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Kick Boxing For Self Esteem
If you are looking for a way to increase your confidence and self esteem read on because this article will point you in the right direction.
There are many benefits that come with kick boxing training both physical and psychological. There are many psychological benefits like : Stress relief, boosting Self discipline and Increasing confidence.
First you increase your competence. You develop the skills you need to effectively defend yourself in every situation. Then your mind realizes that everything around you has changed, suddenly the world has became a safer place. The next thing your mind understands is that you can act differently and confidently because you are certain that you have competence to deal with the threatening situation that might come.
Learning self defense with kick boxing will help you build solid foundation of confidence. We all know that without solid foundation the building is not safe and you don’t want to live in a building that is not safe. Spend the required time to build proper foundation or you will live to regret it.
The good thing about learning self defense is that you are building physical and psychological foundation in the same time. You are shaping your body. With this comes the next level of confidence, external confidence. Your self worth is increased because you have something that the opposite sex wants !
Kicking and punching the boxing bag helps you release stress. This is good because you are releasing it healthy. Manny people get frustrated and then start taking drugs or drinking just to release stress. You can literally kill frustration, anger, sadness and virtually anything. Problems are easier to be faced and solved when you have a clear head.
The last but not the least is that you get disciplined. You develop self discipline. You are teaching the mind to go trough though times and not complain, to finish the goal you had set.
Training kick boxing consistently creates constant improvement that feels really good.
This is important because our behavior is motivated by our past experiences of pain and pleasure. If somehow we subconsciously understand that growth and improvement give us pleasure then our physical body and consciou
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This means that you will install a new drive inside that will constantly push you towards growth. And what that really means is that you will start achieving great things in all aspects of your life.
Now that you know what you can get with learning self defense you can decide if taking kick boxing classes is worth your time.
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The History of Kali and Escrima
by: Michael Smith
Filipino Kali is the martial art of stick fighting. Hard, bamboo sticks are used for defense and to attack. They have made this particular fighting style into a unique and deadly martial art form.
Kali Practitioners are first taught weapons fighting before hand to hand combat, differentiating itself from other martial art styles. A student in any other Asian Martial Art is expected to master hand to hand combat before moving on to weapons.
A definition of Kali would be: A Martial Art specializing in the use of two baton-length sticks, with techniques adaptable to empty-hand or edged weapons.
The word “escrima” originates from the Spanish verb “escrime”, meaning to fence with a sword. Escrima is thought to have originated during the Spanish occupation of the Philippine Islands. Escrima is often used synonymously for Arnis and Kali.
Kali is an ancient term used to signify the martial arts in the southern Philippines. This martial art style is known as Kali-Silat. During the occupation by Spain, it was forbidden to practice Kali.
Studies of dance forms in the Philippines show the influence of Kali. Kali martial arts movements are ingrained in all the hand gestures and footsteps of the dances. These Kali patterns are not to be seen in the dances of India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Japan, Pacific islanders.
Both men and women were taught martial arts in the Philippines. Combat was a fact of life and used against neighboring tribes, warlords and foreign occupiers.
Kali, Ecrima or Arnis stick fighting was developed over a period of many centuries. The people of the Philippines fought constant foreign invaders during this time. Each struggle against a new culture added to the Filipino Martial Arts as Kali warriors developed techniques to counter, combat and integrate many foreign styles. More than 100 different Filipino Martial Arts styles developed, which can be grouped into three complete self-defense systems which utilize sticks, swords, empty hands and other weapons. The systems are called Northern, Southern, and Central.
In Kali the assumption is always to use the edge of a blade, be it sword or knife. Kali employs many techniques, including strikes, stances and weapons handling, which have influences from China, Arabia, Indonesia and Spain.
The Southern islands, where influenced by Arab missionaries and became know as (Moro Filipinos”), fierce Moslems who violently opposed foreign peoples on their native land. During the American occupation in the early 1900s, Moros, marked by tiger-eyes and red headbands – signifying a resolve to kill until killed battled American trrops.
The Moro’s we so ferocious that the American soldiers found their .38-caliber pistols ineffective. As a result the .45-caliber pistol was designed as a knock down weapon specifically to deal with the Moros. The American militray term “leather neck” comes from fighting the Moro’s during this time. American Marines would wrap their necks in leather to keep from getting injured by the Kali warriors.
In 1935, the Philippines were occupied by the Japanese during World War II. Known for close-in, hand-to-hand combat with bolo knives, Filipino troops established themselves as fierce guerrilla forces.
Following the war, many Kali practitioners migrated from the Philippines to Hawaii and California. They lived close together, working as farm laborers and practicing their martial art in secret.
After years of secrecy the old Kali masters started to teach a younger generation the beautiful and deadly Filipino Martial Art. Its sad to say that the older generation of Kali masters believe the martial art is dead in the Phillipines.
Todays Kali practicioner shows respect to the art by the use of a visual salutation. They touch the closed fist of their right hand to their forehead and the open palm if the left hand to their heart.
Some of these masters of Kali who have continued the art are Angel Cabales, Regino Ellustrisimo, Leo Giron, John LaCoste, Ben Largusa, and Floro Villabrille.
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