A Look At Kung Fu ….

The martial art of Kung Fu is an exchange of culture, a type of exercise, and also a way of defending yourself.  The art is very popular throughout the world, also being known as Gung Fu, Wu Shu, and even Kuo Shu.  It shares some common traits with Karate, such as using both hand and foot techniques.  Kung Fu is one of the most popular forms of martial arts - and also one of the oldest.

Within Kung Fu, there are several styles and variances, although the most popular are those that have their roots in the well known Shaolin Temple.  What most people aren’t aware of however, is the fact that Kung Fu was practiced in China years before the first Shaolin temple was even though of.

A majority of martial arts enthusiasts think of self defense as being the ultimate goal of any martial art, including Kung Fu.  While self defense is involved with Kung Fu, the martial is so much more than just fighting and defense - it is a true art, one that develops the mind, body, and the soul.

Kung Fu doesn’t teach students to overcome others, as it teaches students to look within themselves and learn to have complete and total control over their emotions.  Kung Fu is an art of harmony, that teaches to students to remain at peace and avoid confrontations.  If a situation threatens bodily harm to the student, then he must rise to the occasion - becoming the warrior and defending himself.

Just like other types of martial arts, Kung Fun teaches the balance that is crucial for executing techniques and the proper movement.  The basic concept behind the balance is that same balance that the Chinese believe keeps the balance between heaven and earth.  This concept of balance can be achieved by students if they completely focus their thoughts and empty their minds free from any type of distractions.

Kung Fu is a martial art that can be learned by anyone.  It does take a strong desire, just like any other martial art.  It has a rich heritage, and a proud legacy.  Kung Fu is indeed a deadly martial art, if used in the wrong ways.  There are variations of Kung Fu as well, which include the infamous five animals - Tiger, Dragon, Eagle Claw, Crane, and the Snake. 

Adapted by the animals in which they are named after, the five animals style is some of the most impressive in martial arts.  Tiger Claw is by far the deadliest of the five animals, teaching students to strike just like the dreaded tiger.  This style teaches the student power in his hands, so that when he strikes, he tears the flesh.  Tiger Claw is very deadly, although it is very hard to find instructors that teach this style now days.

Unlike other martial arts, there really are no competitions for Kung Fu.  Stylists can compete it other competitions, although there really aren’t any that are for only Kung Fu.  It is an ancient martial art, that is to be used only in instances were there is no other option than to fight back.  When provoked, the stylist should try everything he or she can to avoid confrontations.

Kung Fu aims to teach the lessons of respect, fairness to others, harmony of the spirit, and total self control no matter what.  These characteristics, when paired together, allow students to achieve success in a hard to deal with society.  Kung Fu is all about developing the student’s overall well being - and following the straight path to mental and physical toughness.

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With most types of martial arts, the color of the belt that you have will signify your rank within your style of martial arts. The belts that are used with martial arts signify your rank within that style, although they have no universal means or ranking within the martial arts world. More or less, they tell others how much you know about your specific martial art.

The use of belt colors in martial arts is an old practice, dating back hundreds of years. Belts and their use in martial arts all started by a man known as Jigoro Kano, who created the style known as Kodokan Judo. Kano started out by using only white and black belts to signify rank within his style of martial arts. His reason for using belts, was to specify which students could compete in different activities. For example, those with white belts couldn’t compete in the same activities as those with black belts.

Shortly after Kano introduced his idea of using belts, other belt colors were introduced to the world of martial arts. Over the years, it became a great way of telling what experience a student had in his style - just by the look of his belt. Other styles began to use this system as well over the years, including Karate, Taekwondo, and several others.

The only problem with using belts to signify ranking, is the fact that one school may have different requirements from another school. Even though they both may teach the same style of martial arts, their ranking system and requirements to get a certain ranking may be totally different. This can cause confusion in ranks, especially if a black belt from one school isn’t as versed in the style as a black belt from another school. Even though most schools stick to the same criteria, there are schools that choose to incorporate their own unique style as well.

