Change Your Life with Martial Arts Preface
Change Your Life with Martial Arts -- Your indispensable introduction to the martial arts.
The goal of Change Your Life with Martial Arts is to encourage you to explore the world of martial arts and to embrace the style of your choice to find balance, excellent physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, and to find peace with your own thoughts and with the world.
First, the book introduces premier examples whose lives were changed remarkably through their practice of martial arts.
To help begin your exploration of the martial arts, this book introduces a sampling of some of the many systems of martial arts, an enumeration of some of the major texts, and the noble goals of many of the founders and grandmasters.
Next comes the chapter "Realizing the Rewards of Martial Arts." In addition, this book incorporates expanded and updated material from some of my articles that have appeared in numerous publications across the country such as Karate Profiles, Kung-Fu Illustrated, and Martial Arts Training Magazine.
Armed with the knowledge that martial arts can change your life, with an enumeration of some of styles of martial arts, an introduction to some of the major texts and the goals, as intended by the founders of the different styles, next you need a guide to help find the best teacher. The chapter "Choosing a Martial Arts School" directs you step by step in your search to find and to choose the best martial arts school for you and your children.
Appendix I offers a discussion on overtraining and also some tips on blocking burnout in elite athletes. Appendix II includes a sampling of martial arts directories, schools, and websites for your convenience. An Index makes the book a user-friendly companion reference for you to use for years to come.
The world of martial arts can be a beautiful one. Enjoy the grand adventure!
Linda Davis Kyle
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