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Scott Shaw Published Articles on the Martial Arts
Scott Shaw is a prolific figure in the martial arts community, particularly known for his contributions to the Korean martial arts of Hapkido and Taekwondo. His writings have been featured in numerous prestigious martial arts publications, including: Black Belt, Inside Karate, Inside Taekwondo, Karate/Kung-Fu Illustrated, and Taekwondo Times. His writings explore not only the physical techniques of martial arts but also their spiritual and philosophical dimensions. Here is a list of some of the Articles on the Martial Arts written by Scott Shaw:
Articles by Scott Shaw:
Street Savvy Self-Defense
Fighting Journal (Russia) - July 2018
To Ki or Not To Ki
Fighting Journal (Russia) - April 2018
The Intercepting Kicks of Taekwondo
Fighting Journal (Russia) - January 2018
Keep it Tight Keep it Simple
Fighting Journal (Russia) - August 2017
The Overthrow in Hapkido
Fighting Journal (Russia) - June 2017
Simply Lean
Fighting Journal (Russia) - March 2017
The Art of the Push
Fighting Journal (Russia) - January 2017
Is Deflection Every Enough?
Fighting Journal (Russia) - October 2016
Understanding the Black Belt
Fighting Journal (Russia) - July 2016
Everybody Wants To Fight but Nobody Knows How To Fight
Fighting Journal (Russia) - April 2016
Remove all the Extras
Fighting Journal (Russia) - March 2016
They Never Say Thank You
Fighting Journal (Russia) - January 2016
Learning How to Take a Punch
Fighting Journal (Russia) - November 2015
Environmental Fighting
Moosin Magazine - October 2015
The Front Kick: Simplicity in Action
Moosin Magazine - August 2015
Feet First
Taekwondo (Japan) - May 2015
Adapt and Readapt
Fighting Journal (Russia) - April 2015
Ego, Dominance, and Defending Against the Sucker Punch
Fighting Journal (Russia) - February 2015
The History of the Korean Martial Arts
Taekwondo.dk (Denmark) - January 2015
The Fight Inside the Forms
Taekwondo (Japan) - January 2015
How To Be a Private Instructor of the Martial Arts
Moosin Magazine - August 2014
Kevin Eastman: Meet the Martial Artist Who Created The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
MA Success - August 2014
Refining the Martial Arts
Moosin Magazine - July 2014
The Forgotten Fists of Taekwondo
Moosin Magazine - June 2014
Republished from Black Belt Magazine
The Foundations of Self-Defense
Moosin Magazine - May 2014
Taken from The Tao of Self-Defense by Scott Shaw
Thoughts on the Modern Martial Arts
Moosin Magazine - May 2014
Rafael Lovato, Jr. Role Model
MA Success - April 2014
Keeping Our Children Safe
MA Success - April 2014
The Three D's of Self-Defense
Moosin Magazine - April 2014
Integrating Hapkido and Taekwondo
Moosin Magazine - April 2014
Republished from Taekwondo Times
Girls in Gis
MA Success - February 2014
When Disaster Strikes
MA Success - January 2014
How To Maximize Your Holiday Pro-Shop Sales
MA Success - November 2013
School Survival in a Military Town
MA Success - August 2013
One Price Fits All: A Tuition that Includes Everything
MA Success - July 2013
One Course Wizard: 500 Students and 96% Retention
MA Success - January 2013
How to Create a Dream Team of Leaders in Your School
MA Success - December 2012
The Tragic Story of Bully Victim Tyler Long
MA Success - December 2012
For Colorado Mega-School Owner: Bigger is Better
MA Success - September 2012
Krav Maga Universal: A New Marriage of Marketing and Physical Techniques
MA Success - August 2012
Wal-Mart: The Next Revolution of Martial Art Schools
MA Success - August 2012
How to Create a Prosperous School in Just Two Years
MA Success - July 2012
How to Get Your School on T.V. for Free
MA Success - March 2012
The ILOVEKICKBOXING.com Revolution
MA Success - January 2012
Bruce Lee - His Legacy Lives On! Shannon Lee and the Bruce Lee Foundation
MA Success - August 2011
Aron Ralston: Turning Tragedy into Triumph
MA Success - July 2011
Contemporary Jeet Kune Do: The Evolution of Bruce Lee's JKD with Paul Vunak
MA Success - April 2011
Whiz-Kid Aaron Lawrence and the Perspective of Youth, Inc.
