World Of Swords

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.

This article is going to be about the three methods of human thought and how those methods impact on the instruction of such arts as karate or kung fu. Just understanding the four methods of thought changes the way people think. This can make learning martial arts as simple as falling off a log.

The first thing to be understood int his subject is that people try to learn by viewing the whole picture. They look at the world, try to see the whole thing, and this method of thought is called Mosaic. This is the method utilized by savages, people who need a science of chipping flint spearheads, but no higher abstract.

As mankind develops linear thought begins to be seen, and this is the sequencing of bits of information. This includes numbers, different arrangements of data so as to make easy the absorption method that we call learning. This is a much more efficient way of absorbing information, and of dealing with the abstracts of information which are necessary to create a civilization, and a functioning human being in that civilization.

The martial artist is somewhere between the mosaic and the linear methods. He is learning sequences of techniques, but they are random, muddled, don't always make sense. Consider a technology described by the sequencing of concepts such as of 3, X, 2, %, 5, dog, 6, re, watermelon...that is how the martial arts are taught.

When one begins 'Matrixing' a martial art, however, the techniques and all the information necessary to learning martial arts have been arranged in the correct sequence. The result is a better way of learning, which I call 'matrixing.' With matrixing one absorbs completed mosaics fast enough to absorb whole strings of pictures...not single items, but whole and completed pictures.

The only difficulty in this method is that people are often caught and muddled by other methods that they can't put aside those methods for matrixing. A martial arts master who has learned by the linear method might not be able to put aside that linear method for the matrixing method. It doesn't happen a lot, but when it does happen the martial artist should probably just continue with his methods and stay away from matrixing.

With matrixing the mind becomes intuitive, gets used to working in a more efficient way, and all sorts of other subjects are quickly and easily learned. People have been using Matrixing to learn school subjects like other languages, how to work computers, how to film movies, how to coach sports teams, and so on, with fantastic results. The best way to get these results, however, is through first learning martial arts with matrixing.

Matrixing was specifically developed through studies in the martial arts. A variety of martial arts styles have been matrixed and are available, simply mouse to Monster Martial Arts for more data.

This Martial Arts Quiz will let you know how smart you are in the martial arts. The questions go over a variety of martial arts, and instructions for finding out your grade are at the end. Write down the answer to each question, and have fun.

Who was the Chinese movie star named 'The Little Dragon?' What was the significant Samurai martial art learned by the founder of Aikido? What was the name of the brothers who built a national chain of Chinese Kenpo Karate studios?

Who was the founder of the Chinese martial art wherein the practitioner spends his time 'walking the circle?' Who was the first American President to take Judo instruction? What was the title of the movie that Bruce Lee didn't finish before his death?

Which Karate system received the official blessing of Master Funakoshi to spread his teachings (it was not Shotokan)? What is the name of the World Taekwondo Headquarters (it is also the home of the World Taekwondo Academy)? Who was the Taekwondo master responsible for the martial arts in 'Billie Jack?'

What is the title of the book penned by the Samurai who killed sixty people and lived the last years of his life in a cave? What martial art trains one in the use of the weapon called a Parang? Who was the first owner of Black Belt magazine?

What length of time did it take Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace to achieve the rank of black belt? Which athlete did Bruce Lee watch the movies of in a mirror to make sure he got the movements of on both the right and the left sides? What was the title of the first book the founder of Chinese Kenpo wrote on the martial arts (listed in wiki)?

Who was the CIA operative who wrote the first book on Shaolin to receive widespread publishing in the United States, and what was the name of the book? What was the name of the first Kung Fu Movie to receive widespread viewing in the United States? What is the name of the Chinese actor to defeat a villain in a Chinese movie made in 1979, and then play that same villain (not as a complete villain) in the American movie 'Kill Bill?'

To find any answers you don't know do a google search. To figure out your score take the number of questions you answered correctly and divide by 18. Don't worry if you didn't score high on this martial arts test, for now you know all the answers and are a smarter person.

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The Bruce Lee Work out Routine was an unbelievable phenomenon, and it resulted in Bruce being able to do acts of strength that are far beyond the ability of the average man. (See part two of this article if you wish to see a list of some of the things he could do.) That Bruce Lee did it eek after week, month after month, year after year, describes a human toughness that is truly astounding.

Before one even thinks about doing a Bruce Lee work out, one should understand that the Bruce Lee Workout Routine depended upon one simple principle. The mind is stronger than the body, and can make the body go through anything. In spite of doctor's words, Bruce pushed himself through his regular work outs with beyond human intensity.

From 7 to 9 every morning Bruce would train in abdominal exercises, flexibility, and running. From 11 to 12 he would weight train and cycle. This was the base of his training, and he would spend odd times throughout the day training in specialized techniques.

For basic weight lifting Bruce would do reps of things like push ups, squats, reverse curls, concentration curls, reverse wrist curls, wrist curls and French presses. He believed in working on both fast twitch and slow twitch muscle movement. In the beginning Bruce was of a mind that bigger muscles were stronger muscles, but later on in his career, towards Bruce Lee's death, he came to believe that this wasn't so.

He was a true believer when it came to ab exercises. He focused on the abdominals every work out, but he also did them at odd times throughout the entire day. People would often come to see him and find him doing sit ups, crunches, Roman Chair exercises, V ups and leg raises.

Another favorite exercise Bruce had was running and cycling. His normal run would be from two to five miles, usually in fifteen to forty-five minutes. He would also ride a standing bike for 10 miles (45 minutes).

Some of Bruce Lee's secondary exercises were totally beyond belief. He loved jump roping, and after doing the stationary bike he would do as many as 800 jumps. He also loved to thrust his bare mitts into buckets of sand, and he would do as many as 500 repetitions of this ancient toughening drill.

To conclude, one should be careful when trying to do a physical regimen of this sort. Remember that even Bruce Lee started out at a lower level, he didn't just blast it and risk his body. Once you have worked up to the Bruce Lee Workout Routine, however, maybe you'll be ready to be a superstar, too.

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