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The Sports Archives – Blackbelt Confidence: Tips for Conquering Self-Doubt

Martial arts can help both students and parents build confidence and self-esteem that lasts a lifetime, in and outside the gym. If you’re experiencing a lapse in motivation, changing your routine can make all the difference. Here are a few … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Four Reasons To Take Up Karate

As a sport, martial arts may be compared to more boisterous sports such as rugby or boxing. But karate holds nothing resembling confrontation. As defined by the International Tradition Karate Federation, karate is a way to defend oneself. During the … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – 6 Leisure Sports The Family Can Enjoy Together

Getting the family together for an afternoon of sports and leisure is a great way to improve fitness, but also a good opportunity to have some bonding time. Trying to get your family to do anything together short of dinner … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Sports You’ve Got To Try In Lockdown

Lockdown has arrived and sports everywhere are being cancelled. Well, outdoor and team sports are being cancelled, anyway! Those who love to play sports or meet up for wrestling and boxing matches are chomping at the bit to get back … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Making Sport and Exercise More Fun For Gym Avoiders

For some people, going to the gym each day and doing something pretty similar each time can be quite repetitive and become something that is boring quite quickly. If this sounds like you, then you will know that before you … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The Top 3 Sports For Burning Fat

There are many reasons we find ourselves falling in love with sports. Watching and participating in sports is part of our national identity. They teach us the value of teamwork, discipline, focus, determination, strategy and self-betterment. They keep us fit, … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Martial Arts: Competitive and Aesthetic

A sport mandates 2 main criteria – competitive spirit and a test of the participants’ physical or mental conditioning. In fact, there are even some athletics that are regarded as sports which only meet one of these criteria, but regardless, … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Mini Masters: Should Children Be Awarded Black Belts?

In the 1970’s the martial arts scene exploded due to the rise of martial art style films that were seen in both the movies and TV. Martial artists turned actors such as Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris became household names … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Let’s Do Tae Bo!

The Tae Bo exercise regimen has been around for several decades now. It was first devised by Billy Blanks in 1975. What is Tae Bo? Tae Bo (Total Awareness Excellent Body Obedience) is a combination of many things, actually. It … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – How Popular Is Kickboxing In US?

Forty years ago, kickboxing was a completely unknown sport in the United States. These days, NYC kickboxing and kickboxing in other cities have grown in popularity over the years. So how popular is kickboxing in the US? It is not … Continue reading

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