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Martial Arts for Personal Development

Martial arts are among mankind’s oldest and most effective holistic self-improvement disciplines. When used to their full potential, martial arts offer far more than personal self-defense skills; they cultivate a wisdom and mind-body harmony that can literally change every aspect of your life for the better.

My name is Chris Marshall, and I have studied the martial arts for several years. I created Martial Development to share my interest in these time-tested practices, and discuss the benefits they offer to stressful modern lifestyles:

Health, strength and fitness
Intellectual and emotional intelligence
Leadership, confidence and personal empowerment
Efficiency and peak performance
Meditation and spiritual cultivation
Effective responses to fear, anger, violence and discord

Along the way, we’ll correct some of the popular misconceptions about martial arts.

You don’t need to retire to a quiet monastery, or join a fight club to gain from the study of martial arts. You can get started here and now. Are you ready to begin the journey?

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10 Comments

10 responses so far ↓

1 Restita DeJesus // Dec 30, 2006

Great Site!! Looking forward to checking in here often!

Restita DeJesus
Seattle Wushu Center
2 John Lapham // Jan 12, 2007

Great stuff here. Can’t wait to join the club!!

John Lapham
North Seattle Wing Chun School
3 Dennis Jr // Feb 27, 2007

Sounds great. Can’t wait to participate. When & where is all I need to know.

Dennis Jr.
4 Chris // Feb 27, 2007

You can participate on the website by commenting on, or linking to the articles.

Those who are interested in attending practice in Seattle should join the mailing list, where we arrange meeting dates and times.
5 Allen M. Briski // Apr 29, 2007

I’m interested your wednesday group. What time on wednesdays? Please E-mail me.

Thanks,

Allen Briski
brijon9@hotmail.com
6 pidar jerome // Jun 6, 2007

i am training for the cration of my whimbs to engage a flying esoteric carnivalli roooted in freedom and copesectic with meditaton. i wish to learn levitation and eveentually seagull flight. have you heard of any interested groups or people wanting to levitate for the sake soaring through the heavens? lovingly pietrio…
7 Chris // Jun 7, 2007

Sorry Pietrio, I don’t think I can help you.
8 Jacob // Nov 25, 2007

Hi, Chris.

You have an interesting site. We have some things in common, it looks.
9 mark bekerman // Dec 25, 2007

thankyou for your sharing
10 Alex Andrei // Apr 16, 2008

FYI - your site IS awesome.

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