http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com In-Home Personal Fitness Training and Martial Arts Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:15:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the first actual blog post on this website.  I tend to prefer more long winded articles than quick updates, but that's usually because I don't have anything I'd like to update people on.  But today is different. I've just released my new soft weapons.  For those who don't know, ... http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com/2009/12/new-shaolin-rope-dart-and-sash-whip-release/ A Rude Awakening: The Inefficacy of Most Martial Arts Training It's an all too common story. The dedicated martial arts practitioner with years of experience and several stripes on his belt is finally faced with an opportunity to showcase his hard earned skills and he...flops. He and many like him wrongly ... http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com/2009/05/self-defense-techniques-martial-arts-training/ Most people have seen pictures or video footage of a martial artist smashing ice blocks or brick with their hands, head or feet. And most people assume that these people are super human or incredibly gifted. While it may be true most of these feats of mind over matter require ... http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com/2009/05/hand-and-body-conditioning-martial-arts/ The term Meditation is one of the most misused and misconstrued words in the English language. It's applied to images of solitary monks quietly sitting or chanting cross-legged on a mountain peak, to catholic monks who are contemplating scripture or deep esoteric truths of their faith, to those trying to ... http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com/2009/05/meditation-for-beginners-meditations-for-peace-power-and-martial-arts/ Flexibility is something that needs no advocate. We all know that stretching is good for us. We all want to be more flexible. And none of us want to work for it. And unless we practice something that requires a high degree of flexibility, there is little incentive to push ... http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com/2009/05/personal-training-stretching-martial-arts/ Martial arts training is significantly more diverse than typical sports training. And unless you train to fight in a cage, the scope of your training needs to encompass countless possibilities including being attacked by larger and stronger opponents, fighting multiple attackers, defending yourself from armed attackers, or protecting another individual ... http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com/2009/03/shanghai-martial-arts-training/ Judging by the frequency of front page articles in fitness and lifestyle magazines, there is no shortage of people wondering how to lose weight. For most of us, our current body weight was not arrived at dramatically over the past month, but has come to be relatively steady over a ... http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com/2009/03/shanghai-fitness-training-article-2-how-to-lose-weight/ Whether a person trains alone, has a personal trainer, attends group fitness classes, or plays sports, the same fitness principles apply.  People are always looking for that new gimmick, the quick fix, the six pack abs cure, the next weight loss miracle.  But our bodies are no different today than ... http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com/2009/02/shanghai-personal-training-article-1-muscle-gain/ Whether you want a well rounded self-defense education or are interested in a specific aspect of martial arts training (i.e. joint locks or advanced kicking), personal training sessions will select the appropriate tools from various martial arts to develop the skills you need.  These informal sessions will be customized for ... http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com/2008/11/104/ Whether you want to lose weight, tone up, build muscle, or relieve stress by punching and kicking things, fitness personal training sessions will be customized to meet your needs.  As suits your particular case, sessions may include stretching, resistance training, cardiovascular conditioning via interactive kickboxing drills, and relaxation and mediation ... http://www.personaltrainershanghai.com/2008/11/fitness-personal-training/