I am pleased to welcome you to the first edition of the Carnival of Martial Arts. To avoid playing favorites, the submissions below are presented in the order of receipt.

Patrick Parker presents us with his quite funny view on improving your attack when playing the role of uke with Attack of the living dead posted at Mokuren Dojo.

Alex Castro presents us with a compare and contrast post discussing
The Serrada & Wing Chun Connection posted at Serrada Escrima Of San Antonio Texas.

Chris presents some intriguing social commentary with
Wushu and the Second Cultural Revolution posted at Martial Development, saying, “Mao’s Cultural Revolution dealt a punishing blow to martial arts instruction and skills. Will the forces of the Internet finish what Maoist ideology started?”

Nathan Teodoro presents us with a post representative of his personal style, highlighting what can remain the same and, just as important, what must be modified when adapting Boxing for Self-Defense and MMA posted at TDA Training.

Rick Fryer kicks boxes, according to his daughter. But he also crosstrains in various styles and demonstrates why it’s important with CROSS TRAINING TO IMPROVE YOUR ART posted at KICKS BOXES, saying, “This is the first in a four-part series of articles that gives ideas and recommendations for finding and training with martial artists from different backgrounds in order to improve and better understand our own art.

K Hamilton presents a look at some of the main reasons individuals join martial arts and how their goals can be met in How to find your style- Martial Art for Smart People posted at Gaijindo.

Indigo Warrior trys to explain what his blog is about in Welcome to my Blogspot posted at Warrior Words.

Albert Foong offers tips on overcoming pain with Achieve Mental Toughness: Business, Romance, & Martial Arts posted at Urban Monk.

Dojo Rat looks back on his long years in TKD (seriously, look at the picture of young Dojo Rat he posts) and points out some of the shortcomings he has found in The Long and Short of Tae Kwon Do posted at Dojo Rat.

Praveen illuminates why the Tao (and Bruce Lee) tells us to “be like water” in Power Of Water posted at Tao of Simplicity.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the Carnival of Martial Arts using our carnival submission form.

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