruction/ Everybody always has a list of reasons as to why people should take martial arts instruction, and they never speak of the one real reason. I'm going to write a few paragraphs about the common reasons, then give you the one real reason. See if you can guess that reason before I speak of it.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-real-reason-mankind-should-pursue-martial-arts-instruction/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/who-would-win-the-ultimate-martial-arts-fight-steven-segal-lawman-against-michael-jackson/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/who-would-win-the-ultimate-martial-arts-fight-steven-segal-lawman-against-michael-jackson/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:20:17 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/who-would-win-the-ultimate-martial-arts-fight-steven-segal-lawman-against-michael-jackson/ I would love to see The Gloved One fight. His moves are so suave and slick, his sense of timing is exquisite. Heck, Steven Seagal Lawman is gonna have to be on his best to even think about beating down the zipper man!]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/who-would-win-the-ultimate-martial-arts-fight-steven-segal-lawman-against-michael-jackson/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/where-did-the-martial-arts-come-from/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/where-did-the-martial-arts-come-from/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:47:55 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/where-did-the-martial-arts-come-from/ I was working in a factory many years ago, and word got around that I was training in the martial arts. A Philippine co-worker came up to me one day, and he said, "No study martial arts, martial Arts bad...bad, " then he shook his head and walked away. From this odd beginning I discovered where the martial arts really came from.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/where-did-the-martial-arts-come-from/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/zen-the-martial-arts-and-enlightenment/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/zen-the-martial-arts-and-enlightenment/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:24:57 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/zen-the-martial-arts-and-enlightenment/ The martial arts have long been held up as a vehicle for enlightenment. Indeed, this is the goal at the end of the path of The True Art. This article is about why this is so, and to enable the reader to reach the end of that path all the sooner.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/zen-the-martial-arts-and-enlightenment/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-how-to-make-chi-through-the-martial-arts/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-how-to-make-chi-through-the-martial-arts/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:03:54 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-how-to-make-chi-through-the-martial-arts/ I am going to tell you the straight goods about this thing called Chi. It is easy to understand, but you are going to have to give up any thoughts of mysticism. No matter if you study wudan or Shaolin, you are going to have to accept a more logical way of thinking.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-how-to-make-chi-through-the-martial-arts/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/which-martial-art-is-going-towin-karate-or-aikido/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/which-martial-art-is-going-towin-karate-or-aikido/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:53:48 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/which-martial-art-is-going-towin-karate-or-aikido/ I know, the question does have a slant to it, as one should be trying to put arts together, not pit them against each other.So let us discuss how the hard fist should best slide into the soft glove. No need for duels and executions, just an honest viewpoint for your education and enlightenment.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/which-martial-art-is-going-towin-karate-or-aikido/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-behind-real-karate-fighting/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-behind-real-karate-fighting/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:22:05 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-behind-real-karate-fighting/ When you learn real martial arts fighting, there are certain truths about how to survive. One of the truths is that the human mental apparatus doesn't usually work well when it is getting bashed, and survival mode kicks in. Fighters who survive by the amount of adrenaline kicked in would have you believe that this is the point of it all, but it is not, it is the worst thing that could happen.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-behind-real-karate-fighting/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/what-happens-when-you-have-no-reaction-time/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/what-happens-when-you-have-no-reaction-time/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:19:48 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/what-happens-when-you-have-no-reaction-time/ Reaction time is one of theterrible, if not the most terrile, scams ever foisted upon human beings. The idea that you must wait for somebody else to move before taking action will get you killed, and it is a trick of a blinded mind. The whole concept, and I dont care if you are a practitioner of Wing Chun or Hung Gar or Shotokan or whatever, is designed to make you a victim.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/what-happens-when-you-have-no-reaction-time/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-japanese-martial-art-of-aikido/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-japanese-martial-art-of-aikido/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:59:49 +0000 Rhys Jones http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-japanese-martial-art-of-aikido/ The subject of Martial Arts is one of the foremost contributions of Asia to the world. Who will not remember Bruce Lee and the fact that he was first and principally a martial arts athlete before being a motion picture star? Martial arts films are a huge hit with the escalating popularity of Asian movies like 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and more recently 'The House of the Flying Daggers'.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-japanese-martial-art-of-aikido/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-three-stages-necessary-to-immaculate-martial-arts/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-three-stages-necessary-to-immaculate-martial-arts/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:25:51 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-three-stages-necessary-to-immaculate-martial-arts/ The common attitude towards the martial arts is that they are a rite of passage. Rite of passage is a common concept amongst societies. But, modern society doesn't really need rite of passage, rather, it needs a logical approach to make the martial arts easier to learn and more effective.