Martial Arts

each person has their own way of using chakra, they pull all the energy from inside them and gather it in the center and just bring it out my way of using my chakra is by thinking of going into a big black vortex, when the ball is thick enough you concentrate on making it under your feet allowing you to fly or if you put in your hands you can create and energy ball which can be used offensively or defensively. it can even be used for healing.

The original purpose of the martial arts was to defend the practitioner against a physical threat, usually in war, but also against crime. Today, few practitioners have any real need to difend themselves from any such attacks, but they wish to be prepared just in case, or they relish the physical challenge of training one's body to be stronger and faster than it might otherwise be.

The pressure points are

#1. Temple

#2.The nose

#3.Under The Ear Lobe

#4.Side of Neck

#5Under the jaw

Those are some of the pressure points. If you hit them right, it will work.

This is a very short list. If you would like to know a complete list of where, and how to hit, refer to a Dim Mok guide. Basic hits can be preformed with an open hand or closed hand. Also, using pressure points is an extremely risky way to fight. If you hit the right place with the right amount of pressure, you can seriously injure, paralyze, or kill someone.

He learned Wing Chun kung fu in Hong Kong.

Most martial arts store carry a selection of gi. A quick search of the internet can provide many choices. It would be wise to discuss with your instructor, they may have some specific requirements, the most important one is that you may have to buy it from them, rather than getting it themselves. U ARE MEANT TO WRITE UNDER THE OTHER ANSWERS NOT DELETE THEM U IDIOT!

Following the millenia long golden age of peace, which lasted from about 5 B.C.E, to 1,100 A.D., Japan experienced the Sengoku ("Warring States") Period, which in turn was followed by the Toyotomi, which, in turn, was followed by the Tokugawa, which in turn was followed by the Edo period, a period in which Japan was struggling to modernized, and the last major historically changing period of Japanese history, was the Meiji. From the Sengoku through the Tokugawa eras, it was the age of the Samurai, a period lasting roughly 500 years, which was at its peak (more or less), during Musashi's lifetime. The Samurai of Musashi's lifetime, are considered the most skilled martial artists in Japanese history, reason being, they engaged in much harsh training, often lasting 6 hours or more, and much Zen meditation training, averaging roughly 2 hours. The rest of the time was spent studying.

Because Japan was ruled by the Samurai for so long, and because they were the highest class second only to the Emperor himself and the royal family, the idea of practicing martial arts in Japan, in the Japanese subconscious, is equivalent, to being on the same level as a Samurai. See because for so many centuries practicing ANY martial art was seen as a privelege for the highest social class, to have that privelege was considered more or less an honor. All that changed however, during the Meiji era; the Meiji government basically outlawed all Feudal era stuff, and often times only criminals would practice martial arts. The reason for this, is that gradually, each successive government from the Toyotomi to the Meiji, was removing the priveleges that came with being a Samurai. What precisely were those priveleges?

1) You could walk into any restaurant or person's house, and ask for food. In other words you did not have to have a real job, you could get 3 meals from whatever peasant or merchant you wanted, who was obligated by law to have you as a guest, and, then spend the rest of the time training in martial arts, or engaging in duels to the death.

2) Samurai did not have to pay for hookers; they got them free, and madams or pimps (old Japanese equivalent) often gave them the best ones of the house.

3) Additionally, if ANY peasant insulted you, you could lop off their head right there and then without being punished. Personally I don't think Ashkenazi Jews would have lasted very long in feudal era Japan but, moving on.

The Meiji emphasized the part of Samurai history, that had to do the socially parasitic nature of the station. During the warring states era, the above mentioned three priveleges, among others, were well-deserved because, come on now, they had a very difficult job. Because rice was used as money more than gold, and sometimes crop yields were low, many Samurai, in spite or years of loyal service became too poverty stricken to pay for anything, so laws were written basically giving them a lot of free stuff because "their job is hard." And it was; it was expected that in exchange for those priveleges, you would risk your life for your lord, peasants, and against Samurai or regular soldiers from rival clans and of course bandits.

