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*MY 6 TIPS*


  1. Follow a Blog. . . Here is a list of the 50 top karate bloggers you can learn from. Search top physical therapy schools for the best physical therapy assistant program for you.
  2. Would you like to start a blog? This IS my Portfolio and Blogger makes it easy and fun to manage, browse, rate, and design your own personalized Blogs!  
  3. Explore a Style.  Wikipedia has always been known as a wonderful tool for research.  Here is a List of Martial Arts for you to favorite and begin to explore.
  4. Create a Video Playlist. If you're not familiar with Master Youtube, then you're not using it properly.  Get yourself a free account to start learning about your playlist options.
  5. Link your Social Networks in order to easily browse through and mark your research.
  6. Design a Scrapbook.  All information that you would like to include on your martial arts journey in tangible form. Pull from these other sources to help yourself and perhaps even meld it with a Personal Journal. I'll be posting relevant material on this blog's homepage and under attention karateka.







*The 9 Moving Forces*    







1.    Striking vital or paralyzing points (atemi-waza & kyusho-Jutsu)
2.    Applied pressure (appaku) applying pressure to the kyusho points
3.    Joint bending, locking, twisting and stretching (kansetsu-waza)
4.    Throwing, sweeping and takedowns (nage-waza, ashi-barai & otoshi-waza)
5.    Choking & strangulation methods (shime-waza)
6.    Controlling, holding, pinning, and grappling (katame-waza, osae-komi-waza, ne-waza)
7.    Counters to all the above (kaeshi-waza)
8.    Breathe control & power (kokyu chikara) developing internal force/energy (ki/qi)
9.    Absorbing and controlling pain
               By the time a student has reached Shodan (Beginning Black Belt) in ShinPu-Ren, they should have a firm and comprehensive understanding of The 9 Moving Forces.  A true understanding of these comes about during testing when they are expected to defend themselves effectively against the instructors.  As they make their way through the ranks, we see immense improvements in all of our students at each level.  All of these areas are vital to understanding effective defense and all of these skills are added to the student's repertoire over the course of time and practice, thus turning average Joe into an outstanding, well rounded martial artist.  Very rare do we see students meet the standard for Shodan, but when this does occur, these individuals are a force of their own.