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    Martial Arts Business Starter Guide

    Learning Martial Arts Then

    Starting a Dojo For Proft

    By

    James Himsa

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    Disclaimer

    There is no !ay to guarantee that you

    can ma"e a million dollars #y starting a"ung $u or MMA school% This is not a guide

    that !ill &romise that% Ho!e'er( this is a

    sim&listic( and #rie$ loo" at "ung $u(

    learning( and !hat you may need to get

    started% James Himsa is here and #y not

    held res&onsi#le $or actions ta"en !iththe &rograms and &roducts discussed in

    this sim&le guide%

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    Ta#le o$ )ontents

    *ho +s The Founder o$ ,ung Fu-

    *hat +s The Di.erence Bet!een ,arate

    and ,ung Fu-

    The /easons *hy ,ung Fu Mo'ies Don0t

    *or" +n /eal li$e

    Tiger )age Mo'ie /e'ie!

    Starting A Dojo For Proft

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    Who Is The Founder of Kung Fu?

    This is a 1uestion that a lot o$ &eo&le

    tal" a#out( #ut no one seems to "no! theans!er% *ell( again( !hen you start to

    loo" into "ung $u martial arts history( you

    are going to fnd that a lot o$ legend is

    mi2ed in !ith the history% For the most

    &art( you0re going to fnd that there are a

    lot o$ di.erent $orms o$ this martial art% So!ith so many $orms( tracing #ac" to the

    $ounding $athers o$ the "ung $u tradition is

    a #it di3cult to mo'e $or!ard !ith%

    Ho!e'er( i$ you0re serious a#out fnding

    the "ung $u martial arts history that !ill&oint you to a defniti'e ans!er( you0re

    going to ha'e to go #ac" to Buddhism(

    and &erha&s the origins o$ the Shaolin

    tem&le%

    Buddhism

    The most common ans!er in "ung $u

    martial arts history( is that an +ndian

    Buddhist &riest in'ented the !or"s o$

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    martial arts% As $ar as "ung $u martial arts

    history is concerned( ho!e'er( this is just

    a matter o$ one o$ the many di.erent

    stories that come $orth% The &riest !as

    named Bodhidharma( and is claimed to

    #e the $ounder o$ "ung $u% He a&&arently

    tra'eled to )hina( and the starting &oint

    in "ung $u martial arts history #ecame

    credited to him%Indias Origins of Kung Fu

    +s +ndia the starting &oint $or "ung $u

    martial arts history- As $ar as the internet

    is concerned( sure% Ho!e'er( i$ you0re

    going to ans!er this 1uestion com&letely(+ suggest that you ta"e on an

    interdisci&linary a&&roach% Loo" at fnding

    #oo"s on the to&ic and &erha&s you could

    get a little more in$ormation as to "ung $u

    martial arts history as a !hole% + can0t fnd

    a defniti'e ans!er !ith just a #log &ost(

    #ut at least + can shine a light in that

    direction% May#e you0ll fnd out yoursel$(

    #ut in all intents and &ur&oses( one is

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    going to just credit "ung $u martial arts

    history to +ndia%

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    What Is The Dierence Between

    Karate and Kung Fu?

    Here is a 1uestion that + hear a lot o$&eo&le discussing on a regular #asis%

    *hat is the di.erence #et!een "ung $u

    martial arts and "arate- *ell( there0s a lot

    to the ans!er that !ould ta"e u& 'olumes

    to discuss% Some &eo&le !ill immediately

    assume that the t!o are &olar o&&osites%That0s not al!ays the case% +n some !ays(

    they are similar( #ut at the same time( all

    disci&lines in the !orld o$ martial arts

    ha'e a certain similarity to the outside

    !orld% +$ you0re trying to fgure out!hether or not you !ant to learn "ung $u

    martial arts( or "arate( &erha&s you

    should denote that there0s a $e!