When Toyotomi brought peace to Japan though, their job was no longer necessary, and despite the peace, they still kept the "free stuff" priveleges so for roughly 200 of their 500 years of existence, the Samurai were social parasites, and an economic drain worse yet, the law forbade Samurai from holding ANY other kind of profession EXCEPT martial arts. Because to support themselves many had to turn to crime, this led to the origins of many Yakuza gangs indeed having familial ties to Samurai clans. The fate of a given Samurai during the Meiji era, could be any of these three things, from most to least likely;

1) End up a dirty stinking drunk in a gutter somewhere, who reeks of sake among other Japanese liquors we don't know about, or hear about too often, as well as having the smell of hooker all over him. Well, hooker and dog urine. Pretty anti-climactic and humiliating for a "glorious Samurai" don't you think?

2) Ever the pragmatists, because all soldiers in the end have to be pragmatic about everything, many Samurai decided that the simplest solution, was to abandon their station, learn a trade and get a real job. Now, this is the second most common, less common than the first because most Samurai were STUBBORN as hell, so stubbornly proud, they refused adamantly to change with the times. Some were stubborn to the point where they starved to death and dogs urinated on their cadavers. Again, considering Bushido...... not a good way to go.

3) Knowing only "killing skills," in a new world of law and order, the only place where such skills had use, was in the world of crime. Now, the majority of Yakuza gangsters, come from street punk stock, and most Japanese consider them to be "total losers" who need to compensate for what big losers they are by acting like a "tough Yakuza man." Also the majority of gangs are just small time, little more than rashes for Japanese police minor anoyances. However, the most powerful gangs in Japan, all of them descend from old Samurai clans, absolutely all of them. If you run into a physically attractive Japanese young woman, or teenage girl, she starts flirting with you, you get her to your apartment, she takes off her clothes and you spot a very well done tattoo....RUN. Get the hell outta there. I'm serious; RUN. Chances are she is the daughter of a powerful Yakuza boss, very adept at the use of a Katana, who will LITERALLY have your head for screwing his daughter. Ever hear of the stereotype of the lonely New York Mafia princess? Yeah well Japan has them too; the lonely Yakuza princess.

Because in the Meiji era, you saw the birth of the Yakuza, the particularly dangerous families, the Japanese public wanted NOTHING to do with martial arts. In fact, Dr. Jigoro Kano, when he was a young man he knew a lot of people who were tied to the early days of organized crime in Japan. What is amazing about Dr. Kano, is that through sheer poise, class, martial arts skill, and distinguishing himself as a scholar, he earned the respect of the Japanese public, and changed the perception in people's minds about martial arts. Kano demonstrated that a man did not have to be a bloodthirsty animal to practice martial arts is what I'm saying, that was the service he did to the world of martial arts in Japan.

Suddenly there was a revival of the "prestige" mentality, harkening back to the age of the Samurai but this time, ANYONE with the work ethic could train now, not just members of the Samurai class which, became drowned out into Japanese society. The major influences have to do with the instillment of mental toughness, remaining calm in a stressful situation, a strong work ethic, not to mention the fact that because so many east Asian styles rely on leverage, the complexity of the moves helps with brain development. That is, if you've trained in martial arts your whole life it can make you smarter, which helps many kids with their school work. Also, the martial arts ethic teaches restraint, and as a result of that teaching of restraint, largely because of the widespread nature of Judo and Karate, crime in Japan was virtually non-existent for years. Its gotten "pretty bad" now, compared to what it was just a few years ago, but Japanese streets are generally much safer after dark than the majority of U.S. cities, and pretty much all cities in Latin America where crime is so bad, the crooks will strip you naked, they will take, literally, EVERYTHING. Even your underwear.

In short, the influence has to do with the general benefits, as well as two of the most popular ones practiced to day (Judo and Sumo) being tied to the Samurai. Sumo is popular in Japan, because it is a form of wrestling used by the Samurai; the reason it has its rules, is because to be thrown out of a Sumo ring, would result in death on a battlefield. A Sumo wrestler thrown out of the ring is vulnerable either to a spear thrust to his back, or, if a given Samurai had the skill for it, decapitation. Observe the movements carefully, and imagine that the victorious Sumo wrestler is holding a sword; the loser, would get run through, or lose his head, if that was an actual life or death fight with swords involved.

