martial arts

Martial Arts When people hear the term martial arts, some will think of karate, some will think of kung fu, and some may even think of tae kwon do. The main thing all these types of martial arts have in common is that they are all a style of fighting. A martial art is defined as any various types of fighting arts of combat, armed and unarmed, or self-defense. (World Book 233) Through research, it seems that martial arts was originated in the Middle East in the year 3000 B.C. (Porta). Now, the most popular countries that practice martial arts are China, Japan, and Korea. Martial arts is a multiple style of fighting that is practiced and has an influence on people throughout the whole world. (World Book 233-234) There are numerous different types of martial arts. There are types such as tae kwon do, tai chi chuan, aikido, judo, karate, kendo, shorinji kempo, muay thai, jujitsu, and wushu to name a few. There are also styles of every type so for example kendo, which is fighting using weapons, may have various styles for each weapon used. (world of tae kwon do) Kendo, which means “way of the sword”, starts out with bamboo swords and fighters wearing the clothing the old samurai’s used to wear. One would need a ha

It was used in the very first Ultimate Fighting Championship"tms and dominated. Ju-Jitsu teaches the ways of grappling and self-defense. Styles of aggressive fighting are full contact fighting, Kenpo, Kembo, American freestyle. Life without martial arts and similar kinds of fighting would make many peoples lives"tm tedious, however since martial arts is present their lives aren"tmt so boring because they study, practice, or in some way include marital arts as a hobby. Sometimes weapons are included such as the doubled edged sword. (World of tae kwon do)Martial now is much different from martial arts 20-30 years ago. Bruce Lee, the most famous martial artist ever, only formally studied this type of martial arts and is to this day known as the best ever. Karate can be both an aggressive style of fighting and non-aggressive. Through time after a person has mastered bamboo and wood swords, samurai swords are used. (World of tae kwon do)Wushu, "arts of war", is greater known as the American term of kung fu. To be a good fighter a solid stance is needed to get the maximum amount of power from their punches, kicks, and blocks. A person with speed, strong shoulders, and big arms would fit the physique of a good kendo fighter.