Is Art School necessary to be a good artist? Being creative or artistic is truly a gift, a talent. But as with any talent, it needs to be tempered, honed, and optimized. Without proper training, one might never achieve the potential he or she was born with. And to help you hone your talents, you will need a good Art…
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What Art Hard Style And Soft Style Martial Arts
Sometimes one would see references to ‘hard’ style and ‘soft’ style martial arts. To many non-martial artists, these terms may be puzzling. In North America, these terms are used to classify martial art styles into two main categories. Japanese/Okinawan karate and Korean tae kwon do are generally referred to as hard styles. Movements in both karate and tae kwon do…
In Alabama Culinary Arts Are A Tradition
Few states have such a strong culinary tradition as Alabama culinary arts. In large part, this is a result of Southerners’ love of good food and the tradition of handing down recipes from parent to child. With a long tradition of rich southern foods and spectacular regional recipes, Alabama’s food heritage is well known. It isn’t surprising that it has…
The French Culinary Institute In Nyc
The French Culinary Institute was founded in New York City in 1984 by Dorothy Cann Hamilton. It quickly became one of America’s foremost cooking schools, due to its combination of classic French techniques and American inventiveness. Today, it is recognized as one of the world’s most prestigious culinary schools due in part to the distinguished faculty at the school. Faculty…
Clever Techniques And Simple Principles Applied On The Wooden Dummy
Wing Chun is a wonderfully fluid martial art with practices and techniques that flow nicely from form to form, with locks, throws and strikes. However, they all take practice, and if you go to a martial arts school, you’ll find that school time is best devoted to lessons with hands on help and sparring, so you can see how those…
The Fundamentals Are The Key To Learning And Understanding Shaolin Kung Fu
The concept of Shaolin kung fu originated when Huang Zongxi defined Chinese martial arts as either the Shaolin school or the Wudang school. You also sometimes hear the Shaolin school referred to as the external school, and the Wudang school referred to as the internal school. This was 1669, and since then people call external Chinese martial arts “Shaolin kung…
Martial Arts The Number One Way To Combat Bullying
As parents, we do everything we can to protect our children from harm and to provide them with the skills they need to be healthy, successful adults. The problem is, we are not with them all the time. What our kids do at school is sometimes a mystery to us. Are they polite to their teachers? Do they participate in…
Will My Martial Art Get Me To The Ufc
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity and ratings over the past couple of years. Love it or hate it, it looks like the UFC is here to stay. Consequently many men in the 18 – 34 demographic are becoming more interested in the martial arts. After watching great strikers such as Chuck Liddell, Anderson…
Knowing The Basics Of Aikido
Aikido is one of the oldest form of martial arts. Founded by Morihei Ueshiba, aikido came about through the studies of many different kinds of traditional martial arts. In fact, is often perceived as a form of exercise or a dance because of some of its forms. It is also viewed by some quarters as some form of martial mesmerism.…
Coping With Anxiety Through Martial Arts
“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill.” — Sun Tzu, The Art of War A lot has been said about martial arts. There’s a lot punching, kicking, and wrestling involved What’s your Reaction? Love Love 0 Smile Smile 0 Haha Haha 0 Sad…