I have had several jobs and careers as a physician, researcher, scientist, psychology professor, life coach, hypnotherapist, artist, and personal trainer. But first and foremost, I am a martial artist ...

Training in traditional martial arts requires physical and mental focus. As contrasted with martial arts that that focus exclusively on competition and fighting, traditional here means those practices ...

Mixed Martial Arts club offers practice to students of all skill levels from The State Press on Vimeo. When the Mixed Martial Arts Club began almost two months ago, Thomas Quiroz had a goal of ...

Every so often, in between the loud wacks and thuds emitting from the Rohnert Park studio of Affinity Kickboxing Studio, you’ll hear the occasional “Jack, inside!” yelled by the studio’s owner, Nick ...

Researchers say that there are two ways to improve attention, through attention training (AT) and attention state training (AST). AT is based on practicing a specific skill and getting better at that ...

Martial arts require a good level of physical strength, but those who take up training need to develop an incredible amount of mental acuity, too. Mental strength is so important to martial arts that ...

In Los Angeles, Jamie Yancovitz trains her students at parks under swaying palm trees; meanwhile, in New York City, Kristen Cabildo trains hers in the backyard of her brownstone apartment. They're two ...