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The third and most crucial barrier to study is the �Misunderstood Word.� Words have meaning, and many have multiple meanings that can be used in different context. It is the understanding of the words that allows one to communicate verbally or in writing. The lack of literacy is as simple as not [...]

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Part two of �Study and Training� will be a continuation of the three study barriers. The first barrier to study is �Lack of Mass.� The second barrier to study is �Too Steep a Gradient.� These study barriers are part and parcel to any activity one is learning.
In particular, Martial Arts schools could [...]

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There are very specific things that have to be in place for study and training to be effective. These are the very basics of study. It does not matter what activity it is, because it sweepingly encompasses all learning. Martial Arts or any field of endeavor are not excluded from study technology. [...]

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Every person�s awareness can be in different states. Awareness can be cultivated, or it can be inhibited. A Martial Artist depends upon his high level of awareness to react quickly to any given situation. It is necessary to understand the definition of awareness as it pertains to your ability to respond to [...]

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There are Martial Artists and potential practitioners that believe who advanced techniques exist. This idea is almost born out of mysticism. There seems to be this �air of mystery� that surrounds some of the techniques in the Martial Arts. The idea that advanced techniques are complex or because it seems to be [...]

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship and the Martial Arts really do not have a lot in common. In fact, one eliminates the spiritual, and the code of ethics of a Martial Artist, and one does not derive the true essence of Martial Arts. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is devoid of many things that [...]

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The Martial Arts is an activity that does have physical contact. Every Martial Art has different levels of physical contact. A potential practitioner must understand that there are differences, and decide upon the degree of physical contact that one is willing to experience. Each individual has their own �pain threshold.� One [...]

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There are significant differences between sparring and self-defense. Martial Artists and potential practitioners must understand the fundamental differences. These are two different modes that don�t really resemble each other when the fundamental differences are actually evaluated. It is vital to know what those differences are, so one is not caught in an [...]

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Martial Art practitioners must always try to improve their conditioning. It directly affects one�s ability to defend oneself. When one trains with the proper expectations for conditioning, one obtains results. There are no absolutes in this universe, so one must constantly strive to improve one�s conditioning. Things never stay the same. [...]

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Martial Art practitioners must always try to improve their conditioning. It directly affects one�s ability to defend oneself. When one trains with the proper expectations for conditioning, one obtains results. There are no absolutes in this universe, so one must constantly strive to improve one�s conditioning. Things never stay the same. [...]

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Ethics and justice in any given self-defense situation must always be taken into account by the Martial Arts practitioner. Anyone can learn techniques that can be devastating and destructive to the human body, but what tempers the ethical use of one�s skills? It is the application of responsibility and justice as per the [...]

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There are many Martial Artists who teach, but not all are leaders. If you involve yourself in the field of knowledge and the teaching of knowledge, you had better have leadership ability. You should apply your capabilities every moment you�re on the floor with students. How is leadership defined? How [...]

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Practitioners of the Martial Arts rely on their reaction time during a fighting match or self-defense situation. This ability is vital because without it one can literally lose a match or lose one�s life. It is one of the things that renders any technique less effective or useless. How is reaction time defined? There is [...]

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