MA Success - April 2011
Everything is Bigger in Texas: Including this Super School
MA Success - March 2011
3 Years Open & 725 Students: How To Do It
MA Success - February 2011
Schools That Thrive on Retention
MA Success - December 2010
It's a Family Affair
MA Success - November 2010
The Young-at-Heart Elder Statesman of the Martial Arts
MA Success - September 2010
After-School Program Earns School Owner $350,000.00 a Year
MA Success - August 2010
Dave Kovar: The Teacher of Teacher Received MAIA's Lifetime Achievement Award
MA Success - August 2010
Tiger-Rock International (ITA) 30,000 Members Strong and Still Growing
MA Success - July 2010
Hapkido
Karate - Japan - January 2010
What Makes Independent Schools Great?
MA Success - November 2009
Tough Times? TASMA to the Rescue
MA Success - July 2009
The Forgotten Fists of Taekwondo
Black Belt - June 2009
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
MA Success - April 2009
A Penchant for Retention
MA Success - March 2009
Listen up! How to Publicize Your School on the Radio
MA Success - January 2009
How a Great Staff Leads to Success
MA Success - November 2008
Asking the Masters (Scott Shaw Q & A)
Martial Arts Illustrated, U.K. - November 2008
How to Feed New Students into Your School Through Satellite Programs
MA Success - October 2008
Richard Bustillo: Keeping the Reality of Bruce Lee Alive
MA Success - June 2008
The Secret of Multi-School Success: High Quality Instructors
MA Success - April 2008
Sideswipe: Raising the Bar for Performance Teams
MA Success - March 2008
How to Implement a Padded Weapons Program Into Your Curriculum
MA Success - February 2008
How to Accelerate Yours School's Growth
MA Success - February 2008
XMA: The Second Revolution
MA Success - January 2008
Bill Superfoot Wallace: Superfoot's Legacy
MA Success - December 2007
USA Taekwondo's New Martial Arts Commission
MA Success - November 2007
How to Operate a School in a Highly Competitive Market
MA Success - October 2007
Walking Down the Aisle of the Martial Arts
MA Success - September 2007
Ernie Reyes Sr.: Performer Extraordinaire'
MA Success - August 2007
No-Frills Taekwondo Success
MA Success - June 2007
Mixed Martial Arts Integration: The Next Revolution
MA Success - May 2007
USA Taekwondo: American's New Olympic Governing Body
MA Success - February 2007
USA Judo: Olympic Group Welcomes All Martial Artists
MA Success - December 2006
Once a Teacher - Always a Teacher
MA Success - December 2006
Successful Taekwondo with No Bells and Whistles
Martial Arts Professional - December 2006
How to Operate a Martial Art Super School
Martial Arts Professional - October 2006
Back to the Basics: Joint Locks for Self-Defense
Taekwondo Times - September 2006
Chuck Norris: The Martial Arts Icon Who Defines Excellence
MA Success - August 2006
Herb Perez: Bringing the Olympic Gold Medal to the Masses
MA Success - July 2006
How to Teach High Quality Classes
Martial Arts Professional - April 2006
MAIA Elite: Take Your Business to the Next Level
MA Success - April 2006
The New Premier Martial Arts Licensing Program
MA Success - February 2006
Jump Back: Mastering the Most Difficult Kicks of the Korean Martial Arts
Black Belt - January 2006
Former Power Ranger Powers Up Two Schools
MA Success - January 2006
The Success Secrets of Multi-School Owners
MA Success - December 2005
The ATA One Million Active Members and Growing
MA Success - October 2005
Perception of Your School is Everything
MA Success - September 2005
Bigger Isn't Always Better: Net Income and the Martial Arts
Martial Arts Professional - August 2005
Adaptation: The Science of Teaching the Disabled
Martial Arts Professional - May 2005
David Carradine: More Than Just a Legend, He Started a Revolution
MA Success - April 2005
Taekwondo's Strategy Against the Street Punch
Taekwondo Times - March 2005
Fitness Kickboxing: The Second Revolution
Martial Arts Professional - Match 2005
The Science of Survival
MA Success - December 2004
Passion, Plan, Belief: The Three Keys to Success
Martial Arts Professional - December 2004
ATA and XMA: Old School Meets the New School and They Like Each Other