    $undamental elements that should #e

    discussed #e$ore you head into a dojo%

    Kung Fu Comes From Chinese Martial

    rts

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    4"( let0s start !ith "ung $u martial arts

    as a !hole% ,ung Fu comes $rom )hinesemartial arts% There are a lot o$ styles that

    come into the um#rella o$ this term% 5ou

    !ill fnd that the majority o$ o&tions !ithin

    this !orld are circular in motion% There

    are mo'ements that are $ound !ithin a

    circle( and transitional% The uni$orm isalso di.erent% 5ou !ill fnd that the

    di.erences in uni$orm are 'ery intriguing(

    and ma"e the student stand out

    com&letely%

    Karate Comes From !a"anese Martial

    rts

    6o! in regards to ,arate( the origin o$

    this disci&line is $rom Ja&an% Ja&an $ocuseson the mo'ements that are linear in style%

    5ou !ill fnd that it is $ocused on

    gra&&ling( stri"ing( and linear mo'ements

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    in $orms o$ o.ense% +t doesn0t $ocus on

    de$ense in a majority o$ the mo'ements%

    Some teachers say that this disci&line is

    di.erent than "ung $u martial arts

    #ecause it is meant to do harm rather

    than to sto& them%

    Which #hould $ou Choose?

    There0s no !rong !ay to a&&roach

    learning martial arts in general% +$ you

    !ant to learn "ung $u martial arts( then

    go $or it% +$ you !ant to learn ,arate( go

    $or that% +t0s ne'er a #ad thing to learn

    sel$7de$ense( no matter !hat age you are%Ho!e'er( i$ you0re hung u& on the

    di.erences( no! you "no! a little #it% +s

    one #etter than the other- *ell( that0s a

    matter o$ de#ate% +n the end( you create

    the e2&ertise o$ the disci&line once youmaster one% Master the #asics( and then

    mo'e into transitional learning% 4ne thing

    is $or sure( learning martial arts is a great

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    !ay to fnd disci&line( harmony( &eace(

    s&irituality( and fghting s"ill%

    Wh% &ot 'earn MM?Honestly( the #iggest and #est thing

    that you should consider learning right

    no! is sim&le( MMA% This stands $or mi2ed

    martial arts( and it0s one o$ the &remier

    disci&lines that you can &ursue% *hy

    MMA- And not ,ung Fu( ,arate( or the

    traditional arts alone- *ell( truth #e told(

    MMA is going to incor&orate something

    $rom e'erything% +t goes #ac" to the

    &hiloso&hy that Bruce Lee had% 5ou

    #orro! some $rom one area( then a&&ly itto another( and you 8o! li"e !ater% The

    goal !ith learning MMA is to ha'e

    interdisci&linary s"ills% +$ you0re loo"ing $or

    a !ay to do this( you can chec" out Je.

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    The goal is to master multi&le disci&lines(

    and i$ you enjoy the &rocess( teachothers% +$ you learn Je. Joslin0s MMA

    Methods #y clic"ing H:/:( you can ta"e

    that and start a dojo( !hich !e !ill

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    The (easons Wh% Kung Fu Mo)ies

    Dont #how $ou *ow To Fight

    *hen + !as a "id( + !ould !atch a loto$ "ung $u mo'ies% + !ould !atch them

    e'ery !ee"end on a "ung $u mo'ie

    sho!case that !as #roadcast in Los

    Angeles% +t !as the ins&iration $or me to

    see" out instruction and try to learn the

    real thing% Ho!e'er( + ga'e u& long ago%At least in the traditional sense( since +

    mo'ed around a lot% /ecently( + recalled

    the mo'ie ;Bullet&roo$ Mon"

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    Kung Fu Mo)ies re +ntertainment

