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Jumper's knee, more clinically known as patellar tendonitis, is chronic swelling of the tendon that connects the kneecap to the lower-leg bone. Initial symptoms include aching just below the kneecap. The injury often progresses until there is constant pain and impaired performance. When the injury is at it's worst, you are no longer be able to perform and will experience difficulty with even the simplest movement, such as bending over to tie your shoes, and your tendon could rupture and require surgery. There's good news, though. Current treatments have revolutionized therapy for Jumper's Knee and made this injury easier to prevent. Soft tissue treatments and special resistance exercise often enable the athlete to be at almost full strength within weeks, instead of months.
One of the most effective medical treatments for Jumper's Knee is a Soft tissue treatment known as Active Release Techniques(tm), or A.R.T. Jumper's Knee can be a result of several things, including muscle weakness or a blow to the knee. The idea is to use movement to restore the normal functioning of the body. The practitioner finds the tissue that is injured and physically works it back to the texture, tension, and movement it should have.
Read more Exercises for Jumper's Knee...
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Getting in Touch with your Reptile Brain
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When I introduced the concept of the Reptile Brain to the martial arts community many years ago, many were enthralled, many were sceptical. Once upon a time, the mention of the ‘reptile brain’ would bring tumultuous laughter from most of the scientific community. Nowadays however, it is a different matter with this area of the brain now being recognized by the wider scientific community. It even has an area of the whole brain allocated to it. The reptile brain is actually the ‘brain stem’ that area of the base of the skull that holds so much significance to we in the internal martial arts.
To break it down into its individual components we also see that they are widely used in sensory stuff.
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You need to understand that knives, razors and other edged weapons enjoy a tremendous psychological intimidation factor. Most people assume you are doomed if you try to attack a knife wielding thug. That's not always the case if you possess just a little knowledge of the true dangers of edged weapons.
The true threat posed by any edged weapon is penetration of the blade into your body. Any blade piercing more than 2 inches into your body can rapidly produce lethal results. Vital organs, major arteries and veins all are in danger when the blade penetrates the body.
The Roman Legions conquered the world realizing this fact. The famous military tactician and historian Vegetius writes of how the Romans would make fun of their much larger opponents who would slash and hack with the edge of their weapons rather than stab and thrust. The smaller Romans found these much larger, more physically powerful foes easy prey to the straight thrusts of their short swords.
Why?
Because they knew slashes and hacks RARELY killed, regardless how powerful the blow. The Romans would trade a 12-inch long slash for a 2-inch stab any day.
Read more "Facing an Edged Weapon - The Real Vs. The Psychological Threat..."
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A new short film by Henry Selick, LAIKA Studios.
See Moongirl
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Drills: Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like a Tree
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Zhan Zhuang means "standing like a tree" and is pronounced "Jan Juang", or, in southern China, "Jam Jong". For most people, training in Zhan Zhuang is a complete surprise in the beginning. There are no recognisable external movements, although it is a highly energetic exercise system. In contrast to many other methods, Zhan Zhuang develops our internal energy in a very efficient way, instead of consuming it.
Zhan Zhuang Chi Gong is practised in well-balanced standing positions which increase the flow of energy and build up internal strength. The Zhan Zhuang system is based on a unique fusion of exertion and relaxation which stimulates, cleanses and internally massages the whole organism.
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The Collar-Grab "Knockout" choke is a simple move that can easily render your opponent unconcious in seconds using his own shirt collar. This is effective from both a standing position or when your opponent is on top of you in the "mounted" position.
1. Use your left hand (or weak hand) and slip your hand under the collar PALM UP. Use the other hand and -- PALM DOWN -- grab the same side of the collar just above your strong hand.
2. Hang onto the collar tight. Now buck your hips and yank his head toward you. This gives you the "slack" you need to bring your upper arm over his head while still clutching the collar tightly. Now it's simply a matter of using your arms like levers. [ Read more... ]
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Zen: Secret of Your Success
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"Sir, what is the secret of your success?" a reporter asked a bank president.
Bank president: "Two words"
- And sir, what are they?
- Right decisions
- And how do you make right decisions?
- One word
- And sir, what is that?
- Experience
- And how do you get experience?
- Two words
- And, sir, what are they?
- Wrong decisions
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Real Fights: The Fog Of War
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The "Fog Of War" is where one side tries to guess an enemy's strength and intentions, which introduces many unknowns. Incomplete, erroneous, or no information leads commanders to make "best guesses" to fight a battle. The "Fog Of War" is in my opinion also very relevant to the street as well.
Another analogy that I found, to explain the Fog Of War, is as follows:
"Most of us know how the game of chess is played. Each side has the same number of pieces, we know the movement and power of each piece and we can see the location of each one on the board. Introduce a simple concept to illustrate the fog of war by playing chess while being able to see only the squares that are occupied by the opponent. We can keep track of the chessmen on our side and where an opponent piece may occupy a square, but we do not know if that piece is a pawn or bishop. It places a different perspective on playing the game."
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