Although Bruce died many years ago, all martial artists still know his name and the basic story of his life. Bruce studied Wing Chun as a teen ager in Hong Kong. Although he probably learned only about half the system, he trained very hard, had a lot of natural ability, and was able to beat …
Here Shokei Matsui is doing a “40 man kumite” where he fights 40 one and one half minute rounds against fresh opponents each time. Matsui eventually passed the “100 man kumite” challenge where he had to fight 100 continuous rounds against fresh opponents for each round. Old school Kyokushinkai tournament with knees and throws allowed. …
Muay Thai has become very popular world wide because it has become the most common striking art used in MMA and millions of people have seen its effectiveness on television or youtube. Even before the first UFC fights, Muay Thai had already gained a reputation as being the gold standard of striking based Martial Arts. …
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History And Nature Of The Art Shorinji Kempo (which is literally translated as “Shaolin Temple Boxing”) is a Japanese martial art that was founded in 1947. After the proud Japanese people were defeated during World War 2, the country fell into difficult times and many Japanese were suffering from some degree of depression. The founder, …
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Xing Yi is one of the three internal martial arts from china. The other two are Tai Chi and Bagua. Xing Yi has ancient roots, and its true origin may go back as far …
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What is Choy Li Fut Kung Fu? Choy LI Fut is one of the 3 most well known Chinese Kung Fu styles, along with Wing Chun and Hung Gar. It is an art which is derived from Shaolin Kung fu. This is a hybrid art which is a combination of Chow Gar, Li Gar, and …
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Southern Praying Mantis, An Effective Chinese Martial Art System Many years ago, when I first started studying wing chun, I was told by the other students that the only other style that gave them any trouble was Southern Praying Mantis. More recently, one of my former wing chun teachers told us that in his quest …
Although Bruce Lee is oftentimes referred to as the father of MMA, his Jeet Kune Do was not the first hybrid martial art. This honor should go to Kajukenbo, a hybrid martial art created by 5 martial artists from different styles in 1947. These men were Adriano Emperado, Peter Choo, Joe Holck, Frank Ordonez, and …
WING CHUN BRANCHES AND OFFSHOOTS In recent years, A number of interesting new styles have been created which I consider to be offshoots of Wing Chun, which I wanted to look at and discuss. First of all, because Wing Chun is an evolving art, it is difficult to draw the line as to when changes …
Most people think that the Asian Martial arts are ancient and western martial arts like Boxing and Wrestling are modern. In fact, both western boxing and wrestling both go back to the ancient Greeks and were featured in the very first Olympics. Western boxing is one of the main arts used in MMA as well …
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