Abstract The challenges facing Martial Arts schools across the nation are many‚ leading to the closing doors and knowledge being lost. Overcoming these challenges is not easy but possible. These challenges include self defense being put in the hands of devices (guns‚ tazers‚ mace‚ pepper spray)‚ Mixed Martial Arts stealing clients‚ the bad economy‚ and the digital age causing laziness and instant gratification desires in our young people. Each of these obstacles is addressed‚ and explained why they
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Chinese Art The Chinese culture is a very interesting topic to learn about. They have many beliefs‚ customs and traditions that make them unique. Art was very important to the Chinese culture. It was a way to express or symbolize emotions. The Chinese display many different styles as well as techniques to express who they truly are and believe. Art began in China in stone structures. Large carvings were carried out by families rather than one particular person. Throughout the years‚ Chinese
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MMA‚ for example‚ was developed as nothing more than a style for cage-match entertainment. Traditional martial arts‚ however‚ were developed for a variety of different reasons‚ mainly self-defense. For instance‚ Jiu-Jitsu and Ninjitsu both derive from ancient Japan as a means for the people to defend themselves against the Samurai (Browning n. pag.). Similarly
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Boxing is one of the oldest sports to ever be played. It can be traced as far back as the Ancient Greeks‚ who participated in it as early Olympic Games back in 668 B.C. Boxing is a martial art and combat sport in which two people engage in a combination of strength‚ reflexes‚ and endurance by throwing punches at the opponent. Ever since boxing originated‚ there has been health issues with the sport. Boxing can result in health issues such as head trauma‚ brain damage‚ bodily injury‚ and future
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Kalaripayattu-Mother of all Martial Arts The Malayalam word "Kalari" implies gymnasium while the term "Payattu" means practice in weaponry. Kalaripayattu is the oldest martial art and is known to be the mother of all hand to hand fighting. It is the most established existing martial art‚ dating back more than 2000 years and said to be the herald of famously known Chinese hand to hand fighting‚ as the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma took this learning from India to China. Kalaripayattu started in Kerala
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (also known as BJJ) is a martial art form rich with history‚ and because of its health benefits‚ is now becoming one of the most popular martial arts in the world. BJJ is a form of martial art that requires great strength‚ but also keen technique as it was originally invented so that a smaller opponent would be able to take down a larger one with the use of different grappling techniques. BJJ is also one of the best workouts a person can get‚ not only
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FOUNDATION Extension INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Mixed Martial Arts is also known as MMA for short. This is a full contact sport that is also known as a combat sport. It combines different styles and techniques of fighting. Mixed Martial Arts is popular in part because of the fact that it incorporates so many different styles of fighting. The history of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) dates back to the Olympics of ancient Greece. Mixed Martial Arts fights originated as hand-to-hand combat performed as a
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are Martial Arts‚ which dates back thousands of years‚ and Parkour‚ which started in 1970‚ and is quickly gaining popularity. Korea was unified for the first time under the Silla Dynasty (618- 935 AD). The Hwa Rang Dan warriors of that time helped unify their country and became the first martial artists to include a code of chivalry in their practice. They combined the philosophy of Won Kwan‚ with the movement of Soo Bahk Ki‚ the art of foot and body fighting‚ to create the martial art of
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ENG2 MMA A dramatic orchestration of bodies and limbs‚ Mixed Martial Arts is fighting at its absolute best. Behind all the sweat‚ blood and large muscles lies two men in a desperate struggle as old as time itself. When these men step into the octagon‚ 10‚000 years of civilization are stripped away and is replaced with the primal necessity to be the best in order to survive. When they fight‚ they don’t do just for the fame‚ the money or even for the advancement of the sport. They fight because
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AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE WUSHU WUSHU IS A TRADITIONAL CHINESE SPORT‚ WHICH PAYS ATTENTION TO BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES‚ WITH FIGHTING MOVEMENTS AS ITS MAIN CONTENT AND WITH ROUTINE EXERCISES AND FREE COMBAT AS ITS FORMS. THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WUSHU Wushu‚ a time-honoured sport in China‚ traces back to as early as the time of the clan communes in primitive societies. At that time‚ there appeared the “Xi” (sport) of Jiaodi (wrestling) and the “Wu” (dance or exercise) of
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