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AIKIDO:
At the core of almost all philosophical
interpretations of aikido, however, we may identify at
least two fundamental threads:(1) A commitment to
peaceful resolution of conflict whenever possible.(2) A
commitment to self-improvement through aikido
training...
AMERICAN FREESTYLE: A name
given to an approach to Karate training, not necessarily
a distinct Karate school...
AMERICAN
KENPO: A style of Karate
developed in the West. It deviates from traditional
Karate in several important respects.Kenpo is a mixture
of five cultures (in historical order): Chinese,
Japanese, Okinawan, Hawaiian (before Hawaii became a
state) and American...
ARNIS / KALI / ESKRIMA: Centuries old, the
Filipino warrior arts have long been the backbone of
Filipino society. It was the practice and preservation
of these arts that have kept the Philippine archipelago
from permanent domination by a foreign power...
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BANDO /
THAING: Despite
the Chinese influences, Bando is credited as a style of
armed and unarmed combat native to Burma. It is an
assimilation of Karate-like striking and kicking
techniques, Judo-like throwing techniques, swordplay and
fighting with knives, spears and sticks...
BA
GUA ZHANG: Ba Gua Zhang is
literally translated as Eight Trigram Palm. This style
is one of the three Nei Jia Quan or internal styles of
China...
BANSHAY: A general term
for Burmese weapons use. both Indian and Chinese sources
influenced the development of weapons systems...
BURMESE BOXING: This hard,
offensive style of martial arts is the opposite of the
Burmese style of self-defense called Bando. It is also
known as Lethwei. Burmese boxing is similar to Thai
boxing...
BERSILAT: Bersilat means
"to do fighting" . this Malaysian martial art is similar
to Pentjak Silat, an Indonesian martial art, which it is
thought to have derived from...
BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU:
Brazilian Jujutsu (abbreviated to BJJ) is a modern,
cutting edge, style of martial art that was developed
from judo and the traditional Japanese jujitsu styles by
the Brazilian landowner Carlos Gracie and his family...
BUSHIDOKAN: Bushidokan is
a combination of Judo, Okinawan Karate and JuJitsu, but
it emphasizes a karate which resembles Shotokan...
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CAPOEIRA:
Capoeira is the African system of unarmed combat that
was thought to have been developed in the 1500's by
African slaves who were taken to Brazil and forced to
work in the sugar cane fields...
CHA
CHUAN: An
important system in China is Cha Chuan, a fighting style
developed by members of the Muslim faith...
CHOY LI FAT: 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...
CUONG
NHU: Cuong Nhu is a
Vietnamese style of Karate. It's name comes from the
Vietnamese phrase for yin and yang because it combines
both hard (Shotokan Karate, Wing Chun, Kung Fu American
boxing) and soft techniques ( Judo, Aikido, Tai Chi and
the Vietnamese style of Vovinam)...
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DAITO-RYU AIKI JUJUTSU:
Daito-ryu goes beyond being a simple means of
self-defense, and aims at putting mind and body in
balance with the spirit that pervades the universe,
developing oneself as a person, and contributing to
society...
DOCE
PARES: Doce Pares is
actually the conglomeration of various styles that each
founding Master brought into the organization when it
was formed in 1932...
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ESKRIMA / KALI / ARNIS: Centuries old, the
Filipino warrior arts have long been the backbone of
Filipino society. It was the practice and preservation
of these arts that have kept the Philippine archipelago
from permanent domination by a foreign power...
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FILIPINO ARTS:There
are several hundred styles of these warrior arts
presently being preserved and taught throughout the
Philippines. Although known by many names, often
descriptive of the styles and names of their founders
and enemies...
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GATKA:
Gatka is commonly referred to
as an India Martial art. Specifically Gatka refers to
the martial art used by the Sikhs of northern India.
Actually Gatka is the name of a stick used to practice
sword fighting...
GOJU
RYU KARATE: Goju-ryu is
well known as a hard/soft style of karate. Founded in
the 1920s by Chojun Miyagi, the system blends the hard
linear Okinawan style of naha-te with the soft circular
movements of Chinese pa-kua chang...
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