Category: Martial Arts

Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez makes the second defence of his WBO super featherweight title on Saturday, entering the Venetian Hotel and Casino to defend his crown on foreign soil against Las Vegas native Diego Magdaleno.

Of course the Puerto Rican would be on foreign soil you might say and what’s the big deal about him fighting in the world’s boxing capital? But Magdaleno won’t enjoy home advantage either on the night, as the fight will not be taking place in Sin City.

The 130-pounders have travelled across the globe to Macau, China, where they will meet in the ring at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel. Martinez-Magdaleno will be part of a stacked card in Top Rank’s first promotion in China, which they hope to be the first of many after signing Chinese junior flyweight Zou Shiming, a triple Olympic medallist who makes his pro debut in a four-rounder.

The card also…

The park is busy with morning activities; groups practise tai chi and martial arts



A path sweeper takes a rest and listens to the music coming at him from all sides

Fishing is a popular pastime; there are plenty of fish in this special fishing area

We sit by the lake and watch the world go by

Coming out of the park by another gate we find a market where people buy food for lunch



We stand back to let the Amazon delivery through

As we walk through the park later it’s peaceful and all the exercisers have gone

Outside the park students eat tasty looking snacks at a stall, but with our Western digestive systems we daren’t risk it

When Pam Tucker of Leon, West Virginia, signed up for her first karate class at the age of 18, she never dreamed that her passion for martial arts would be so infectious.  Today, Pam, her husband, Frank, and their children, Mason, 13, Jake, 10, and Zaiah, 8, spend 3 days a week at the martial arts training hall (dojan) and center their vacations around national karate championships at which they volunteer. “It’s a fun activity that helps all of us stay in shape and feel connected to one another,” says Pam.

Martial arts have become a family affair – for moms, dads, and children of all ages. Today, almost half of the sport’s 6 million participants are kids between the ages of 6 and 17, and women comprise one-third of the student body, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association.

Martial arts are booming because they offer something for all…

Submission to the Process of Learning Jiu-Jitsu

“But, when will I get good?” How often have I asked that over the last two years of training at Gracie Barra? When will I be good enough? When will I reach a level of competence? Why do I feel like people think I’m horrible? Why am I horrible? When will I be able to submit someone with no problem?

Submission.

To submit someone on the mat is the highest form of victory in Jiu-Jitsu, right? There are no points to be counted, no referees to decide a winner, and no disputed outcome. For many training at Gracie Barra, across the world, the goal is to become so good that submissions come easily.

This is a laudable goal and one for which we should all strive if we want to improve our technical skill, but I would propose that we, as practitioners of…

In the balance: Traditional Chinese medicine is facing an awkward situation at home while gaining in popularity abroad.
While some Chinese scholars propose abolishing traditional Chinese medicine, foreign pharmaceutical institutions and industries are pursuing them.

More than 100 countries and regions around the world have set up TCM institutions, with the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea investing heavily in related research and medication development, industry, analyses show.

The UK-based pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline PLC announced its first TCM medication research and development program, which targets not just the Chinese market, but the global one as well.

“TCM is a well-established medical science based on thousands of years of clinical practices. It shows great promise treating complicated conditions that the single-target Western medicine has failed to handle,” said Zang Jingwu, senior vice-president and head of GlaxoSmithKline’s R&D in China.

“Our priority is to transform TCM from an experience-based practice to…

The oldest healing practice that is continuously used all over the world is acupuncture because of its effectiveness in restoring and maintaining wellness. Chinese philosophy’s five elements: Fire, Wood, Metal, Water and Earth. These 5E symbolizes the fundamental features of the old energetic practice. The healing arts of acupuncture are actually based on the understanding of the vital energy’s recurring flow that is the Qi. The Qi energy is being symbolize distinctively by each of these five elements that goes through in cycles with natures together with our very own personal lives.

5E acupuncture Calgary works well with mental and emotional concerns and can also works well with the complete body rebalancing for its top shape. Treatment of the root cause of the health problem together with the five elements prognosis is very essential when the spirit is not completely integrated with our lives. We may suffer from some diseases…