Are there any good books on martial arts history? Books like The Original Martial Arts Encyclopedia. I am interested in the history of martial arts from Asia, and not Europe or America.

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My 8 year old son is starting his hockey season again and loves every second out on the ice, but I’ve noticed he gets easily discouraged and talks a lot about not being as "quick" as the other boys. Last season I talked to his coach and he suggested that I enroll him in gymnastics or martial arts to help with agility and strength. Since there are no gymnastics classes near by, what type of martial arts should I be looking into?

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Can you tell me practical martial arts that I will be able to use to defend myself from attackers. Not stuff that involves like chi and meditation, but like boxing and karate, stuff like that. would mma also be a good choice?

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For 10 bucks you can buy a can of mace, where as martial arts you will end up spending thousands for something that will work only in certain situations.

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I am thirteen, know no chinese and have never done martial arts. I am looking for a camp that would give me a big boost. I would like it to be out of the United States so I can learn their language. I’m not looking for a school that teaches a show martial art, I want an effective self defence martial art.

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i’m looking for an unarmed guard with martial arts training to be present at a victim-offender mediation session in brooklyn. needs to have basic state license.

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I was looking to join a local martial arts class in my local area, but they keep expecting me to pay for my own liability insurance and martial association fee.
Surely the onus for insurance should be on the instructor running the classes, and ajust his/her prices to include this. Plus I do not wish to join a martial arts association, as I only wish to do this for fun.

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Like, i know the shaoulin monks train and have buddhist beliefs, does this affect their martial arts performance in any way?

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I`m a 14 year old girl, 145 lbs, and 5 foot 7 inch.

Does anyone know of a good website where they explain all the different types of martial arts? I`m more interested in the Chinese martial arts, but Japanese and Korean will suffice.

I`m interested in learning how to use weapons, and also hand-to-hand
But im not really sure on the types of martial arts there is…

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I am wondering how long it would take to be able to defend your self against yourself if you take martial arts. Does it take a year or two. I don’t get bullied but f the time comes when I have to defend myself I want to know how to defend myself .

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