How To Make Martial Art Certificate

Simple, you don’t need to make fancy - difficult design to make martial art certificate.

4 key points of martial art certificate are:

1. Dojo / club logo (letter, banner or bagde).

2. Student name.

3. Date of graduation.

4. Coach / teacher hand signature.

Here my dojo’s certificate template for example:

And here my 3 certificates i got from Kenpo, Kickboxing & Jeet Kune Do for your design references:

How To Choose Martial Art Style For Beginner

For new recruit students who want to learn martial art with me, i always give them all of my training syllabus tutorials & i tell them to research the basic techniques first. Once they know which 1 fighting style they like, then the training can begin.

If they are still confused, I always ask next question: Is there any hero / idol figure they like from their favorite cartoon - film - game - comic series?

- Japanese Anime - Manga fans are prefer to choose Karate & Kenpo.

- Chinese Wuxia fans are prefer to choose Kungfu & Kuntao.

- American Superhero fans are prefer to choose American Boxing & American Kickboxing.

- European Folk Tale fans are prefer to choose European Boxing & European Kickboxing.

For example is myself as cartoon & video game fans who trained in many martial arts:

1. I started to like & try learning Kenpo in 2009 because my favourite cartoon & game characters are using this martial art. Like Akira Yuki & Lee Diendo.

2. I interested to trying Kickboxing in 2012 because my favourite game characters are using this too. Like Axel Stone & Bryan Fury.

3. I interested to learning Jeet Kune Do in 2017 because my favourite cartoon & game heroes are also using this style. Like Liu Kang, Jacky Bryant, Kenshiro & Forest Law.

But if they are still confused, next i will recommend Punching Style martial arts such as Boxing - Kuntao - Panantukan. Because that fighting style type is the most applicable in everyday life:

1 . Their basic techniques are easy to learned by everyone, there are no high or acrobatic kicks.

2. Can be used when we are attacked at narrow place or when we are wearing a long skirt/dress and cannot do high kicks.

3. Practical for daily life when we want to do cardio aerobic exercise in a small house.

If they are still confused, my final step is recommending Filipino Panantukan. Panantukan is most complete & easiest fighting style for beginner:

1. It have easy punches like Boxing.

2. It have powerful elbows like Kuntao.

3. It also have low kick like Muay Thai, we can use this kick while wearing long skirt / dress.

Panantukan also very popular and often used in various action movies. The untrained artists can mastering it basic techniques fast, easy martial art like Boxing but cooler for cinema because it have low kick.

American Kickboxing

American modern fighting sport created by Joe Lewis (Bruce Lee’s student), Lee Faulkner and other American martial artists in 1970s. Mix of Boxing punches and Asian style kicks.

Japanese Kickboxing

Japanese modern fighting sport created by Osamu Noguchi and Tatsuo Yamada in 1966. Mix of Boxing, Muay Thai and Japanese martial art.

Taikiken

Taikiken (太気拳) is modern Japanese fighting style created by Kenichi Sawaii in 1947. Mix of Chinese martial art softness and Boxing strength.

American Boxing

American Boxing style, also known as Tinku (Bolivian) or Takanakuy (Peruvian). Native American martial art are rooted in ancestral warrior traditions with combat techniques practiced for thousands of years long before European arrival.

British Boxing

British Boxing style also known as Pugilism. Boxing gain more popularity from street fighting - self defense skill into modern sport in 17th century England.

Malagasy Kickboxing

Malagasy Kickboxing style / Moraingy was originated from the Maroseranana dynasty (ruled from 1675) of the Sakalava Kingdom of western coastal Madagascar. Before developed as fighting sport, Moraingy was a ritual contest of virility between men performed at celebrations and circumcision ceremonies.

Taekwondo

Taekwondo (태권도) is modern Korean martial art created by Choi Hong Hi in 1955. Mix of Taekkyon and Tang Soo Do.

Taekwondo Teul

Taekwondo Teul (태권도틀) is Korean martial dance art created by Choi Hong Hi in 1955 along with his organization International Taekwondo Federation to promote both Korean fighting sport and martial dance.

Hokkien Kuntao

Kuntao (拳道) is a Hokkien Kungfu style created by Southern Chinese immigrants community in the Malay Archipelago before 14th century. Based on Nanpai Kungfu (南派功夫), Kuntao is oldest organised martial art training system in Malay countries before Silat era.

Double Sticks Fighting

Dual wielding technique using two sticks one in each hand. There are lot of stick / sword based martial arts that teach dual wielding technique worldwide. From Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa and even native America tribes. 

Sikaran

Filipino martial art originated long before the Spaniards came to the Philippines in the 16th century. Like other ancient Filipino martial arts, Sikaran also created by group of tribes / warriors together (not by one person) and has no written history. 

Dumog

Ancient Filipino wrestling art roots in pre-colonial Philippines. Originally developed by ancient Filipino farmers and warriors to control or disarm the opponent.

Southpaw Stance Strikes

Sometimes we need to train all basic strikes using the Southpaw Stance (right foot and right hand placed on the front) for variation in training.

This technique is very helpful when the opponent attacking us from right side and we don’t have time to set up the Regular / Orthodox Stance (left foot and left hand placed on the front).

The method is same as regular basic strikes training (each strikes repeated 10 counts) but now on inverted position. Simple.

Defense Techniques

There are 3 basic defence techniques:

1. Blocking

Use our arms and legs as shield.

2. Trapping

Pinning or redirecting the opponent’s limb.

3. Intercepting

Mix of both offense and defense. When the opponent going strike, we strike first using faster linear technique.