By Kendall Giles, on September 23rd, 2011 
Weekend reading links for 23 September 2011, including: sushi etiquette, cultural insights from 5 million books, Bartitsu demonstration, and great science discoveries.
Culturomics: What We Learned from 5 Million Books: Great TED talk on some cultural insights from digitizing and processing 5 million books as n-grams. Bartitsu and Suffrajitsu Demonstrations: Martial Arts demonstrations at the Western Martial Arts Workshop 2011 in London. Bartitsu is the martial art of Sherlock Holmes and . . . → Read More: Weekend links 23 September 2011
By Kendall Giles, on September 20th, 2011 
Here are some links to help get you through the week, including: a Star Wars Asciimation, 50 most influential books, videos of martial arts throwing techniques, book 1 of The Secrets of Jujutsu, and one-word writing prompts.
Wage gains for advanced degrees: there aren’t many of these jobs, but if you can get them, they pay well in a down . . . → Read More: Tuesday Links for 20 September 2011: writing prompts, jujutsu, nanowrimo, and more
By Kendall Giles, on September 1st, 2011 
The Next Step is Yours
There are books and DVDs for learning martial arts available online, but your best way to learn a martial art is from a martial arts instructor, so be sure to ask around or search martial arts online forums for places to train if your initial searches for schools . . . → Read More: How to Get Started in the Martial Arts, Part 4: Final Thoughts
By Kendall Giles, on September 1st, 2011 
Choosing Where to Train
Now that you have some sense of the different martial arts styles and which ones interest you, the next decision is selecting a training location. Whether you choose a sport art or a historical martial art, the key is to find an instructor and dojo/salle/school with integrity, experience, skill, and good instruction. Some dojos/salles/schools or instructors will claim that their method is ”the most . . . → Read More: How to Get Started in the Martial Arts, Part 3: Choosing Where to Train
By Kendall Giles, on September 1st, 2011 
Choosing a Martial Art
The previous part of this series discussed why you might want to consider martial arts training. In this part, we investigate the differences between various martial arts, and how to select one for yourself.
A Little Martial Arts History
The history of martial arts goes back thousands of years. It is very difficult to say that a particular martial art came from a . . . → Read More: How to Get Started in Martial Arts, Part 2: Choosing a Martial Art
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