    *hen you !atch "ung $u mo'ies( you

    are not learning anything% *hat you are

    doing is !atching entertainment% There is

    a story that you are !atching( and !hilethere seems to #e fghting mi2ed in( it0s

    nothing more than an action mo'ie% The

    &oint o$ these flms are to sho!case

    entertaining mo'es( fghts( and

    se1uences that mimic fghting styles% Are

    they the essence o$ !hat "ung $u

    instruction is- 6o= By all means( no= Do

    not #elie'e that you can learn ho! to

    fght #y !atching these things( as it0s not

    meant $or that%

    Kung Fu Mo)ies re Dancing

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    The #est !ay to descri#e !hat you see

    in "ung $u mo'ies is sim&le( it0s dancing%

    There is choreogra&hy that is li"e a

    dance% The fghters mo'e and react li"e

    they are dancing together% + "no!( that

    #rea"s the #u##le that so many &eo&le

    ha'e in regards to "ung $u mo'ies% +$ you

    !ere to emulate !hat you see in these

    mo'ies( your o&&onent !ould ha'e toreact li"e they do in the mo'ies( and that

    ne'er ha&&ens% *hen $aced !ith a real

    li$e situation( you are going to ha'e to

    deal !ith the realities o$ chaos% That

    chaos doesn0t #rea" do!n into an easy(

    de$ense mechanism( it just doesn0t%

    Kung Fu Training (e,uires 'ot of

    Disci"line

    *hat you don0t see in a tight >?

    minute &roduction is the sheer amount o$

    disci&line that is re1uired to master "ung

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    $u% +n order to truly get good at anything

    in li$e( you !ill need to do more than just

    emulate the mo'es that you see !ith

    "ung $u mo'ies% 5ou0re going to ha'e to

    s&end time !ith an instructor( a #oo"( a

    manual( something that sho!s you ho!

    to mo'e $or!ard !ith the right mo'e sets%

    4ther!ise( you !ill end u& li"e many

    others( getting #eat u& #y 'illains in realli$e% Sim&ly &ut( "ung $u mo'ies do not

    sho! you ho! to fght( or de$end yoursel$

    in the real !orld% They are great to !atch(

    #ut don0t let any o$ the "ung $u mo'ies

    you lo'e( #e the only training that you

    recei'e%

    (eal #elf Defense +ducation

    For those that really !ant to learn sel$7

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    Fight Academy% 5ou can learn #y clic"ing

    H:/:( and learning the real li$e sel$7

    de$ense ti&s and tric"s you need% 4nce

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    Street Fight Academy$eatures an easy to

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    Tiger Cage -./001 (e)iew

    This re)iew was slated to 2e

    featured in 3Kung Fu Corner4 2utwas "ulled due to the fact that this

    feature is hard to 5nd6 rare6 and out

    of "rint7 #o instead its featured here

    as a 2uer 2efore discussing starting

    a do8o7

    ;Tiger )age< is one o$ those mo'iesthat you0'e either seen or you0'e heard

    a#out% +t0s a classic Hong ,ong action

    mo'ie in my o&inion( and it really doesn0t

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    get as much res&ect as it should% + !as

    luc"y enough to catch it again this &ast

    !ee" on AM)% + sa! it originally 'ia 'ideo

    rental !ay #ac" !hen% 5ou can get a @HS

    or e'en a /egion D@D o$ this one $or li"e

    C? or so% + ha'en0t e'er seen this in the

    !ild $or sale( so +0m going to just say that

    you0re going to ha'e to really in'est in

    fnding this one i$ you !ant to see it%The &lot o$ this mo'ie is standard% An

    elite team o$ &olice o3cers get caught u&

    in a corru&tion &lay% *hen o$ the

    o3cers are in'ol'ed in selling hard drugs(

    one co& fnds out( and it0s u& to the resto$ them to #ring the criminals to justice%

    This is a uni1ue flm that has some great

    gun fghts( and martial arts action%

    Donnie 5en is in this one( although

    he0s not a good guy% There0s a lot o$

    action to s&ea" o$( #ut the #est &art o$

    the mo'ie is the lac" o$ ;su&erior