martial arts business starter guide
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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$7
de$ense% )onsider learning through Street
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
you learn these things( you can ta"e that
s"ill set and a&&ly it to teaching others%
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Street Fight Academy$eatures an easy to
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&rotect yoursel$ against just a#out
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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