Fighting is more mental than physical

It has been said for centuries that fighting is more mental than physical.  How can that be when we train so hard to be physical.  Here's just one of the answers:-

http://bunkaijutsu.com/2011/08/fighting-mental-physical/

Interview with Shihan Kousaku Yokota, 8th Dan Shotokan Karate

This is an amazingly frank and open interview with Shihan Kousaku Yokota, 8th Shotokan Karate master and author of the book Shotokan Myths.  Yokota is prepared to tell us in the West what other Japanese masters will not.  This is a great interview.

 

 

True Martial Arts Spirit . . . . And He's Only 11!

This is a great story of an 11 year old boy who has overcome a brain tumour, chemotherapy, radiation, having to re-learn how to walk and talk again . . . . . . . . and is now working towards his black belt in TaeKwonDo.  A really inspirational story!

Do You Have A Monkey Mind?

Do You Have A Monkey Mind? is a slightly tongue in cheek look at how to quieten the mind to be able to achieve your goals, both in martial arts and your personal life.

A Killing Art - The Untold Story Of Tae Kwon Do

One of the most influential books on TaeKwonDo today is A Killing Art - The Untold Story Of Tae Kwon Do.  Check out this review to find out more about it.

The most powerful self development book I've ever come across

For anybody interested in self development and how the mind works, then I have to highly recommend the following:   http://www.abugfreemind.com/cmd.php?af=1363870

 

I've read/listened to a lot of stuff, but this really is the best that I've ever come across.  It fills in a lot of the gaps that are left by the others (gaps that I didn't realize existed).  It's got me monitoring the way I think and react more than anything else ever has, (which is where the real power lays).

 

I'm not going to do a lot of marketing hype, but go and download the first 5 chapters completely FREE.  You'll end up on the mailing list and get bombarded with emails for a while, but that's OK, you can unsubscribe at any time.  Yes it is a marketing ploy to try to make you want to buy the rest of the book, but hey your under no obligation, you make your own choices, right.  However, you can still walk away with the first 5 chapters for free and they contain some powerful stuff.  Try it.

 

http://www.abugfreemind.com/cmd.php?af=1363870

How To Keep Calm In The Face Of Danger

When faced with a street predator, how do you keep your calm?
How do you stop the fear and panic?
Find out here:   http://bunkaijutsu.com/2011/06/calm-face-danger/