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-three-stages-necessary-to-immaculate-martial-arts/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-beginnings-of-aikido/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-beginnings-of-aikido/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:30:10 +0000 Owen Jones http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-beginnings-of-aikido/ The word 'Aikido' is produced by the combination of three characters in the Japanese language. 'Ai', which means 'joining'; 'ki', which means 'spirit' and 'do', which which means 'way'. These three words in fact actualy do encapsulate the essence of Aikido as a type of martial art: 'the joining of the spirit to find the way'. It was only in the period from 1930's to the 1940's that the name Aikido was officially accepted as the name of this martial art variety.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-beginnings-of-aikido/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-finding-the-true-power-of-the-martial-arts/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-finding-the-true-power-of-the-martial-arts/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:02:36 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-finding-the-true-power-of-the-martial-arts/ When I was growing up, in the middle of the last century, a strange discipline called hte martial arts appeared. People could study the martial arts and defend themselves merely through the use of this strange energy called ki. Heck, women could beat up mugs and rapists, and even children could do the bad to bullies using this thing called Karate.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-finding-the-true-power-of-the-martial-arts/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-wonderful-secret-of-the-everlasting-energy-we-call-chi/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-wonderful-secret-of-the-everlasting-energy-we-call-chi/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:36:39 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-wonderful-secret-of-the-everlasting-energy-we-call-chi/ Chi, that mysterious force that the ancient masters used to defeat attackers without touching them. A secret vapor of the body that enables people to live long and healthy lives. Heck, there is even evidence that Chi was the secret of the Jedi Knights...grin.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-wonderful-secret-of-the-everlasting-energy-we-call-chi/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-best-way-to-find-the-true-and-perfect-art/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-best-way-to-find-the-true-and-perfect-art/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:26:12 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-best-way-to-find-the-true-and-perfect-art/ There is this thing called The Way, or The Perfect Art, or The True Art. Oddly, though it is a concept that everybody has a knowledge of, there has never been a real definition for it. Until this article was written.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-best-way-to-find-the-true-and-perfect-art/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-amazing-and-not-to-be-denied-golden-sphere/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-amazing-and-not-to-be-denied-golden-sphere/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:23:26 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-amazing-and-not-to-be-denied-golden-sphere/ Every once in a while in the martial arts one will hear of the concept of The Golden Sphere. Aikido is big on this theory, Pa Kua Chang deals with it directly, and Tai Chi Chuan done with consummate attention to detail will, eventually, create The Golden Sphere. And even those arts considered coarse and base, such as Karate and Tae Kwon Do, will, done long enough and with enough attention to detail, and with sufficient eye to the virtues of humanity, result in The Golden Sphere.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-amazing-and-not-to-be-denied-golden-sphere/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-how-to-make-yourself-glow-with-the-martial-arts/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-how-to-make-yourself-glow-with-the-martial-arts/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:11:41 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-how-to-make-yourself-glow-with-the-martial-arts/ I really shouldn?t be giving you this, I should save it and write a bestseller and sell it to you. But, call me Mister No Self control, I am but a blatherskite. Here is the simple secret on how to make yourself glow through the practice of the martial arts.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-secret-of-how-to-make-yourself-glow-with-the-martial-arts/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-fabulous-and-not-to-be-denied-golden-sphere/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-fabulous-and-not-to-be-denied-golden-sphere/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:41:23 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-fabulous-and-not-to-be-denied-golden-sphere/ Every once in a while in the martial arts one will hear of the concept of The Golden Sphere. Aikido is big on this theory, Pa Kua Chang deals with it directly, and Tai Chi Chuan done with consummate attention to detail will, eventually, create The Golden Sphere. And even those arts considered coarse and base, such as Karate and Tae Kwon Do, will, done long enough and with enough attention to detail, and with sufficient eye to the virtues of humanity, result in The Golden Sphere.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-fabulous-and-not-to-be-denied-golden-sphere/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-can-you-call-yourself-a-master-part-one/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-can-you-call-yourself-a-master-part-one/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:14:20 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-can-you-call-yourself-a-master-part-one/ There are a lot of people teaching the martial arts these days, and a lot of them call themselves Master, or give themselves other presumptuous titles. Of course, there is a big difference between talking the talk and walking the walk. Many of these so called masters are, quite simply, not.