Article: Defeat Diabetes Foundation Announces Martial Arts Defeat Diabetes(R) Community Action Project(TM).

Article: Americans get a kick out of martial arts.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  October 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Rubbert can tell when a newcomer to martial arts has seen one too many Matrix movies...do backflips, he said. You can't do martial arts when you're doing a backflip. Rubbert...and fall safely. While the history of martial arts in America started with self-defense...

Article: Americans get a kick out of martial arts.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Rubbert can tell when a newcomer to martial arts has seen one too many Matrix movies...do backflips, he said. You can't do martial arts when you're doing a backflip. Rubbert...and fall safely. While the history of martial arts in America started with self-defense...

Article: Enter the dojo: discover the physical and mental benefits of martial arts training.
American Fitness;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......for a self-defense class at a local martial arts school. By doing so, she joined notables...Department commissioner, who believe martial arts training not only made them fitter...their personal and professional success. Martial arts (i.e., systems of combat techniques...

Article: Spotlight on the martial arts
New Straits Times;  July 19, 2004 ;     690 words ......Straits Times 07-19-2004 Spotlight on the martial arts Byline: Hizreen Kamal Edition: The City...programme takes you behind the scenes of martial arts with top exponent Roland Osborne. HIZREEN KAMAL writes. EVERYONE has seen martial arts moves in the movies. We have seen their...

Article: The effect of modern marketing on martial arts and traditional martial arts culture.
The Sport Journal;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......of modern marketing strategies upon martial arts activity in the United States. The...effected the economic activity of the martial arts business industry? How has marketing effect the martial arts culture? This paper begins with a historical...

Article: Desire for personal improvement sparks growth in martial arts
Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  February 25, 2001 ;     700+ words ...When many people think about martial arts, big-screen action thrillers might come...mind. Hollywood has capitalized on the martial arts through major stars such as Jackie Chan...being electrocuted when he was 19. "Martial arts has been a blessing to me," said Harison...

Article: MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL OFFERS FITNESS CLUB ATMOSPHERE.(CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER)
The Virginian Pilot;  April 23, 1999 ;     634 words ......Four times a week she punches and kicks at Grant's Family Martial Arts Center while her four sons take martial arts classes in the next room. ``I take my four boys there for (martial arts) classes, and one day I was watching a lesson when I saw...

Article: Punch Up Your Martial Arts Practice
Targeted News Service;  February 10, 2009 ;     532 words ......or just exercise, people are turning to martial arts in increasing numbers. Martial arts can include karate, taekwondo, tai chi...Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), martial arts can be a good way to stay active during...

Article: Power Ranger to host local martial arts class
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 20, 1997 ;     635 words ...Martial Arts Seminars with Jason David Frank All day Saturday and Sunday Degerberg Academy of Martial Arts, 4717 N. Lincoln $39.95 in advance...their favorite characters practicing the martial arts on television and in movies, and they...

Article: The kick of martial arts; Plainfield kids learn life skills while they learn new moves
Naperville Sun, The (IL);  January 24, 2001 ;     538 words ......Bradford during "flurry training" at Martial Arts America in Plainfield. The gym is...the first rules children learn at Martial Arts America, said David Converse, who owns and operates the martial arts school with his wife Barbara. "Lurch...

Article: Cheongju Hosts Martial Arts Festival.
The Korea Times (Seoul, Korea);  September 2, 2007 ;     309 words ......Staff Reporter CHEONGJU -- The National Martial Arts Festival was held Sunday in Cheongju...Chungcheong Province to promote the spirit of martial arts in the nation. The World Hapkido Association...the annual event where a variety of martial arts were shown, such as hapkido, ...

Article: PERSONAL BEST; Martial Arts Provide More Than Kicks
The Washington Post;  September 3, 1989 ;     601 words ...The martial arts-with advertised health benefits such...1988 Summer Olympics, began studying martial arts to stay in shape. "The overall physical...holds and throwing techniques. Most martial arts classes include a series of warm-up...

Article: disco dojo; A fusion of various martial arts, Latin and contemporary jazz dance is the latest aerobic craze, writes Jeannine Stein.(Life)
The Sunday Independent (South Africa);  July 22, 2007 ;     672 words ......fitness class, blending a medley of martial arts with dance for the ultimate cardio...fusion and yoga fusion. Now meet martial arts fusion. Sparked by a growing infatuation with competitive mixed martial arts (featuring different fighting styles...

Article: Martial arts can add kick to your workout.(Health & Fitness)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  December 19, 2005 ;     700+ words ......year-old attorney only attended the martial arts class because a client kept inviting...feels better. Krueger has company. The martial arts are booming, with more than 21.7 million...alone. When you look around, you see the martial arts influence is spreading quite significantly...