MA Success - October 2004
Peace In Peace Out
Llewellyn Magazine - September 2004
Success Through Organization
MA Success - August 2004
Lien Chi: Energizing Your Body with Golden Chi Kung
New Living Magazine - July 2004
The Children Are the Future
Martial Arts Professional - July 2004
Yoga Breathing: Pranayama Made Easy
Healthy Lifestyle Magazine - May/June 2004
Miko Nishiuchi: The Last Real Samurai
MA Success - May 2004
Randy Couture: Lord of the Rings
MA Success - April 2004
The Throws of Hapkido: When They Work, When they Don't
Taekwondo Times - March 2004
The Art of Attracting the Adult Student
MA Success - January 2004
Lean and Fit: More than Just Aerobics for Kicks
MA Success - September 2003
Billy Blanks: Tradition with Rhythm
MA Success - July 2003
Beyond Fighting
MA Success - May 2003
Royce Gracie: From King of the Ring to Road Warrior
MA Success - April 2003
Teach 100 Students in One Class with the Rotating Curriculum
MA Success - February 2003
Krav Maga
MA Success - January 2003
The Way of the Sword: The History and Development of Kumdo
Martial Arts - December 2002
Mike Swan: Judo Champ Flips into Entrepreneurial Success
MA Success - December 2002
Martial Art Industry Association: What a Year
MA Success - November 2002
Integrating Taekwondo and Hapkido
Taekwondo Times - July 2002
USTU: Taekwondo's Olympic Side Kick
MA Success - July 2002
Hapkido: Intercepting the Energy of an Attack
CFW Enterprises - June 2002
Movement: Hapkido's Secret of Self Defense
Taekwondo Times - March 2002
Taekwondo Forms: Uncovering the Self-Defense Moves Within Traditional Taekwondo Patterns
Black Belt - February 2002
Self-Defense for the Street: The Principals of Continuous Motion
World Budo Alliance On-Line Articles - January 2002
The Art of Kumdo
Martial Arts Combat Sports - January 2002
Unleash the Pain: Hapkido Joint Locks
Taekwondo - November 2001
Foundations of Self-Defense
Inner Self Magazine - May 2001
Self-Defense the Hapkido Way: The Dynamics of Distance, Control, and Deflection
Martial Arts Combat Sports - April 2001
Solo Training in the Martial Arts
Martial Art Legends Presents: Combat Fitness - February 2001
The Foundations of Self-Defense
Inner Self Magazine - November 2000
Deflection: The Heart and Soul of Hapkido
Taekwondo Times - September 2000
Hapkido: Intercepting the Energy of an Attack
Martial Arts Combat & Sports - June 2000
Kumdo: Just How Korean is Korea's Way of the Sword
Black Belt - May 2000
Fighting Secrets from Traditional Taekwondo
Black Belt - February 2000
Korea and the Historical Foundations of Ki
Qi: The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health and Fitness - Winter 1999 - 2000
The Staff of the Korean Martial Arts
Martial Art Legends - November 1999
Korean Qi Gong
Martial Arts Illustrated - October 1999
Hapkido Grappling: Tradition Verses No-Holds-Barred
Taekwondo Times - September 1999
Get Into the Moment
Whole Life Times - May 1999
Defending Against the Sucker Punch
Kick - Germany - May 1999
History of Taekwondo
Martialinfo.com - On-Line Articles 1999
History of Hapkido: A Korean Martial Art
Martialinfo.com - On-Line Articles 1999
History of the Korean Martial Arts
Martialinfo.com - On-Line Articles 1999
Scott Shaw: Straight to the Heart of Hapkido (Interview)
Taekwondo Times - November 1998
Raising Cane: Hapkido's Street Legal Self Defense Weapon
Inside Karate - November 1998
Redefining the Taekwondo Jumping Front Kick
Black Belt - October 1998
The History of Taekwondo
USMA On-Line - Martial Art History 1998
The History of Hapkido
USMA On-Line - Martial Art History 1998
Hapkido's Theory of Circular Self Defense
USMA On-Line - Articles 1998
Hapkido's Theory of Circular Self-Defense
USJJF On-Line Articles 1998
The Front Kick: Devastatingly Simple
Inside Karate - January 1998
Scott Shaw's Hapkido
Kick - Germany - December 1997
This is Very Dangerous - Editorial
Inside Karate - December 1997
The Low Kicks of Taekwondo
Black Belt - September 1997
Hapkido's Circular Method of Self Defense
Inside Karate - August 1997
Scott Shaw: Hapkido American Style (Interview)
