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Martial Arts
General category for the skills associated with combat and fighting. Usually references the unarmed arts from Asia, it also includes traditional weapons and the arts from other parts of the world.
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What is the name of the most popular Russian martial art?
Sambo is the most popular Russian martial art. From the Wikipedia entry: Sambo (Russian: самбо) -- (also called Sombo in the US and sometimes written in all-caps) is a modern martial art, combat sport and self-defense system developed in the former Soviet Union, and recognized as an official sport by the USSR All-Union Sports Committee in 1938, presented by Anatoly Kharlampiev. The word Sambo is an acronym of САМозащита Без Оружия (SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya) meaning "self-defense without a weapon" in Russian. Sambo has its roots in traditional folk styles of wrestling such as Armenian Koch, Georgian Chidaoba, Moldovan Trîntǎ, Uzbek Kurash, and Mongolian Khapsagay. According to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), Sambo is one of the four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced internationally today, the other three being Greco-Roman wrestling, Freestyle wrestling and Judo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambo_%28martial_art%29
The average person cannot walk in off the street. You can train in martial arts there as a laymen if you are willing to pay the money. However, you must be ordained in the Buddhist religion in order to become a monk there.
What comes before a black belt?
Well, there are nine different degrees of black belt. You have to be a first degree for one year, a second degree for two years, and so on.
Which martial art is used for a mental and physical relaxation rather than physical combat?
Tai Chi is a martial art primarily focused on mental and physical relaxation rather than combat. It involves slow, deliberate movements and deep breathing, promoting mindfulness and reducing stress. Practitioners often experience improved balance, flexibility, and overall well-being, making it a popular choice for those seeking a holistic approach to health and relaxation.
What is the oldest Japanese martial art?
It would be very hard to specifically come up with a branch. They all have roots in the martial arts of 100's of years ago. Karate came from Okinawa and elements of it were merged with Japanese and Korean arts to become what we know as karate today. The kata for karate came from Okinawa and was based on a number of Chinese forms from kung fu. Until recently the kata learned in Tang So Do and Taikwondo were those from Japanese Shotokan karate, which was a variation of Shorin Ryu from Okinawa.
What year was jiu jitsu created?
Ju-Jitsu was developed in Japan as a method for unarmed soldiers to combat armed enemies, with the least amount of force. It was the main unarmed combat tactic of the Samurai.
What is best wrestling college?
The best wrestling colleges are currently in Iowa. (i.e. ISU, Iowa, Loras, etc.)
Who is the king of martial arts?
Who is the "best" martial artist is a matter of opinion. What qualifies someone as being good as a Martial Artist could include several areas of expertise, or a combination of many - - so it depends entirely on what qualities the observer values. Ability to fight well, or demonstrate techniques is one important aspect, but so is a complete and comprehensive knowledge of the art. One might be a champion at tournament fighting, but not very good in street self defense. Many experts agree that a true Martial Artist is one who has a high level of self control, including living by integrity of character with morals and ethics.
While many people are going to have their personal favorites, the majority of the most knowledgeable, skilled and honorable masters are the ones most people probably have never heard of or met. Being completely humble, and modest, a true Martial Master would reject the label of being called the "best." Such titles are not only arbitrary, they are fleeting, and can change at any instant.
What are some very effective and most reliable martial arts?
It might be difficult to determine what is the most popular world wide, but several stand-outs include Taekwondo (gaining full Olympic status in 2000), Judo (already an Olympic event), various forms of Karate, jujutsu (and various forms including Brazilian, Kung fu, and capoeira. Some people consider Boxing and Wrestling to be in the Martial Art category, but certainly not by the widely accepted philosophy of combat warrior training combined with mental and spiritual development with a warrior's code as a way of life.
Some might think that the most popular martial art is MMA, or "Mixed Martial Arts," however that is not an established Martial Art in and of itself. It is a "concept" of blending fighting skills, tactics, and techniques borrowed from a variety of recognized Martial Art systems. MMA might be popular as a sport, but even sport Taekwondo, Karate or judo is not the Martial Art itself. They are games played under rules, and help to make the actual Martial Art they represent and come from more popular and well-known. MMA doesn't come from one Martial Art system, and neither does Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. They are concepts outside of the standard Martial Art curriculum.
What type of martial art is best for street fighting?
Baguazhang has the best foot work in martial arts and it is known to be the most extensive foot work. This form of martial arts was designed to fight off multiple attackers at once, so proper foot work is needed.
How many pounds of pressure is in a karate kick?
There are some other factors that you need to know. What size person is this kick coming from, weight, height, strength, and distance.
