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Karate as an Art for All Ages?
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Before reaching the age of 50, most karate Masters begin dropping combat, spending more and more time on the conventional exercises and on the katas. The continued practice of the katas by such Masters is of course worthy of respect, but if we view Budô as understood traditionally, we find that it is a way or discipline that lasts a lifetime and that practitioners should continue to improve even after the age of 60, without at all renouncing the art of unarmed combat.
But the truth is that after the age of 50, few karate Masters continue to engage in free combat, despite their high level and experience, and those who continue to progress in it after this age are very few indeed. They were strong when they were young, and we should expect them to continue to be strong for the rest of their lives. But very few exhibit such capacity, and if they did, it would to a certain extent be simply a demonstration of personal prowess and skill, and of level of combat. It seems clear, therefore, that karate is for young people, and that lifelong practice of the unarmed art (karate) is, today, merely a hope or dream.
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Basics: Flat Barbell Bench Press
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The flat barbell bench press is the most common exercises used in the gym. It is the staple exercise for building muscle mass and strength in the chest.
The primary muscles that are worked in a bench press are the triceps brachii and pectoralis major with the anterior (front) deltoids, traps & back as secondary muscles used in the flat barbell bench press.
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How does someone get accepted into the Shaolin Temple?
SHIFU YANZI: Basically it is very difficult to become a monk. When I was fifteen years old I went to the Shaolin Temple but I couldn't get in, it isn't easy so you have to want it very much. You stay (outside) two, three days, maybe a week and you kneel (as the monks go by) to try and attract their attention. If nobody wants you, then you stay on the outside. The reason it's difficult is because they do not know you, the monks have no reason to believe in you just because you turn up one day. If you want a Shaolin Master to accept you, it takes time. You have to try and stay and prove to the monks that you are a good person.
How long did you have to stay "outside" before you were accepted?
SHIFU YANZI: I was lucky. I was accepted into the temple around sixteen months later. When you are first accepted you are not a monk, you are a Shaolin disciple. You can wear the monks robes but when your Master knows your character really well, he will test you, and then introduce you as a Monk.
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UFC - Ultimate Fighting Championship
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Family Night: The Most Important People of the Century
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One century, 100 remarkable people. TIME has profiled those individuals who - for better or worse - most influenced the last 100 years. They are considered in five fields of endeavor, culminating with Person of the Century: Albert Einstein.
The Most Important People of the Century by TIME Magazine.
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Interview with Royce Gracie
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The newspaper 'Times Leader' conducted interview with Royce Gracie. Here's what Royce had to say (interview by Brian Thomas):
Times Leader: How did you first hear about the Ultimate Fighting Championships back in 1993?
Royce: My brother created the show.
Times Leader: What were the expectations when you went into the event? Did you think it was going to be a one time thing?
Royce: I was right there in the same house, and we were living together when he set up the event. The way he set up the whole thing, I knew it would be around for a while.
Times Leader: When you got into it, did you think it would grow to the level that it is at today?
Royce: Yes, just because people were interested in seeing [for example] Muhammad Ali stepping in the ring against Bruce Lee, with no rules... the curiosity of the people. So, we knew it was going to grow.
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Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
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The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism are:
Life is suffering
The origin of suffering is attachment.
The cessation of suffering is attainable
The path to the cessation of suffering
LIFE MEANS SUFFERING
To live means to suffer, because the human nature is not perfect and neither is the world we live in. During our lifetime, we inevitably have to endure physical suffering such as pain, sickness, injury, tiredness, old age, and eventually death; and we have to endure psychological suffering like sadness, fear, frustration, disappointment, and depression. Although there are different degrees of suffering and there are also positive experiences in life that we perceive as the opposite of suffering, such as ease, comfort and happiness, life in its totality is imperfect and incomplete, because our world is subject to impermanence. This means we are never able to keep permanently what we strive for, and just as happy moments pass by, we ourselves and our loved ones will pass away one day, too.
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Neck Restraints As a Use Of Force
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BRIEF HISTORY OF NECK RESTRAINTS
The earliest recorded history specific to the use of neck restraints as a use of force/ self-defence technique was made in the 17th Century with the Chinese influence on Japanese combatives. In this period, many schools of martial arts, more specifically ju-jitsu schools, advanced the serious study of neck restraints, known collectively as "shimewaza".
The next major event in the development of neck restraints occurred in 1882, when the sport of judo was conceived. Literally translated as, "gentle way", judo sought to move beyond mere combative techniques and into a more sport oriented context. It is noteworthy that most "shimewaza" have been retained in judo to this day, with a distinct absence of any associated serious injury or death as a result of its application.
Today, "shimewaza" techniques are still taught in most martial art styles, but many do not spend the time or effort needed to teach the proper application of neck restraints to prevent injury or even death.
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