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-can-you-call-yourself-a-master-part-one/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-move-the-martial-arts-out-of-mystery-and-into-the-next-century/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-move-the-martial-arts-out-of-mystery-and-into-the-next-century/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:56:19 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-move-the-martial-arts-out-of-mystery-and-into-the-next-century/ The martial arts, to be truthful, were developed in third world countries. Of course, a hundred years ago, let alone a thousand or two, every country was a third world country. The unfortunate truth this leads to, however, is that the martial arts are taught using old, ancient and outdated methods.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-move-the-martial-arts-out-of-mystery-and-into-the-next-century/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/so-you-wanna-learn-to-beat-up-all-them-bullies/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/so-you-wanna-learn-to-beat-up-all-them-bullies/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:14:42 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/so-you-wanna-learn-to-beat-up-all-them-bullies/ That is probably the number one reason most people get into the martial arts. Everybody has had that bully in their background. Everybody would like to feel bigger, stronger, free from the threat of violence.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/so-you-wanna-learn-to-beat-up-all-them-bullies/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-four-stages-of-mind-over-matter/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-four-stages-of-mind-over-matter/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:06:13 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-four-stages-of-mind-over-matter/ May the force be with you, young Luke. Did the Egyptians really lift those pyramidal building blocks with just the power of their minds? I wanna be able to do all that mind over matter stuff!]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-four-stages-of-mind-over-matter/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-things-people-should-know-about-small-joint-manipulation/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-things-people-should-know-about-small-joint-manipulation/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:58:09 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-things-people-should-know-about-small-joint-manipulation/ When people watch Mixed Martial Arts, they see all the big knock outs and watch grown men being twisted into mat slapping pretzels. Amazing and potent stuff, but they are missing the boat. One of those little MMA rules that not many people pay attention to, you see, is No Small Joint Manipulation.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/five-things-people-should-know-about-small-joint-manipulation/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-truth-about-your-body-and-kung-fu/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-truth-about-your-body-and-kung-fu/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:04:59 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-truth-about-your-body-and-kung-fu/ Some guy has the shape of a large elephant, another guy looks like a twig, another guy is lifting weights and trying to look like Arnold. Some guy is working on power, another guy is developing his speed, and another guy is trying to have perfect technique. And the real question here is...what is the most efficient type of body to have in the martial arts]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-truth-about-your-body-and-kung-fu/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-slow-walk-part-two/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-slow-walk-part-two/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:08:21 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-slow-walk-part-two/ The second time I ever slow walked I was in Willits, California putting on a karate demonstration for a couple of hundred kids. As I finished the presentation I noticed a fellow standing at the far end of the gymnasium. At a distance, he was big and rather ominous.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-slow-walk-part-two/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-mind-of-no-mind/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-mind-of-no-mind/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:59:59 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-mind-of-no-mind/ One can enter the mind of no mind through the art of karate. That this is true is a pretty distinct fact. That said, you should pay attention to this article, since society has destroyed true karate at a relatively fast rate, and seek to implement the principles in your karate training.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-mind-of-no-mind/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/war-within-the-martial-arts/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/war-within-the-martial-arts/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:42:22 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/war-within-the-martial-arts/ The universe is a dichotomy, when you come right down to the heart of the matter. The meaning of the concept of dichotomy is that there are two sides to a thing. Up and down, right and left, and so on into the realm of abstract ideas.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/war-within-the-martial-arts/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-eliminate-reaction-time/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-eliminate-reaction-time/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:27:25 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-eliminate-reaction-time/ Time is a liquid that can be manipulated at will. At first glance, it is a measuring stick, measuring the universe. The truth, however, is that a little martial arts training can bend this ruler at will.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/how-to-eliminate-reaction-time/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/taking-a-gun-away-from-a-thug-the-right-way/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/taking-a-gun-away-from-a-thug-the-right-way/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:09:51 +0000 Al Case http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/taking-a-gun-away-from-a-thug-the-right-way/ I was teaching a martial arts class in a small town some years ago, and I had one student whose father dropped his son off, then sauntered over to the bar next door to enjoy himself while his son was getting healthy and strong. Class was just over one day, when the father staggered in and pointed a gun at me, and asked me what good my karate was now? I moved, he gaped at his gun suddenly appearing in my hand, and I grinned.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/taking-a-gun-away-from-a-thug-the-right-way/feed/ 0