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Article: Enter the dojo: discover the physical and mental benefits of martial arts training.
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- American Fitness
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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A few years ago, Debz Buller was mugged in her quiet, small-town neighborhood on the way home from Christmas Eve church services. Deciding it was time to take action, she signed up for a self-defense class at a local martial arts school. By doing so, she joined notables such as Jon Miller, the new chair and CEO of AOL, and Bernie Kerik, former New York Police Department commissioner, who believe martial arts training not only made them fitter, but also contributed to their personal and professional success.
Martial arts (i.e., systems of combat techniques) are at least 4,000 years old. They originally evolved in India in connection with Zen Buddhism and quickly ...