Martial
arts links that are relevant is something
there should be plenty off - just do
a search on Google, and you'll find them
in the millions (literally). Last time
I entered the term 'martial arts', google
returned close to 7.000.000 martial arts
links. Wow!
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So
where does a boy or girl begin? Well...
(clear throat and mild blushing), actually
this could be such a place. And just why
is that? I hope you ask this sort of critical
question, and not just accepting my statements
here
at face value :-)
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First
and foremost because I personally go and
check the links that are being put up here
- one by one. If I find something that is
interesting I'll add it, whether I like
(or know) that particular art or not.
Hey, this is not a resource site for me
- it's a place for you! And of course your
preferences may be totally different than
mine. So the kind of martial arts links
you'll want to find may not be the ones
that I'd search for in depth. Speaking of martial
arts links - I do include links to self-defense
stuff also, of course!
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Further
I make sure that the links here actually
are working. Using SiteBuildIt (SBI) makes
this very easy, since you get regular reports
about links not working. There's
a lot of great fetures to SBI, but that's
beside the point here!
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I
also include a brief description of each
resource martial arts link being put
up here to make things easier for you.
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There
are a few requirements and preferences I
like to see before I can add a link to a
website, a forum, a school, a newsletter,
magazine or any other resource. Simple things
really.
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The requirements:
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No
flaming or profanity
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Unfortunately
this
means that some forums
are out of the question.
Shame, because you'll find
lot's of great info in many
of the more "outspoken"
forums. I just don't see
the point in putting others
down just to "preach
the gospel" though.
One man's ceiling is another
man's floor, right?
Sure
there are shady characters
and dubious schools and
systems out there - why
should martial arts be any
different in that respect?
My point here is this:
Why not educate people to
do qualified searches, in
stead of putting other people,
arts, systems and schools
down by naming them MacDojo's
or whatever it is?
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No
illegal content
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This
means no warez, hacks and
similar. Also no hosting
or distribution of
content that is obviously
copyright protected. A slip
here and there can always be
corrected of course...
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No
sensless violence
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I'm
sorry, but I don't find
people seriously hurting
other people or creatures
on intent as being
"funny" or "interesting".
Seeing people being killed
or obviously seriously hurt
is not amusing in my book.
Ok, other people may disagree,
and that's fair enough.
Still I won't post link
to such stuff.
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Preferably
a "proper" domain
name
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A
top-level domain (.org,
.com, .net, .co.uk, .us,
.ca, .se, .biz etc.) is
always to prefer. Simply
because there are less downtime
and hassle with a proper
domain name and a good host.
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Preferably
no pure business sites
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A
site which sells quality
or hard-to find martial
arts equipment may be included. Still,
I prefer to link to special
items in such cases instead
of the site in question.
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So there you have it:
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On
the following pages you will find martial
arts links to schools, self-defense organisations,
forums, resource web-sites, research, equipments
an lots of other stuff. Always contact
us if you have some tips or suggestions
about some great martial arts links: use
the form on this page, click here!
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Burmese arts:
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History,
tradition:
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Korean arts:
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Martial arts
in general:
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Martial
Arts
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www.ejmas.com
(Electronic
Journals of M.A. and Sciences)
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Theory, background, physics:
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Weapon arts:
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