Although most martial arts styles use belts to signify rank, there are some martial arts out there such as Shootfighting that don’t use belts at all. The styles that choose not to use belts don’t go by rankings either, as they are more or less for self defense purposes. Pitfighting is another style that doesn’t use belts either. These styles are great to learn for protecting yourself - although they differ from the traditional sense of martial arts.

All things aside, belts are an innovation to martial arts. They give students something to aim for, and a reason to keep practicing. Most students that study martial arts aim for getting the black belt, which is the most prestige belt in martial arts. A black belt takes years of practice to obtain, as the student will move through many lower ranked belts before getting the opportunity to try and earn the black belt.

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The stigmas associated with mixed martial arts are hard to shake but quite easy to dispel. Many ask how could anyone want to watch, much less regulate, a sport that allows men to punch, kick, elbow, knee and incapacitate their opponents. Moreover, you often hear detractors claim that this spectacle shouldn’t even be considered a sport and should be forced to cease to exist. Much like many other events and issues in our society, the media isn’t doing their part to educate us consumers. The majority of the opinions and ill will harbored by people towards mixed martial arts, honestly comes from simply being uninformed.

One can only imagine the amount of deaths that there have been in a sport that allows such violence. Any sport that allows you to knock or choke out your opponent must have the highest death toll and critical injury rate of all sports. I hate to break it to all the sceptics but the fact is, there has never been a death in a sanctioned mixed martial arts fight. There has in fact been one death in all of mixed martial arts but this occurred many years ago in an unsanctioned fight. You may be wondering what the difference is. A sanctioning body is an organization that is responsible for the proper implementation of weight limits, rules and medical examinations. They make sure that the 2 fighters are within their weight limits and that they’re physically fit to fight. The event where the participant died did not have a sanctioning body, which in turn means it didn’t have a proper weigh in or physical. The opponent died of a blood clot they had sustained from a fight in an earlier event. The fact is if the event had been sanctioned, this fighter would have had to have a physical which includes a brain scan. This would have resulted in the fighter not being cleared to fight. Mixed martial arts actually uses the same sanctioning bodies that boxing does.

Why is it that boxing, which is much more of a brutal sport, is universally more accepted then mixed martial arts? The fact is again there are many myths and false information out there that cloud society’s vision. Mixed martial arts draws a lot of negative attention due to the size of the gloves the fighters use. The gloves in mixed martial arts are 4 ounces while the average gloves in boxing are 8 ounces. The misconception is the larger the glove the more it protects the fighter. This is partially correct. A larger glove (more padding) will allow a fighter to absorb more punches without causing any cuts. What most people don’t understand is that gloves were not invented to protect the fighter’s faces they were in fact invented for protection of the hands! The impact of a larger glove is much more traumatic then that of a smaller one due to the increased surface. Boxing matches consist of two men repeatedly hitting each other for as much as twelve three minute rounds. Mixed martial arts, on the other hand allows a fighter to hold or take their opponent to the ground where the power in a blow is drastically reduced. Boxing also allows a fighter who has been knocked down, the opportunity to recoup and continue fighting once they can beat the 10 count. Mixed martial arts on the other hand, end a fight when a fighter has been knocked down. The significance of this is the fact that the most damage done to the brain of a fighter is after they suffer the initial concussion. Every blow after this point is highly detrimental and extremely dangerous.

I’m not trying to discount boxing as a sport. I’m merely trying to show you how safe a sport mixed martial arts is. Boxing has had three deaths alone this year. If that makes you wonder how anyone could allow any of these combative sports to exist, I guess you haven’t heard that high school football averages four deaths per year and that doesn’t include the number of paralysis victims per year. Mixed martial arts is far safer then it looks and statistically safer then football, which is a sport that we not only embrace, but often sign our children up for. If mixed martial arts isn’t safe how do we feel about football?

Michael Russell Your Independent guide to Martial Arts

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When someone tells you they study karate, or any Japanese martial art, your first question is probably, “What belt are you?” If they say black belt, then no doubt you’re thoroughly impressed. However, if they say white belt, you might simply nod, tell them that’s very interesting and wish them luck with their martial art training. What many people tend to forget is that those impressive black belts had to start somewhere.