A good martial artist can snap a kick out at 30 to 40 miles an hour. Focus onto a rather small area of contact can create forces in excess of 1000 pounds of pressure. The exact amount is going to vary based on the factors above.
Nunchakus consist of two pieces of wood or metal linked by a chain or cord. They are also called nunchuks and are commonly used as a weapon in many martial arts such as kung-fu and karate.
Some people think the come from a Chinese weapon to trap horses legs, others from a general who cut a staff in two and linked the two parts. Finally, others believe that it came from a tool to separate the grain from the husk that farmers also used as weapon. They weren't allowed to have conventional weapons. The Okinawans had horse bridles that consisted of two pieces of wood connected by a cord. You can still buy them in the curved shape.
How do you kill a man with 1 kick and 3 punches?
With as much force as possible
- Kick him in the stomach
- Strike the back of the neck with an elbow
- Punch him in the throat.
- Strike him to the head
What is the definition of martial arts?
Martial arts refers to the entire package of a true martial art. Today many martial arts have been changed to become sports and competition based. In others, the philosophy, tradition and principles have been stripped out to leave only the fighting skills.
A true martial artist knows that training hard and following the principles means that the best way to win is to avoid a fight altogether. In addition to acquiring the skills to be an effective fighter if the case should arise, a true martial artist learns how to benefit themselves, their family and society at large. Such things as learning patience, humility and knowing one's own strengths and weaknesses are as important as being able to punch someone.
The word Martial comes from the Roman Greek God of War, "MARS", hence the word Martial means war, Martial arts is the "ART OF WAR." however martial arts refers to Any of several Asian arts of combat or self-defense, such as jijutsu, aikido, karate, judo, or tae kwondo are usually practiced as sport.
Which is better for sword fighting Kendo or Kenjutsu?
Kendo is just sword fighting while Kenjutsu has all aspects of the way of the sword such as sheathing and unsheathing, sword fighting and other aspects as well.
How many years does it to get a black belt in Kung Fu?
It Varies. At least 3 years on most Styles. Reaching a blackbelt does not mean you are done. Becoming a black belt is just the 1st step.
Why is meditation an important part of martial arts training?
Martial arts develop confidence and knowledge. This leads to an understanding of the body and leads to understanding of the mind. These help contribute to the overall well being and a sense of inner peace.
How many countries have traditional martial arts?
Almost all cultures have martial arts of one form or another that can trace their history back centuries. The definition of 'tradition martial art' may need to be narrowed. Any training that is aimed at combat, whether it is the use of a gun, sword, bow, spear, or any other weapon is a martial art.
- China
- Japan
- Okinawa
- Korea
- Thailand
- Cambodia
- Vietnam
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Greece
- France
The European countries that created their own martial arts were,
Italy,
Germany,
Scotland,
Ancient Greece,
Spain,
Scandinavia,
Ancient Britain, (the Celts).
In Ancient times the Celts, Brittanians and Gauls used the Ancient British martial arts, (Celtic martial arts), most everyone else in Britain used the Greek martial arts. In the Middieval times Italy and Germany had the most widely used martial arts in Europe, (Italian was the most common), during this period in Scandinavia the Vikings used "Viking Martial Arts". During the Renaissance most countries chose between the Spanish, German or Italian martial arts, (again, Italian being the most common), during the Renaissance, many countries, (such as France and Switzerland), used the Italian style of martial arts but modified it to meet their standards and called it "French" when really it was just the Italian martial arts, just with the spear, sword or axe raised higher in the standard guard with other minor changes. Scottish martial arts were used mainly in Britain, but some in Brittani.
Karate has the primary purpose of making you a better person. It teaches respect and patience as well as contributing to overall health. It also provides the techniques to avoid conflict and how to handle one's self if combat is necessary.
Where did martial arts originate from?
First answer
Most people do not agree on the definition of exactly what the "Martial Art" is, so it would be very difficult to agree upon an origin. Components for the earliest use of the term Martial Art included refined fighting skills, code of honor or tenets of ethical conduct, philosophy of life, and spiritual enlightenment. While many forms of fighting, and combative training have been around since early human existence, the physical elements came together with mental and spiritual aspects in various forms of structured education, most notably throughout Asia. There is no evidence to support that one system started it all, but rather many kingdoms developed unique fighting methods separate from each other, and later, mutually influenced by one another.
Second answer
It was originally a simple form of using the hand in a way to defend oneself, this was brought from India and was passed along with the teachings of buddisim however the shaolin temple is considered the birth place of martial arts because it added many of the principals teachings and techniques in what we call martial art today.
