Archive for the ‘Martial Arts’ Category

The popularity of the martial arts has been there since very old days. The likes of Bruce Lee and other masters of this art have certainly added to this. Now-a-days, the growing concern for health and fitness has also led people to think about the martial arts as the option to preserve health. To keep track to this trend the number of martial arts schools has increased considerably within a very limited span of time.
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The UFC, or Ultimate Fighting Championship, is currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion worldwide, is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and owned by Zuffa LLC. The UFC began as a tournament to find the best fighters in the world, and was based on the Brazilian vale tudo fighting style.
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The scope of Japanese martial arts goes back thousands of years. Some forms of Japanese martial arts are Kendo, Judo, Jujutsu, Sumo, Kenjutsu and Karate to name just a few. However, there are many different forms of this ancient art that can be practiced.
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Do you have to be an Economist to teach Economics? Do you need to write a novel to teach English? Do you need to be the President to comment on the kind job he is doing? You do not have to have a job in that field to have an opinion.
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The plain simple truth is that martial arts have their limitations, and anyone who tells you differently is a fool. If you're really serious about self defense, you need to consider making firearms part of your self defense training, and if you do carry a weapon you need martial arts to truly be prepared for close combat.
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I just instructed a self defense seminar in NYC and it was interesting to note certain folk's response to being systematically shown how to use the tool of violence for survival.
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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is so popular these days that MMA fight gear has skyrocketed in demand in a short period of time. MMA is a sport that derives from a variety of martial arts and fighting techniques. It is a full contact combat sport that many critics and the media usually portray as rather brutal. Both traditional martial arts techniques and non traditional ones are used in competitions. Contrary to most other sports, both striking and grappling is allowed, whether the fighters are on the ground or standing up. The Ultimate Fighting Championship was formed in 1993, launching MMAs popularity. Initially, the UFC operated under the basis of finding the best martial arts moves for real unarmed combat situations. There were very few rules or worries about safety. Nowadays, there are many more rules for increasing safety to gain more public acceptance of the sport.
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With the rapid expansion of interest in judo throughout the world today, there has developed a need for more understanding of the art and science of this sport. The terms jujitsu and judo are common to our knowledge, but the difference in their meaning is not too clear.
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We don't own the patent on what works in the street; we just are able to put it in a system that saves time and effort. We are lucky enough to learn from people who share the need to know what works and how to train it. But we're NOT the only ones with the keys to the city. The other day, Michael Christopher faxed me an article from a book written by his late Kung Fu Sifu Lueng Shum.
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A Samurai Sword would be more properly defined as any Japanese Sword wielded by a Samurai or Bushi, as they were historically known in Japan, but modern film and television have incorrectly portrayed them to be only the well-known Katana Sword and very rarely use the proper terminology.
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