There are 2 venues here in Bacolod City:

VSB Bldg (bldg in front of Bacolod Capitol Lagoon)

MWF 7:00pm

MMB Dance Studio, 16th St

MWF 5:30pm

Ultimately, with any fighting style it ultimately boils down to the practitioner's own willpower, intellect, and work ethic, tragically REGARDLESS of character. In martial arts fiction, who do you think it was inspired the villains? Its possible even for a very bad man, to have an exceptionally strong will, always a dangerous situation. Whole reason why martial arts "super powers" are considered a myth, is because to achieve the kind of things you see in anime, video games, and high production values special effects driven movies, the power of your will has to be match well, the power you want. The more personal power you want, the stronger your will needs to be. As a general rule considered myth because of the idea that NOBODY, is that strong-willed.

In Japanese video games the reason you see the word "will" so much, is drawn from their culture and folklore. Namely legendary, well, ninja and samurai, whose will became so strong, they achieved superhuman powers. Basically with every fictional character you see in games, the developers assume they are that strong because of a strong will. Ultimately, in the real world, the strength of a martial arts style really depends on how it develops you, the individual. How well it helps you cultivate, and strengthen willpower.

In the end though without the ability to hold the difficult Ma Bu stance

For at least 2 hours, without pain mind, mastery of any kung fu style or any east asian style is impossible. REAL mastery; given modern life, schooling, work, how money and technology driven modern life is, very few people have the discipline to set aside 2 hours to hold that position. If you MUST know which FAMILY of styles is considered the most powerful in China, it would be the neijia, or "internal" styles, of which Tai Chi Chuan is a part. Tough to swallow I know, that all those slow motion movements, sometimes absolutely no movement at all can grant "ultimate martial arts power" but in China its conisdered true. Still though the direction of the energy they call "chi" is will-driven. Without a strong will, training in any kung fu style is useless, ANY fighting style really.

However if we are going to get into an "all things being equal" thing, one guy knows Kung Fu, the other guy does MMA, the strength of their will is the same, Kung Fu guy will win believe it or not. The vast majority of traditional practitioners the MMA world has encountered have been, overwhelmingly weak-willed individuals. MMA fighters haven't exactly been in there with Shaolin monks

also don't listen to the moron who posted this thing. At precisely 24 seconds you can see the monk's hands, are not moving with choreographed precision. He just kind of, waves his hands, but does not block the kicks with exacting precision. Not wanting to nitpick but both practitioners make several mistakes, they get sloppy in places, although I'm sure an expert would be better able to see it. If you show this video to a 10th dan they will confirm with their expert eyes, this video is NOT choroegraphed. Call it racist western nay saying; the a-hole who posted the video likes to think, western made MMA is indestructible. Let them ride the ego train; doesn't make it true.

Still though, not denying the point, that assuming an MMA guy was capable, that if THEY held Mabu for 4 hours THEY would probably be really tough themselves. Think man, Shaolin training combined with Mixed Martial Arts? Gives ME the goosebumps. Again though in most circles "ultimate power" is chalked up to superstition, and if you happen to believe that stuff best keep it to yourself. But what if you really DO learn how to fly, like superman? STILL, keep it to yourself. Seriously man you run around publicly talking abou chi energy and ultimate martial arts super powers its a quick trip to the looney bin. Although in this era of internet weirdos, people tolerate crazyness more. Anyway to more directly answer your question nobody really knows, but in China, it is generally considered to be the internal, meditative martial arts, such as Tai Chi Chuan.

Indeed, there you will find many dojo that teach various systems (Karate-Do, Judo, Iaido, Kendo, Jujitsu, Kenjutsu, Ninjitsu, Aikido) and styles (Shorin Ryu Karate, Goju Ryu Karate, Shotokan Karate, Wado Ryu Karate, Kyokushin Kai, Yoshinkai Aikido) and many non-Japanese Martial Arts like Kung Fu, Escrima/Arnis/Kali, Silat, Mixed martial Arts, etc. The question really is what art/discipline will suit you the most. I recommend asking more refined questions, and that way you may be able to discover what art might be more suited for your personal interests Sport, Discipline, Defense, Mind-Body Connection, etc.

It is always a good idea to get introduced to the dojo through contacts or instructors. Showing up at the door unannounced is never a good idea. Most are very generous with those that show the right courtesy and respect.

Also the Japanese were very wise by bringing forms of martial arts from China and Okinawa.

I'm assuming you are referring to a person having a shaved forehead and a braided ponytail. This is known as a "queue" (ch: bianzi, 辫子), and it was a sign of subjugation that was forced on the Chinese by the Manchus when they conquered China in the 17th-century.