Third answer
Technically speaking, martial arts originated in Africa along with the first humans. We evolved from non-human primates over the course of several million years. Modern chimpanzees, our closest genetic cousins in the animal kingdom, are known to box and wrestle, as well as fight with sticks. One chimp community in Senegal is even known to hunt with spears. These were probably traits held by the joint human-chimp ancestor that lived 7 million years ago as humans have similar behavior. Anatomically modern humans appeared in Africa around 200,000 years ago. Their very thick bones indicate that they lived hard lifestyles. They lived in hunter-gatherer societies at this time. Modern examples of hunter-gatherers like the !Kung San people (! = click sound) are known to war amongst themselves, so there is no doubt that early humans did the same. The spears and bows and arrows that were used in hunting eventually became the first weapons of war. Humans are believed to have started to leave Africa around 50,000 years ago. Over the course of many millennia, they spread to countries all over the world. The skeleton of a Neanderthal, a close human cousin, discovered in Iraq in the mid-20th century indicates that he was killed by a spear thrown by humans shortly after their exodus from Africa. This is a prime example of humans bringing their martial skills with them. Like language, these skills splintered with each group and snowballed into the traditions that we have today, including armed and unarmed combat. That is why there are so many similarities between seemingly unrelated styles of boxing, wrestling, and weapons.
The idea that martial arts followed the path of Greece --> India --> China is a 20th-century concept. It is all tied to a Chinese daoyin (breathing and stretching) manual published in 1624. The first of two forged prefaces ascribed to two famous historical generals of different eras attributes the creation of the exercise to the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma. The Chinese author of an early 20th century satirical novel reported the story of Bodhidharma's creation; however, he confused the exercise with boxing, thereby influencing the legend that the monk had been the source of Shaolin's boxing tradition. I honestly don't know when the Bodhidharma legend was first connected to Alexander the Great's activities in India. But it's easy to understand how this further evolution of the legend came about. Knowing that Pankration is one of the oldest recorded martial arts, a Eurocentric sort of person most likely thought that Alexander was the source of the Indian martial arts that Bodhidharma passed to China. There is of course no evidence to support this. A historian would be hard-pressed to prove a connection without the Bodhidharma legend linking Pankration to Chinese martial arts. As I stated above, all similarities between foreign styles stem from the common "human" source.
When did the TV series Kung Fu start?
First, to clarify, the modern "Kung Fu" (an term for all Chinese martial arts) began in the Ming Dynasty (1368 AD-1644 AD); and Chinese historical writings regard Equitation (skill with horses) and Archery as "Kung Fu".
Chinese historians believe that "Kung Fu" began as tools for survival such as hunting and war with different tribes. The earliest mention of a distinct style of hand-to-hand combat was around 2700 B.C. where a fighting technique called "Jiao Li" (角力), where the practitioner uses horned helmets to gore enemies to death. "Jiao Li" was a grappling form with strikes, blocks, and joint locks later added to it to form "Shuai Jiao" (摔跤), which is translated into Chinese Wrestling. "Jiao Li" was developed during the Zhou Dynasty (1045 BC-256 BC), and became an official part of the Zhou military training program. "Shuai Jiao" was used by the Qin army and became a sport under the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-206BC).
During the "Spring and Autumn Period" (770 BC-746 BC), swordsmanship became wide spread, many of Confucius's students were described to be skilled swordsman. During this time period, punching techniques, called Boxing in modern terms, also improved a great deal.
During the Qin Dynasty, as mentioned before, strikes, blocks, and joint locks were added to "Jiao Li" to form "Shuai Jiao". Immediately after the Qing Dynasty, during the Han Dynasty (206 BC- 220 AD) many "Kung Fu" manuals were written, describing hand-to-hand unarmed combat techniques of the time, showing a vast increment of techniques from before the Han Dynasty. Toward the Han Dynasty, passages from books describe methods for an unarmed combatant to disarm an armed opponent. These records show that the basis for Chinese "Boxing" and its philosophy: <Far use feet to kick, Close use hand to punch, Next to body use joint locks and throws>.
Han Dynasty also saw rise to weapons "Kung Fu", where sword, dao (saber), dagger-axe, and sword-shield combination techniques.
If you have further questions please message me because I probably babbled on enough :)
Sources:
"中國武術史簡述"
"Classic of Rites"
I believe you are referring to the Makiwara. It is a flexible board mounted so that the top is about chest high. Karate practitioners punch it repeatedly to improve their technique and strength.
It depends on if the dog size and the man's tools. If any kind of dog bit a man, he'd probably get injured and hurt, depending on the size of the dog. On the other hand, the man could probably pick up a club or a knife to attack the dog back if he was fierce enough too. Then, he could win the fight. Otherwise, the dog would win the fight.
