Kung Fu Yin Yang
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Second World War Tae Kwon
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Hand To Hand Combat Martial Arts
1,654 wordsJudo had its origin in the ancient Japanese art of bujutsu, a system of hand-to-hand combat. The bushi of feudal Japan (samurai) are usually credited for developing bujutsu (at their time the art was known as York kumi-uchi, a grappling method for fighters fully clad in Japanese armor). However, the Nihon Show (the Chronicle of the Japanese nation) documents public unarmed competitions (hilary-karate) dating back to 230 B. C. Bujutsu has been known by several names throughout Japanese history: t...
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Is There A Best Martial Arts Style
1,109 words... master a style means to know every little detail about every move in that particular style, and to know every variation to those moves. To master a style the student also must know all the training techniques by heart (River 55). Kung Fu is a style that can take years and years to master (Chin, Goh). Sometimes a person will spend their whole life trying to master this style and not even succeed in mastering kung fu (Gutman 33). One of the main reasons that it takes years to learn kung fu is ...
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Kung Fu Hong Kong
1,427 wordsBruce Lee. Its one of the most recognizable names in the world. Many people know that Lee was a budding motion picture star at the time of his death. Others recognize Lee for his great foresight and innovative contributions to the martial arts. But few people know of Lees tumultuous struggle to overcome racism and bridge the gap between White and Asian Americans. Lee was actually born in America. The year was 1940, the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese calendar. His parents were touri...
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Art Of War 6 Th Century
2,474 wordsBook Report (1) In order to kill the enemy, our men must be roused to anger; that there may be advantage from defeating the enemy, they must have their rewards - this is one of the most famous quotations from the book The Art of War by Sun Tzu, written in sixth century B. C. This book has repeatedly being recalled as the ultimate collection of military wisdom by the historians and military leaders, throughout the world. I have always being fascinated by military romanticism, therefore, it came q...
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Kung Fu Martial Arts
1,670 wordsMartial art The viewpoint and traditions of martial arts is gorgeous all over world. In modern times, various forms of self-defense, usually weapon less, based on techniques developed in ancient China, India, and Tibet, has come into extensive use for self-protection, as spirited sports, and for exercise. Many martial arts are too sturdily based on Eastern mysticism to fully allow it to be divorced. An important point to realize that to learn martial arts must not be learned so as to cause bodil...
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643 wordsSalzman, M. , (1986). Iron and Silk. New York: Random House. This book was given to me by a good friend who knew that I had an interest in Asia. I chose to read it because it was a true story and was told that it was a good read. The author travels to China as an English teacher for the Hunan Medical School. There he stayed for two years picking up many anecdotes along the way. The author already had spent a large amount of his life studying Chinese language and the martial arts. However, when h...
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1,376 wordsThe Martial Arts of Japan The martial arts have influenced Japan in many ways. Many of these arts have been passed down from ancient times and are still even practiced today. In my report, I will examine the major Japanese arts and tell how they have influenced Japan. First, however, I will give a little background for these arts. The original word for Japanese martial arts was bututs, or art of the military. This had more to do with physical techniques than philosophical and mental. The physica...
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347 wordsME 10. 20. 96. BTHS CB Martial Arts To follow is my report on martial arts in Asia. This a very interesting subject, and a very good report. It will describe martial arts and some types of martial arts. It will also say where they originated from. The term martial arts is a general term used to describe general types of fighting. Most martial arts practised today came from China, Japan, and Korea. There are hundreds of types of martial arts, each divided into specific styles or systems. Technica...
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904 wordsMartial Arts Mysticism: An Extended Definition of What the Martial Arts Are and Are Not. The term martial art is used in Western society to describe a wide variety of Asian combative systems and sports. The word martial, in martial arts, is derived from the name of the ancient Roman god of war, Mars. The Asian martial arts are grounded in a rich heritage of blood and honor, and they have a great deal to offer serious students. Unfortunately, in most modern schools that heritage has been lost. Sa...
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