What does the white belt really mean, though? Did you know that in traditional martial art training, the practitioners had no ranking system? Sure, there was a certain hierarchy within the dojo (formal karate training school): there were the beginning, intermediate and advanced students, the senior instructors and the Sensei (head instructor), but they had no colored belts.

Everyone had a white belt. The orthodox Japanese martial art of karate didn’t start with a colored ranking system until it came to America. As this author’s Sensei explained, the American student needed a measurement of progress, unlike the Japanese students.

Today, there are some schools that keep to the bare minimum of white, green, brown and black belts. Other schools like a little more flash and incorporate yellow, orange, blue and red. It all boils down to the same thing: something to keep your gi (karate uniform) closed.

Seriously though, in traditional martial art training, the difference between a white belt and a black belt was the amount of years you spent sweating in the dojo, paying your dues and how much knowledge you attained through your training.

In the Japanese martial art, the only thing a black belt represents is that you have mastered the basics and now the real work begins. Once you have reached this level, you start to learn the moves behind the moves.

The white belt in martial arts training represents innocence, birth and beginning. After many years of use, your white belt gets dirty from all your hard work (you never wash your belt!). It turns from white to brown and eventually black.

The funny thing is, that if you wear a black belt long enough, it will start to fray and you’ll notice that it’s turning to a white belt again. This, too, is symbolic: you never fully master everything in your martial arts training. A true master knows that learning is a never-ending cycle.

Your white belt is a symbol that you are trying to be a better person through the Japanese martial art of karate. Martial arts training has always been considered an ideal way to discipline yourself and reap some physical rewards at the same time.

Rather than being embarrassed of what your white belt signifies, look at it as a new pathway to a better life. Remember, a black belt is not far off if you continue to discipline yourself and work hard with your martial arts training program.

Knowing the art of martial arts is an asset for protection. Claim your free karate secret gift, and more useful information about the white belt from Mike Selvon’s portal, and leave a comment at his martial arts blog.

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Mixed Martial Arts is all about using any move or technique learned in basically any martial art to defeat an opponent, therefore it can be difficult to place its exact creation or inception in history. Of course, the earliest contact sport or martial art with very few rules (or a no holds barred concept) was called pankration and was started in Greece around the year 648 B.C., taking its place among other sports in the Olympic Games.

It can be safely said that while pankration may have been the parent sport of other full-contact combat styles, it was too early a form to have any direct influence itself. However, it has taken on many techniques from the sports and martial arts that pankration had spawned.

Wrestling is one of its greatest influencers and to the untrained eye, a Mixed Martial Arts competition or match can be mistaken for a modern wrestling match. It was during the late 1800’s that wrestling and boxing became popular and participants such as John L. Sullivan and William Muldoon were well known for some of their no holds barred antics.

Because of this, many people held anything goes matches and more often than not, the wrestler won. In Europe, Jiu Jitsu versus boxing matches were held, and sometimes, it was boxing versus other styles as well. There was definitely a demand for both people who wanted to study Mixed Martial Arts and observers who wanted to watch competitions for sport or show.

Not surprisingly, a major catalyst in the creation of Mixed Martial Arts was the one and only Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee formed his own styles by making use of different styles such as Karate, fencing, boxing, Jiu Jitsu, wrestling and more to allow him to use what he felt were the best defenses and the best attacks from each martial art. In addition to Bruce Lee, a prominent figure is a man by the name of Royce Gracie who in 1993 won the very first Ultimate Fighting Championship. It was after this that it gained a heavy cult following and began to spark interest across the globe.

As Mixed Martial Arts became more and more prominent, competitions and matches became commonplace in both the martial arts world and the entertainment industry. Students learned to borrow moves and techniques from each other to help each other discover what the best and most useful defenses and attacks were. Of course, a student must be trained in several different forms before they are ready to compete in a match or competition. The popularity and recognition that it has received thus far shows absolutely no signs of slowing down, in fact, the sport is becoming increasingly attractive to both spectators and students of Mixed Martial Arts.