Karate - Japan - June 1997
Up Against the Wall
Inside Karate - May 1997
Free Yourself: Hapkido's Defense Against the Grabbing Attack
Inside Karate - April 1997
Hapkido Interception
Inside Karate - February 1997
Lei Chi: Energizing Your Body with Golden Chi
New Living Magazine - 1996
Scott Shaw: Philosophy and the Martial Arts (Interview)
Martial Art Masters - September 1996
Hapkido: Self Defense with Ki
Inside Karate - September 1996
The Ki in Hapkido
Qi: The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health and Fitness - Winter 1996
From the Ground Up: Techniques n Ground Fighting
Limited Infinity Research Center - August 1996
Hapkido Ground Fighting Techniques
Inside Karate - August 1996
The Linear Kicks of Teakwondo
Black Belt - July 1996
Hapkido: Elements of Deflection
Inside Karate - May 1996
The Equipment Training Techniques of Taekwondo Master, Hee Il Cho
Inside Taekwondo - December 1995
So You Want to be a Martial Art Movie Star
Martial Art Movies - November 1995
Tae Mon Kwon: Hapkido Philosophy Converted to Combat
Inside Taekwondo - September 1995
Take 'em Down: Hapkido's Defense Against the Korean Kick
Inside Taekwondo - July 1995
Taekwondo Kicks: How to Use Them, How to Beat Them
Black Belt - June 1995
Chuck Merriman's Words of Wisdom
Martial Arts Legends - June 1995
How to Effectively Train at Home
Secrets of the Masters - May 1995
Hapkido Knife Defense: Don't Get Stuck
Inside Karate - April 1995
Hapkido: Joint Locks for Self Defense
Inside Karate - March 1995
Dana Hee: From Olympic Gold Medalist to Hollywood Stuntwoman
Inside Taekwondo March - 1995
Raising Cane: Body Locks and Throws with the Hapkido Cane
Inside Taekwondo - February 1995
Grabbed From Behind
Inside Karate - February 1995
Hapkido Grappling Techniques
Black Belt - December 1994
Conrad Palmisano: The Man Who Puts the Action in the Action Adventure
Martial Arts Movies - December 1994
Closing the Gap
Inside Taekwondo - November 1994
James Lew: He Gained His Fame The Hard Way - He Earned It
Martial Arts Movies - November 1994
Lights, Camera, Action: The Other Life of Scott Shaw (Interview)
Inside Taekwondo - November 1994
Hapkido In-Fighting
Inside Karate - October 1994
Simon Rhee: Class Act in a Reel Story
Inside Taekwondo - October 1994
Hapkido Knee Fighting
Martial Art Masters - September 1994
Foot Intercepts Fist: The Dynamics of the Defensive Kick
Masters & Styles - July 1994
Lock 'em and Throw 'em Hapkido Style
Inside Karate - July 1994
The Hapkido Cane
Taekwondo Times - May 1994
Hapkido Verses Street Weapons
Masters and Styles - April 1994
Defense Against the Taekwondo Kick
Black Belt - April 1994
Taekwondo's Street Savvy Kicks
Inside Taekwondo - April 1994
No Holds Barred: Self Defense for the Streets that Works
Inside Karate - March 1994
Hapkido Ground Fighting
Karate Kung Fu Illustrated - February 1994
Go With the Flow: Principals of Continuous Motion
Inside Karate - February 1994
The Korean Short Staff
Inside Taekwondo - February 1994
Cardio-Aerobic Kickboxing: Heath Craze of the 90's
Martial Art Masters - January 1994
Tae Kwon Do's Continuing Evolution
Inside Tae Kwon Do - December 1993
Hapkido's Circular Kicks: Straight to the Point
The Complete Guide to Kicking and Stretching 1993
The Motion Philosophy of Self-Defense
Inside Taekwondo - December 1993
Taekwondo's Arsenal of Spinning Kicks
Black Belt - December 1993
Real Verse Reel: The Secret of Dual Purpose Fighting
Masters & Styles - November 1993
The Knife Hand
Inside Karate - November 1993
Kumdo: The Korean Art of the Sword
Martial Art Masters - September 1993
Samurai Iai-do: A look at Japanese Swordsmanship
Inside Karate - September 1993
Hapkido: Self Defense with a Vengeance
Inside Taekwondo - August 1993
Hapkido's Circular Theory of Defense
Black Belt - July 1993
The Hapkido Cane: Street Legal Weaponry
Inside Karate - June 1993
Stay Focused: The Continuing Development of Your Offensive Arsenal at Home
Karate Illustrated - May 1993
Defend and Counter with the Feet
Inside Karate - May 1993
Economy of Motion: The Offense of Defense
Inside Karate - March 1993