This video shows how to make a proper Oizuki hip rotation. First the class practices the moves one at a time together in a line. Next the instructor uses a student to demonstrate proper positioning of the arm, the fist, the leg, and the hip. He explains what to do if the opponent hits back. [...]
Technique to practice an axe kick
Infinity martial arts presents their second karate tip of the week in this well-put-together video. The instructor first demonstrates a very impressive kick. He says it will improve your sparring skills. He shows how to close the distance by sliding into a side kick. Then he shows how this leads into a proper axe kick [...]
Humorous video on Tom Brady karate kicking Ed Reed in the groin
This humor filled video shows Tom Brady giving a karate kick into the the groin of Ed Reed during the last 26 seconds of a game, causing Reed to go down. Ed Reed made a big fuss over the incident in the press and won’t stop crying about it. The young man making this video [...]
Two teen girls pretend to fight karate
Doesn’t this remind you of the fun you used to have pretending to have a karate fight with your best friend? Of course, nobody gets hurt; it’s all in good, clean fun. In fact the two girls in this home video perform their moves in front of a small class of preschoolers who seem to [...]
Five Fundamentals of Shotokan Karate
This video features a karate instructor who teaches the five essential fundamentals of Shotokan Karate for the beginner student. The instructor first talks about the importance of proper nutrition. Without fuel to burn, your internal engine, the body, will fail to perform. With your body unable to perform, there is no karate. He promotes a [...]
Keanu Reeves “Man of Tai Chi” merits a second look
Keanu Reeves, our hero of The Matrix, has made his directorial debut with the film, Man of Tae Chi. Apparently, the film was either panned or dismissed by important people in the business, but the reviewer of this AWMA blog insists we should watch this film. Remember, critics often pan perfectly good, even great, films. [...]
Review of the latest TMNT game: Out of the Shadows
If you can look past its few flaws, Out of the Shadows, the latest in TMNT gaming, packs lots of fun. In the first five minutes of the game you will enjoy the nostalgia of the original movie’s soundtrack, and the recreation of the movements and unique personalities of each of the four turtles. The [...]
Judo is a dance!
Judo is a dance! It’s about finding the right moment to move in on your partner, not to wrestle him to the ground, but to cut in, effortless and beautiful like a dance. Unlike dance the idea of “cutting in” is to throw your opponent off balance. The art of judo is the art of [...]
Review of IDW TMNT villain’s series no. 6 — The Hun
Chris Cooper, comic book reviewer from Flickering Myth, approves of the new IDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics villain series no. 6, “Hun.” It seems that the villain Hun, the new leader of the Purple Dragons, has joined the City Fall war and is about to make life miserable for our four heroes-in-a-half-shell. Hun uses [...]
Bruce Lee’s famous line, “Boards don’t hit back”
Martial arts movies have inspired this blogger on AWMA and caused him to fall in love a lifetime with the sport and culture of the Far East. His favorite living star is Van Damme. But he also shows respect for Bruce Lee. Van Damme’s first film Bloodsport “blew [him] away,” in his childhood. He has [...]
Korea to send international taekwondo coach to Nigeria to help them train for the Olympics
Quite pleased with the results of the three-day West African Taekwondo championship held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, organized by the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) and the Nigeria Taekwondo Black Belt College, Choi Jung-Hyun, the Envoy of the Republic of Korea, announced the Korean government would send an international coach to further develop Taekwondo [...]
Homemade video shows interesting technique for home karate practice
Now here’s an interesting approach to practicing karate at home. This small boy’s father has suspended an object from the ceiling for him to practice kicks, and hand and elbow strikes. It looks like a couple of plastic kitchen utensils tied together. Obviously something harmless. Notice the object is head high with the boy so [...]
The Most Dangerous Man in the World – Tim Kennedy, Special Forces expert
March 2012 edition of Black Belt named Tim Kennedy “The Most Dangerous Man in the World.” This continues to hold true today. His MMA record at that time was 14-3; today it is 16-3. Tim Kennedy not only has had extensive training in karate, kickboxing, jiu jitsu, and wrestling, but also has extensive H2HC (hand-to-hand [...]
Al Jordan, 11, one of the few youngest in the world to receive black belt in karate
He’s the real deal, the real “karate kid.” At merely 11 years old, AJ Jordan, from London, England, who has won national and international championships, has just received a first class black belt in karate.He is the first one to receive a black belt in his club, and he is one of youngest internationally. When [...]
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