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Martial Arts

Martial Arts

Learn how to choose a martial arts school or teach yourself martial arts with the help of wikiHow's Martial Arts category! Pick from various martial arts , ranging from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to Chinese Wing Chun . Find step-by-step instructions on specific skills, including breaking boards with your hands , knocking someone out with one hit , and more.

Articles about Martial Arts

How to

Knock Someone Out with One Hit
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Fill a Punching Bag
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Learn Martial Arts "Pressure Points"
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How to

Learn Kung Fu Yourself
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How to

Do a Jiu‐Jitsu Arm Bar
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2 Quick Ways to Tie a BJJ or GI Belt for Jiu-Jitsu
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How to

Get Started with Tai Chi
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How to

Teach Yourself Martial Arts at Home (for Beginners)
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How to

Do a Kip Up (Kick Up)
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How to

Learn Ninja Techniques
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How to

Learn Wing Chun
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How to

Train Iron Fist Kung Fu
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How to

Defend Against a Knife Attack
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How to

Apply a Triangle Choke from Open Guard in Mixed Martial Arts
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How to

Perform the Guillotine Choke
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How to

Learn Basic Taekwondo
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How to

Use a Katana Properly
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Train to Fight
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How to

Flip Someone over Your Shoulder
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2 Easy Ways to Tie a Taekwondo Belt
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How to

Do Leg Kicks
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Are MMA and the UFC the Same Thing? Nope, and Here’s Why
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How to

Start Learning Brazilian Jiu‐Jitsu
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How to

Do the Horse Stance in Kung Fu
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How to

Make a Bokken

The Ultimate Guide to Executing a Tornado Kick in Martial Arts
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How to

Do a Single Leg Takedown
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How to

Use Drunken Fist
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How to

Tie an Obi Belt
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How to

Do a Double Leg Takedown
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How to

Learn to Use Nunchaku by Yourself
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How to

Get a Good Workout with a Punching Bag
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How to

Go Into a Jeet Kune Do Stance
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How to

Fight with a Bo Staff
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How to

Wear a Karate Gi
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How to

Make a Nunchaku
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The Beginner’s Guide to Practicing Mixed Martial Arts
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How to

Learn Martial Arts
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How to

Learn Kung Fu Fast
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How to

Execute the Major Kicks in Taekwondo
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How to

Choose a Martial Art
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How to

Learn Judo (For Beginners)
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How to

Win a Fist Fight
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How to

Defend Against a Bear Hug from Behind
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How to

Do Tai Chi's Horse Stance
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How to

Do Escrima
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How to

Do Kung Fu
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How to

Learn the Basics of Shii‐Cho
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Fight With a Stick
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How to

Be Good at Capoeira
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How to

Increase the Speed and Accuracy of Your Kicks in Tae Kwon Do
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How to

Tell the Quality of a Japanese Sword
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Tackle
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How to

Do Tai Sabaki (martial Arts Body Shifting)
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How to

Break Boards with Your Bare Hands
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How to

Do Kali
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How to

Become an MMA Fighter
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How to

Control Chi
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How to

Master the Japanese Art of the Sword
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How to

Wash a Gi
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Become a Martial Arts Instructor
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How to

Win in Competitive Sparring (Taekwondo)
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How to

Do the Ouchi Gari Judo Throw
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How to

Get Better in Tae kwon do Poomsae
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How to

Do Tricks With Nunchucks
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