Martial Arts
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Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat that are practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense , competition , physical health and fitness, as well as mental, physical and spiritual development. The term martial art has become heavily associated with the fighting arts of eastern Asia, but was originally used in regard to the combat systems of Europe as early as the 1550s. An English fencing manual of 1639 used the term in reference specifically to the "Science and Art" of swordplay. The term is ultimately derived from Latin, martial arts being the "Arts of Mars," the Roman god of war. [ 1 ] Some martial arts are considered 'traditional' and tied to an ethnic, cultural or religious background, while others are modern systems developed either by a founder or an association.
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The movements of the Southern Dragon style ( Chinese : 龍形摩橋 ; pinyin : lóng xíng mó qiáo ; Yale Cantonese : long4 ying4 mo1 kiu4; literally "dragon shape rubbing bridges") of Shaolin Boxing are based on the mythical Chinese dragon . The Dragon style is an imitative-style that was developed based on the imagined characteristics of the mythical Chinese dragon . The Dragon played an influential and beneficial role in Chinese culture. An amalgam of several creatures, including monitor lizards, pythons and the Chinese alligator, the polymorphic dragon was a water spirit, responsible for bringing the rains and thus ensuring the survival of crops.
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Jeet Kune Do ( 截 拳 道 ; also " Jeet Kun Do ", " JKD ," or " Jeet Kuen Do ") is a hybrid martial arts system and life philosophy founded by martial artist Bruce Lee with direct, non classical and straightforward movements. Due to the way his style works they believe in minimal movement with maximum effect and extreme speed. The system works on the use of different 'tools' for different situations.United Kingdom Defendu is a modern martial art developed by William E. Fairbairn and Eric A. Sykes prior to World War II .
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A pressure point (Japanese: kyūsho 急所 " vital point , tender spot"; [ 1 ] Chinese: 穴位 ; Malayalam: മര്മ്മം marmam ; Tamil: வர்மம் varmam ) in the field of martial arts refers to an area on the human body that may produce significant pain or other effects when manipulated in a specific manner. Techniques of attacks on pressure points are called Hyol Do Bup ( Hangul : 혈도법 ; 穴道法) in Korean martial arts , such as Hapkido , Sin Moo Hapkido , and Han Mu Do , and kyūsho-jutsu ( Japanese : 急所術 ) in various styles of Japanese martial arts , such as Jujutsu , Aikido , Tenjin Shinyō-ryū , Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu , Kotō-ryū, Gōjū-ryū , Sekiguchi-ryū , Yōshin-ryū , Kuma-ryū , Kōga-ryū , Attsuuten-ryu kempo-jutsu , and Karate .
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Jujutsu ( English pronunciation: /dʒuˈdʒʌtsu/ ; Japanese : 柔術, jūjutsu listen , Japanese pronunciation: [ˈdʑɯɯ.dʑɯ.tsɯ] ) is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon, or only a short weapon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The word jujutsu is often spelled as jujitsu , ju-jitsu or jiu-jitsu , this is due to the difficulties in translating the Japanese writing system, which uses ideograms , to languages which use an alphabet . When the martial art spread to foreign countries the word jujutsu was adopted to describe it, although in many cases the romanization wasn't known at the time of adoption so it was written down phonetically.
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