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My Original Martial Arts Log: A Journal for Developing Your Martial Arts

My Original Martial Arts Log is an easy and fun way to build your martial arts knowledge base. As a companion to your practical training in your karate or striking / kicking martial art, it is designed for logging your techniques and writing brief descriptions that demonstrate your understanding of the material you learn in class. As such it allows you to keep all your martial arts techniques organized in one easy to use reference book. If used with consistency, this journal will with time help you build a martial arts book that is unique and truly your own, and which you can use again and again to refresh your memory of material you learned long ago, or to contemplate and discuss with other students the concepts and purposes behind each technique. 

What else will this journal do for you? Whether you are a beginner or advanced student in karate or another stand-up type of martial art, it will help you prepare for each new lesson and stay focused throughout your journey from white to black belt. The journal does not only help you remember the strengths of the basics while working toward a greater understanding of your martial art, it is also a great companion for teaching the material at a later date. As you continue building this book with your own thoughts and experiences put into writing, you will eventually have access to a vast number of details about the martial art you are studying, including each new technique you learn or teach. 

How should you use this journal? The journal is practical for almost any style of karate or other stand-up type of martial art that involves striking and kicking. It is divided into six sections for stances, strikes, kicks and sweeps, blocks and parries or deflective moves, defenses against punches or kicks (for example, left and right punches, overhead strikes, palm strikes, finger pokes, etc.; you can also include defenses against a variety of kicks in this section), and defenses against grabs (for example, wrist grabs, shoulder grabs, bear hugs, chokes, full Nelson, etc.). Fill in a blank page each time you learn a new technique. Before attending your next class, take a minute and review the last technique you learned.