Martial Arts
Descriptions of Some of the More Popular Martial Art Styles
Descriptions of Some of the More Popular Martial Art Styles
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Descriptions of some of the more popular Martial Art
Styles:
Aikido:
Aikido emphasizes evasion and circular/spiral redirection of an attacker's aggressive force into throws, pins, and immobilizations as a primary strategy rather than punches and kicks.
Choy Li Fut:
Choy Li Fut is one of the most powerful styles of Wushu. It relies on very powerful hand and arm techniques. Four main hand techniques are used, including the straight punch, the back fist, the uppercut and the hook punch. It incorporates oriental medicine and philosophy. The emphasis is on learning through forms practice and many hands and weapons forms are taught, most of which have between one hundred and three hundred movements. Speed, balance and power are all important elements in this style of Wushu, which also combines hard and soft techniques. Many full contact fighters follow this system.
Hapkido:
This Korean art is sometimes confused with Aikido, since the Korean and Japanese translation of the names is the same. It is a fusion of Korean Tae Kwon Do and Aikido. It utilizes TKD's many sweeping kicks and acrobatics along with Aikido's defense and joint lock techniques.
Iaido:
The Art of drawing the sword for combat. This art is very old, and has strong philosophical and historical ties to Kenjutsu. It was practiced by Japanese warriors for centuries. The object is to draw the sword perfectly, striking as it is drawn, so that the opponent has no chance to defend against the strike. Training is usually practiced in solo form (kata), but also has partner forms (kumetachi).
Jeet Kune Do:
Bruce Lee's Martial arts style. A fusion of kick boxing, Wing Chun, Filipino fighting and Kenpo. The art emphasis fluidity, flexibility and constant learning and changing.
Judo:
Judo was originally derived from Jujutsu. Created by Professor Jigoro Kano who was born in Japan in 1860 and who died in 1938 after a lifetime of promoting Judo. Emphasis the art of throwing, falling and wrestling.
Jujitsu:
Judo, Aikido, and Hapkido is said to have derived from this ancient art. It is an art of grappling and wrestling. Using locking techniques, kicks and strikes. Popularized today by the Gracie family.
Karate:
A generic term used to describe Japanese or Okinawan martial arts. Also used in generic terms to describe all forms of martial arts.
Muay Thai Kick Boxing:
A hard edged street fighting style out of Thailand. It utilizes the head, fist, feet, shin, and elbows.
Tae Kwon Do:
Maybe the most popular martial arts in the world today. This Korean art of Kicks and punches displays an amazing array of acrobatic kicks and flying punches. A feast for the eyes. Now an Olympic Sport.
Tai Chi Chuan:
One of the three orthodox "internal" styles of Chinese martial art (the other two being Hsing Yi Ch'uan and Pa Kua Chang). The term "T'ai Chi" refers to the ancient Chinese cosmological concept of the interplay between two opposite yet complementary forces (Yin and Yang) as being the foundation of creation. "Ch'uan" literaly means "fist" and denotes an unarmed method of combat. T'ai Chi Ch'uan as a martial art is based on the principle of the soft overcoming the hard.
Wing Chun:
One of the most popular forms of Kung Fu. Wing Chun was an obscure and little known art until the mid twentieth century. While multiple histories of the art do exist (some with only minor discrepancies), the generally accepted version is thus: The style traces its roots back over 250 years ago to the Southern Shaolin Temple. At that time, the temple a was sanctuary to the Chinese revolution that was trying to overthrow the ruling Manchu. A classical martial arts system was taught in the temple which took 15-20 years to produce an efficient fighter. Popularized by Bruce Lee.
Aikido:
Aikido emphasizes evasion and circular/spiral redirection of an attacker's aggressive force into throws, pins, and immobilizations as a primary strategy rather than punches and kicks.
Choy Li Fut:
Choy Li Fut is one of the most powerful styles of Wushu. It relies on very powerful hand and arm techniques. Four main hand techniques are used, including the straight punch, the back fist, the uppercut and the hook punch. It incorporates oriental medicine and philosophy. The emphasis is on learning through forms practice and many hands and weapons forms are taught, most of which have between one hundred and three hundred movements. Speed, balance and power are all important elements in this style of Wushu, which also combines hard and soft techniques. Many full contact fighters follow this system.
Hapkido:
This Korean art is sometimes confused with Aikido, since the Korean and Japanese translation of the names is the same. It is a fusion of Korean Tae Kwon Do and Aikido. It utilizes TKD's many sweeping kicks and acrobatics along with Aikido's defense and joint lock techniques.
Iaido:
The Art of drawing the sword for combat. This art is very old, and has strong philosophical and historical ties to Kenjutsu. It was practiced by Japanese warriors for centuries. The object is to draw the sword perfectly, striking as it is drawn, so that the opponent has no chance to defend against the strike. Training is usually practiced in solo form (kata), but also has partner forms (kumetachi).
Jeet Kune Do:
Bruce Lee's Martial arts style. A fusion of kick boxing, Wing Chun, Filipino fighting and Kenpo. The art emphasis fluidity, flexibility and constant learning and changing.
Judo:
Judo was originally derived from Jujutsu. Created by Professor Jigoro Kano who was born in Japan in 1860 and who died in 1938 after a lifetime of promoting Judo. Emphasis the art of throwing, falling and wrestling.
Jujitsu:
Judo, Aikido, and Hapkido is said to have derived from this ancient art. It is an art of grappling and wrestling. Using locking techniques, kicks and strikes. Popularized today by the Gracie family.
Karate:
A generic term used to describe Japanese or Okinawan martial arts. Also used in generic terms to describe all forms of martial arts.
Muay Thai Kick Boxing:
A hard edged street fighting style out of Thailand. It utilizes the head, fist, feet, shin, and elbows.
Tae Kwon Do:
Maybe the most popular martial arts in the world today. This Korean art of Kicks and punches displays an amazing array of acrobatic kicks and flying punches. A feast for the eyes. Now an Olympic Sport.
Tai Chi Chuan:
One of the three orthodox "internal" styles of Chinese martial art (the other two being Hsing Yi Ch'uan and Pa Kua Chang). The term "T'ai Chi" refers to the ancient Chinese cosmological concept of the interplay between two opposite yet complementary forces (Yin and Yang) as being the foundation of creation. "Ch'uan" literaly means "fist" and denotes an unarmed method of combat. T'ai Chi Ch'uan as a martial art is based on the principle of the soft overcoming the hard.
Wing Chun:
One of the most popular forms of Kung Fu. Wing Chun was an obscure and little known art until the mid twentieth century. While multiple histories of the art do exist (some with only minor discrepancies), the generally accepted version is thus: The style traces its roots back over 250 years ago to the Southern Shaolin Temple. At that time, the temple a was sanctuary to the Chinese revolution that was trying to overthrow the ruling Manchu. A classical martial arts system was taught in the temple which took 15-20 years to produce an efficient fighter. Popularized by Bruce Lee.
