Adult Martial Artist is first and foremost about self-defense. Self-defense is the foundation of the way of the warrior and the code of conduct by which he or she lives. Or, to put it within the context of the Japanese martial arts, without bujutsu, there is no budo and without budo there is no bushido.
At Adult Martial Artist, we don’t study the martial arts for the sake of trophies, except perhaps incidentally. Instead, we study the martial arts in order to be able to defend ourselves, our friends, our family, the weak and defenseless, and, if need be, our country. We also practice the martial arts because it offers a unique code of conduct by which we can lead better, more fulfilling lives.
This resource guide offers practical advice about the essentials of defending yourself. (For now, it is mostly articles, but we will be featuring videos in the future. Stay tuned.) If you’ve come to this page looking for gimmicks or spectacular techniques, you’ll be disappointed. This guide is about learning (and reviewing) the basics. Without a sound foundation in the basics, the rest of what you do will almost always fall short–unless of course you get lucky. But who wants to depend on luck when there life or the life of their friends and family are at risk?
No amount of reading or videos, of course, is going to make you an invincible martial artist. That said, education is better than ignorance. The more you know, the better you’ll be able to define what you want to do as an adult martial artist. I hope you find them useful.
The 10 Commandments of Self-Defense
Why Martial Arts Can Get You Killed (Part 1)
How to Discover Trouble Before Trouble Discovers You
Three Self-Defense Techniques You Must Never Forget
10,000 Self-Defense Techniques Later and Guess What? You’re Dead.
How Adult Martial Artists Defeat Themselves
Is Your Martial Arts Training Missing Something?
If you want to learn still more about the basics of the martial arts, take a look at our book reviews.
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