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No doubt, martial arts is one of the longest form of self defense technique that ever existed since the beginning of human civilization. Each part of the world region have their own version of martial arts. And if you observe the world history closely, Kung Fu, the chinese form of martial arts is perhaps one of the most well known and practised form of self defense arts from generation to generation.

And thanks to the exposures done by martial artists turned movie stars like Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Bruce Lee and a few others, Chinese martial arts, more specifically Kung fu has spread beyond its ethnic root and is gaining attention from all around the world. Most people, when asked about what their idea about self defense are, kung fu, or karate-do. Let me spill out the truth for you. What you learn in school is not going to save your life if you’re involved in a real life situation.

And to be honest, I started to have interest in the martial arts when I was exposed to the Hong Kong dramas, so, that’s why if you ask me what I know about martial arts, I would say, I know them thru the TV and cinema. While it’s fun to see how Jackie Chan do his complex stunt action in his movies, just having half of what he know is already enough to save your life, or to do a counter attack in a real life fighting situation.

There are a lot of martial arts teachings available, and there is no right or wrong when it comes to which of them that you decided to learn. In fact, there are a lot of martial arts gurus like Bruce Lee who learnt so many types of martial arts and come out with their own styles. If you’re comfortable using weaponries, then you should at least try kendo and fencing. And if you’re like me, and interested to learn close combats skills, you can try Korean martial arts, Taekwando, or Japanese Judo.

But, always bear in mind to use your martial arts skill for self defense purpose. It’s always better to be prepared to face any dangers that may happen. Who knows you might be able to use your martial arts skill to save your life from a life threatening situation. We must do whatever it takes to save ourselves. Sometimes, even having a basic self defense skill can save your life. In real time combat, even a split second difference means a lot.

Chester Bleu is a street fighter and he aims to share his martial arts skills for self defense purpose.

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Are you a black belt who has mastered the art of Wristlock Techniques? Or are you just starting out, learning the basic self-defense moves against grabbing and pulling attacks?

Whether you are a beginner or an expert looking for a way to explain Wristlocks to your students, this article will help you understand the four foundational principles behind Wristlock Techniques.

The wristlock is one of the most popular and effective self-defense techniques. Most martial arts styles teach Wristlock Techniques to at least some degree. Some styles and systems make extensive use of wristlocks, such as Jui Jitsu and Chin Na. Yet not all wristlocks are applied with the same end desire. For example, a wristlock technique may be used by a competitor in a Mixed Martial Arts match as a submission hold, whereas an Aikido master might apply a wristlock technique as a means of causing the aggressor’s whole body to shift, roll, or lose balance.

The most common types Wristlock Techniques are typically applied by controlling the opponent’s hand while using a bending or rotational movement to put pressure on the hand, wrist, or forearm.

Although most wristlock techniques are performed by turning the opponents wrist in a rotational manner, not all Wristlock Techniques use a rotational method.

There are four main types of wristlocks:

• Pronating
• Supinating
• Adductive
• Hyperflexive

To understand how wristlocks work, familiarity with hand, wrist, and arm ergonomics is helpful:

To start, hold your right hand out in front of you, palm down, with you hand, wrist, and forearm straight (parallel to the floor). This is called a Neutral position.

Next, bend your hand up so that your fingers are pointing to the ceiling. This is called Extension.

Now, bend your hand down so that your fingers are pointing to the floor. This is called Flexion.

Starting with your right hand in the Neutral position and rotating the wrist to the left is called Radial Deviation.

Starting with your right hand in the Neutral position and bending at the wrist to the right is called Ulnar Deviation.

Almost all of the various wristlocks use one or a combination of these four hand/wrist positions.

The two following types of wristlocks, Pronating and Supinating are commonly referred to as Rotational Wristlocks because the hand, wrist, and arm are rotated in a circular clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.

