Some of the benefits seem more obvious—like fighting skills, but martial arts offer us a wide variety of expected and unexpected outcomes. Let’s look at some fundamental skills that grow through the study of martial arts. Physical skills Cardiovascular health. Training increases cardio capacity the same way interval training does, by increasing and decreasing your…
What is the difference between what you teach and jiujitsu? I’ve been asked this question regularly for the past ten years or so—at least since the popularity of MMA and the perceived dominance of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in that type of competition. Usually, the explanation of what Jiu Jitsu is and is not takes…
This can be tricky, every child is different in how they react to different situations and life it’s self. Like the author I was self-motivated but that motivation was powered by other things deep within that I won’t get into. The point behind this article and my reason’s for posting is even self-motivated children need…
Raising Confident Kids with Martial Arts at Total Ryu It takes confidence to be a kid in today’s world. Whether going to a new school or stepping up to bat for the first time, kids face a lot of uncharted territory. Martial arts at Total can help a kid gain the confidence needed to be…
Fantastic advice here. I especially like how he describes the stride as a initial target weakness. I see this all the time with people especially women and teenage girls who are not very confident. They want to shrink into oblivion, so to speak, and their stride is apparent as shy and weak. Eye contact is…