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5 Online Martial Arts Training Secrets from GMAU Black Belts

Revised and Updated on May 26, 2026. Distance learning has gone through many phases: correspondence learning by mail in the 1800s, radio and television formats reaching the masses in the early to mid-1900s, and web-based learning first appearing in the late 1900s. Today, online learning is widely available. You can literally learn anything through the …

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Is Your Personality Type Holding You Back from Succeeding in Online Martial Arts?

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This article is based on an original post by Adam Bein, a student in several Global Martial Arts University (GMAU) programs, including Shotokan Karate. Revised and Updated on May 4, 2026. You’ve signed up to learn a martial art through the Global Martial Arts University. You pay your fee and you’ve started to watch videos …

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How to Become a Certified Krav Maga Instructor

Krav Maga Instructor Training

Revised and Updated on April 4, 2026. If you’re reading this, you probably have the desire to spread the positive benefits of Krav Maga to your local community and help make the world a safer place. Teaching Krav Maga is incredibly rewarding, whether you’re doing so as your full-time profession or just out of passion …

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The Thrill of ‘Ultimate Bo Live 2022’!

On July 14 I travelled from my home in Vancouver, B.C. to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to take part in Sensei Nathan Douglas’ ‘Ultimate Bo Live 2022′ weekend of Ultimate Bo training. I joined two other GMAU students from out of town there, Quinn McCutcheon and Sean Robinson, who both live in North Carolina. Quinn has a brown chevron in Ultimate Bo, and Sean has a 2nd black …

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How to Stay Motivated & Committed to Black Belt

Training in a Global Martial Arts University (GMAU) program gives you an amazing opportunity to earn a black belt (or equivalent) in one or more of our programs. Because all our courses are online, you can easily learn, practice, and earn rank at your own pace and location.But the path to black belt is not an easy …

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Create a Training Schedule for Success

At the Global Martial Arts University (GMAU), you can become super successful and earn a black belt (or equivalent) in any of our programs. But like in anything, only when you train regularly and stick to it will you realize the ultimate success of martial-art mastery. Some students tell us they find it difficult to consistently fit …

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