martial arts
martial arts
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by Thanaseelan - 2007-04-18
History:The art of Ju-jitsu is interpreted as being the "science of softness". Translated literally, ju means gentle or soft and jitsu means art. While referred to as "a gentle art", some of the techn...
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by Thanaseelan - 2007-04-18
History:Aikido in its present form is a relatively recent innovation within the martial arts tradition. It was developed in Japan in the early 20th century by Morihei Ueshiba (1883 - 1969), who was in...
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by Thanaseelan - 2007-04-18
History:Shotokan is both a young and an ancient martial art. It is ancient because its roots are deeply entrenched in the past, and young because, as it is expressed today, it is an art that is less t...
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by Thanaseelan - 2007-04-18
History: Hironori Ohtsuka (1892 - 1982) was the founder of the Wado Ryu system of Karate. He commenced training in shindo yoshin ryu jujitsu at the age of 6, and at the age of 30, he began training un...
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by Fabiola Castillo - 2007-04-18
The last 10 years or so, there has been a new martial art that has made a lasting impression on the European community. It is called nunchaku-do or loosely translated "the way of the nunchaku."The nu...
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by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-04-18
Wing Chung is a martial arts discipline that deals with striking and position control. Wing Chung wooden dummy training is a common way to practice strikes and foot control. The wooden dummy used for ...
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by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-04-18
Unarmed fighting forms have be a part of Japanese culture for many centuries. Unarmed combat is mentioned in the earliest Japanese historical records. The Japanese fighting systems we know today have ...
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by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-04-18
Shaolin kung fu is not just about defending yourself against an attacker or inflicting bodily harm. Shaolin martial arts also stress discipline, respect for yourself and others, patience, and being hu...
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by Yoshi Kundagawa - 2007-04-18
The concept of Shaolin kung fu originated when Huang Zongxi defined Chinese martial arts as either the Shaolin school or the Wudang school. You also sometimes hear the Shaolin school referred to as th...
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by Yoshi - 2007-04-18
Meet My Students' New Best Friend, Mat.Everybody was Kung Fu fighting...except for Chester "Rambo" Zephanic. The boy was clumsy, lazy, and not in my class out of free will. "Come take a karate mat,...