Pronating Wristlock

For an example of a pronating wristlock position, hold your right hand out in front of you, palm facing down and fingers pointing to the floor. Your wrist, when bent this way, is in a pronating position. For the wristlock, rotate your hand in a counter-clockwise direction as far as you can. This would be considered a pronating wristlock.

Supinating Wristlock

For supinating, hold your right hand in front of you, palm facing you and fingers pointing upward. The supinating position is when your palm is facing toward you. For the wristlock, rotate your hand clockwise as far as you can. This would be considered a supinating wristlock.

Adductive Wristlock

The term “adductive” in referring to the human anatomy means to draw an arm or leg in toward the center of the body. For example, if you extend your right arm straight out to your side at shoulder height, then drop your arm to your side, bringing your arm in would be an adductive motion.

In the case of an adductive wristlock it is back of the wrist that is being rotated in toward the center line of the body. This can be done by rotating the wrist in either a clockwise or counter clockwise direction.

For an example, hold your right hand straight out in front of you. Now, without bending your wrist or elbow, rotate your hand, wrist, and arm counter-clockwise as far as you can while positioning your wrist in front of your body’s center line. When you’ve reached the maximum point that you can turn your wrist, you’ve reached the limit of what is called “ulnar deviation,” that is, the limit that you can turn your ulna, the bone on the little-finger side of your forearm.

Hyperflexive Wristlock

“Flexion” refers to bending a part of your body, such as when you bend your arm in order to “flex” your bicep. “Hyperflexion” is when you bend part of your body beyond its normal position to the point that it causes stress to that part of the body.

A Hyperflexive Wristlock is accomplished by bending the wrist to such a degree that it forced the hand toward the inside of the forearm.

The difference between a Hyperflexive Wristlock and a Pronating Wristlock is, with the Pronating one, the hand is rotated in a circular direction. With a Hyperflexive Wristlock, the hand is not rotated, but forced inward.

These four types of wristlocks are just the beginning basics of many lock-flow techniques. For example, if your opponent grabs your left collar with his right hand, you might reach over the top of his hand with your left hand, grab and rotate his hand to your counterclockwise. By bringing your right hand up to help, you are now able to place him in a supinating lock by rotating his hand to the left. Or you might perform a hyperflexive lock by forcing his hand straight down toward his forearm.

Now that you understand the types of locks, you can experiment with ones of your own, or learn from the vast number of resources available through martial arts books and DVDs. But to really master Wristlock Techniques, consider enrolling in a local martial arts school where a qualified instructor can guide and develop your skills.

Marshall Buchholz is a Martial Arts instructor and school owner. He teaches the Wu Ying Tao style of Martial Arts in Salem, Oregon. Visit his web sites at: http://www.professionalmartialartsofsalem.com and http://www.learn-practical-self-defense.com

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There seems to be a prevalent myth that a common martial arts drill is some kind of ultimate drill. That if you become adept at this drill, you’ll be able to defend yourself in any type of attack in the street. Martial arts instructors have developed drills to improve this drill and others have made it an integral part of a sport.

Have you figured out what the drill to which I’m referring? That’s right ladies and gentlemen, the ultimate, the one and only - spaaarrrriiiinnnngggg!

For the purposes of this article, we will define sparring as an abstract martial arts drill in which two or more partners exchange attacking, defensive and counter-attacking techniques and tactics in a non-synchronized manner.

All drills, including sparring, have positive and negative attributes. I’d like to point out some of these attributes, both positive and negative to bring this good but sometimes misunderstood drill to the level and categories it belongs.

Positive Aspects of Sparring

Sparring is an Abstract Drill

The drill is flexible enough to train for a variety of situations and environments.

General defensive, offensive and counter-offensive tactics are developed and improved.

Distances can be experienced and tested of a variety of partner body types.

A variety of strikes and combinations can be experienced and executed.

The timing between blocks and or evasive movements and counter-striking can be observed, executed and improved.

The drill has positive aerobic and anaerobic factors similar to a type of interval training in which the athlete jogs then sprints a prescribed distance or time at intervals.

Sparring is executed by a number of styles and seems a good basis for different styles of martial arts to both train and compete together.

