Subcategories of "1. About Styles":
- Grappling/Ground (4)
- Healing (2)
- Throwing/Takedown (16)
- Weapons (16)
Isshin-ryu: The Style that Shimabuku Built
Article by: Gordon RichiusaOn January 14, 1956, Tatsuo Shimabuku went to sleep and had a vivid dream. In his sleep he saw a vision of a goddess, half woman and half serpent, rising up out of a churning sea. One of her hands she raised in a fist; the other she lowered and kept open, in a universal [...]
Taekwondo, Taekwon-do, Tae Kwon-do, Tae Kwon Do
Article by: World Wide DojoTaekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means “to strike or break with foot”; kwon means “to strike or break with fist”; and do means “way,” “method,” or “art.” Thus, taekwondo may be loosely translated as “the art of the foot and fist” or “the art [...]
Tang Soo Do
Article by: World Wide DojoTang Soo Do is a Korean martial art with an emphasis on kicking. Tang Soo Do stylists use what they feel are the strongest weapons on the body, the legs. They feel that kicks have the greatest potential to produce the most powerful strikes and are the most difficult strikes to retaliate against. Tang Soo Do [...]
History of Tang Soo Do
Article by: World Wide DojoThe necessity to know history. In 1945, Moo Duk Kwan was found in order to spread, prosper and create understanding of Soo Bahk Do (now called Tang Soo Do), which is the special martial art of Korea, and has a long history and tradition. The foundation of Moo Duk Kwan has remained unshakable by the [...]
Tang Soo Do Moo Du or Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan
Article by: World Wide DojoThe martial arts system of “Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan” was founded in 1945 by Grandmaster Hwang Kee. It originated from the ancient Korean martial art “Soo Bahk Ki” and was influenced by Northern and Southern Chinese sysems, such as the Tang method. Grandmaster Hwang Kee renamed the art Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan [...]
Qwan Ki Do
Article by: World Wide DojoQwan Ki do literally means “the way of the fist and the energy.” This Vietnamese martial art is similar to Karate. It was founded by Pham Xuan Tong, who taught empty-hand methods plus the Vietnamese sword. the Taoist philosophy underpinning is considered important. Meditation, forms and breathing are all emphasized. France has the most students [...]
Pentjak Silat
Article by: World Wide DojoPentjak Silat means, literally, the formal movements or choreography (Pentjak) of fighting (Silat). It is a catch-all term for the indigenous martial arts of Indonesia. There are regional specialties such as the kicking and ground-fighting of Sumatran Harimau stylists or the hand-work of Bali and Java. The Indonesian government has its sanctioned organization IPSI which [...]
Lua
Article by: World Wide Dojo“Lua is a type of hand-to-hand fighting that emphasizes moves that break and dislocate bones (in Hawaiian “hakihaki”). It also uses hand catches and traps (paa lima), throwns (hikua), and attacks on nerve centers (aalolo). It also includes wrestling (hakoko), boxing (ku’i ku’i), kicking (peku), leg sweeps (waho/loko hio), and dirty fighting (mokomoko) techniques, along with [...]
LimaLama
Article by: World Wide DojoThe word LIMALAMA means “The Hand of Wisdom”. It is derived from two Polynesian words – “Lima” and “Malamalama”. “Lima”is a popular term in both the Samoan and Hawaiian languages and it means “five”or “hand” and the term “Malamalama” is defined in the Samoan language as “understanding”, “bright”, “brilliant” or “intelligent”. Using both words in [...]
Kun Tao
Article by: World Wide DojoKuntao is often translated “way of the fist”, but literally it means fighting art. It is a Hokkien term for martial arts created by the Chinese community of Southeast Asia, particularly the Malay Archipelago. Although it is most commonly practiced in Indonesia among the Chinese Indonesian communities, styles of kuntao are also practiced in Singapore, [...]