FWell boxing is pretty simple because in boxing you use your fist and their is less damage then kickboxing and boxing it's very hard to connect a proper punch to your opponents head or body because in a match you would have to keep one shoulder guarding your jaw or both hands up where your jaw is, and with kickboxing it is more dangerous but,you can keep your distance by using your legs but you need to be careful with kick boxing because your not just gaurding one spot.

I've spoken to my lawyer about this, because I know martial artists that threaten to sue people for "teaching their stuff". The short answer is no.

If you write a manual or produce a video or otherwise fix something into a tangible form - then that thing has copyright. That's the book or video itself, but not your style.

You could also file a trademark on your style name or logo. Krav Maga is famously going through trademark lawsuits.

The real issue with trying to protect a style is that there is virtually no martial arts movements you could make that don't already exist in some other style.

The kind of Kung Fu used in earthbending is the Hung Gar. It is a southern style of Kung Fu which depicts the movements of animals especially the tiger and crane. So, it is sometimes called the Tiger-Crane style of Kung Fu. In Hung Gar, strength is a requirement. The movements are hard and strong like a rock. The movements must not be that fast and not be that slow. It also needs balance in speed.

The standard belt color system is white, yellow, green, brown, and black.

In some Karate school and styles the color order is white, yellow, orange, green, blue, brown, black. Depending on the school, stripes, additional colors and combinations are also used. I have even seen a camouflage belt!

1: If you trace down between your neck and chest you will find a squishy crater.

2: If you trace down the middle of your chest you will find a fleshy spot.

3: On the center of the top of your head.

4: The part on your bicep that sticks up most when you flex it

Karate is not really a sport. It is a martial art. As such it should be focused on learning the art and the ability to defend one's self. There are branches that make it a sport and concentrate on competition.

I recently saw an online video where Christian discussed this. He indicated that he had no formal martial arts training before Leverage, having, instead, a history of high school wrestling and middle America Saturday night scuffles.

Internet dojos etc. etc. isn't recommended. It's RECOMMENDED that you have a friend willing to learn and spar with you if you choose this course of learning. If you are serious about learning Martial Arts on the internet (for free), don't just Google guides, get videos, etc. etc. although there are many great video lessons out there, try using Google to find useful Jeet Kune Do videos. If you are a beginner you can start by going to www.boxing4free.com, it's an online boxing gym that offers free boxing lessons on basic punches, footwork and defense. I've sparred with Justin Salvato (head coach of Boxing 4 Free) in person, and he is extremely talented. If you want to learn something quick, start with Boxing 4 Free and read the Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee. It's much more simple to start small and build on from there, focusing more on the honing of body than the learning of movement, like Tai Chi, almost. If you want to learn to fight well, try CloQuba Ha-Jutsu. This is the offensive version of Krav Maga. I would say it is offensive, and that is a rare thing in the martial arts world.

Shaolin Kempo is a combination of Kong- fu Karate, and jujitsu. The fighting styles include 5 animals: Crane, Dragon, Leopard, Snake, and Tiger. There is a unique belt system in the order of: white, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Blue, Blue w/green stripe, Green, Green w/ brown stripe, Brown, 1st degree Brown, 2nd degree Brown, 3rd degree Brown, and Black. Black also has degrees but I am not sure how much. in order to get each belt you must pass a test on a review of all of your techniques. this test will test your physical and mental ability. There is not many places in the united states that teach it but there is a few in Illinois and Kentucky. I go to a studio in Rockford Illinois and it is great.

That depends upon the definitions. For the majority of the world, all martial arts are lumped together.

Some of them are trained as sports. Most of the Modern or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA's) are practiced as sports. The martial arts in the Olympics, Judo and Tae Kwon Do are sports with rules and limitations.

The traditional practitioners continue to teach and learn the martial arts as a way of life and a way of combat.

All martial arts include striking and grappling. While there are some that focus on striking and others that focus on grappling, the techniques can be found in all of them.

Taekwondo is the martial art known as "the way of the foot and fist".

The term "Martial Art" is a general heading that includes a vast number of different systems and methods of unarmed combat around the world. There are no published records that collectively represent every student in any one system, let alone in all Martial Art systems worldwide.