Negative Aspects of Sparring

Sparring is an Abstract Drill The drill is flexible enough to train for a variety of situations and environments. There is not enough repetition of techniques and tactics to increase learning speed in a reasonable amount of time as compared to single focus drills.

General defensive, offensive and counter-offensive tactics are developed and improved. There is not enough repetition of techniques and tactics to increase learning speed in a reasonable amount of time as compared to single focus drills.

Distances can be experienced and tested of a variety of partner body types. The wide variety of experiences are a positive aspect of sparring, however my own experience is that often times the number of partners are limited.

A variety of strikes and combinations can be experienced and executed. Strikes and combinations can be experienced and executed, however in my experience partners tend to only execute those techniques and combinations the partners are comfortable with in order to avoid being struck. This tends to limit experiences in both observation and execution.

The timing between blocks and or evasive movements and counter-striking can be observed, executed and improved. There is not enough repetition of techniques and tactics to increase learning speed in a reasonable amount of time as compared to single focus drills.

Sparring is executed by a number of styles and seems a good basis for different styles of martial arts to both train and compete together. The schools which spar a great deal will have an unfair advantage over those schools which treat sparring like any other drill. This would be comparable to students thinking their style is better by comparing how well breaking-holds are executed or any other drill.

The drill has positive aerobic and anaerobic factors similar to a type of interval training in which the athlete jogs then sprints a prescribed distance or time at intervals. From strictly a self-defense point of view, anaerobic capacity is more important than aerobic capacity. A long sparring session doesn’t emphasize the intensity of a self-defense situation.

Variations of Sparring to Overcome Negative Aspects

I’m the first to admit, despite its weaknesses, I love sparring. Well they don’t call me The Drillman for nothing. So I developed several variations of sparring to focus on various aspects of self-defense training and compensate for some of the weaknesses.

Repeat Sparring This helps me quite a bit. If my partner tags me with a strike, he/she repeats the same combination over and over until I develop a block and or evasive movement. This benefits my partner as he/she repeats an effective combination and it benefits me as I learn to avoid being hit by an effective combination.

Taking Away Weapons Remember I mentioned martial artists tend use only techniques and combinations of techniques they are comfortable with (okay okay with which they are comfortable for you English teachers out there)?

Now we take away those favorites techniques and combinations by removing weapons.

The possibilities are only limited by your imagination

When attacking you may only use these combinations of weapons

All

Left arm right leg

Right arm left leg

Right side weapons

Left side weapons

Left arm

Right arm

Right leg

Left leg

When defending you may only use these combinations of tools

All

Left arm right leg

Right arm left leg

Right side

Left side

Left arm

Right arm

Right leg and evasive

Left leg and evasive

Add or take away evasive

Evasive only

Now mix them up

You’re attacks and defenses are unlimited

You’re attacks are limited by a set of guideline above but not you’re defenses

You’re defenses are limited by a set of guideline above but not you’re attacks

You’re defenses and attacks are limited by the same set of guideline above

You’re defenses and attacks are limited by different sets of guidelines above.

And the list goes on.

Think think think. Add a safely knife right in the middle of sparing. One student throws another that’s sparring a safety baseball bat another student joins another.

Tai Chi like slow motion free for all with three martial artists.

This is a great drill done slowly. Temporary teams against one student are formed, but you have to keep an eye on your temporary partner as well.

I’ve actually got a lot more drills than this , but many of them do not match the topic of this article, my carpal tunnel hands are getting tired, and the drills don’t match our stated definition of sparring. Feel free however to check out my printable ebook, Bringing the Martial Artist Out from Within for more drills.

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J. Richard Kirkham is a dual certified teacher and martial arts instructor. He has expertise in alternative teaching methods and positive reinforcement methodology. He’s written several books in the printable electronic format and has made downloadable videos and DVDs. He currently resides in Honolulu with his wife Jan and son Hunter.

Feel free to visit Mr. Kirkham’s website at http://KirkhamsEbooks.com or you may email him at help@kirkhamsebooks.com Copyright all rights reserved.

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