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Pain Massage Oils - Do They Really Work?

  Massage therapies and therapeutic oils go hand-in-hand for relaxation and pain relief. But for a professional massage there has to be an appointment made and money paid to get any relief. If you have a willing partner at home, or if there are areas of pain that can be done alone, then why not create your own therapeutic massage oils. You can save time and money alone with the convenience of at-home massages. These pain and relaxation massage oils are easy to make and are cheaper in costs than to purchase ready made oils. The main oil base can be most any oil that is cold-pressed or expeller-pressed. They are both carrier oils with very little processing and this is important for last longer during the massage therapeutic session. To store your oil when not being used, the best place is to be cool and dry, while it should have 300 IU's of vitamin E per each pint of oil. Vitamin E should be added every 4 weeks to the oil during storage to keep the oil from breaking down. It is the

Weapons and Martial Arts

  Just about every martial art has some type of weapon that is sometimes dramatically demonstrated at a dojo or at seminars. The weapon will be whatever that particular martial art has utilized it for in the past to either defend oneself or to go into battle with. It should be noted that most martial arts weapons are illegal to carry or use on the street in most parts of the country and I am sure this also applies to the rest of the civilized world so to speak. This means that all your training with a weapon or weapons will be confined to the dojo, training hall or possibly your home. Displaying the weapon in other more public places may get you arrested and also have your weapon confiscated. The other alternative is that a police officer will treat you as a possible threat and deadly force may be accidentally applied which means you could possibly be sprayed with pepper, shot or even both. A person with a weapon that is in public is treated very seriously by law enforcement and they w