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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Krav Maga | | | |  Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Jujutsu - The beginningFighting forms have existed in Japan for centuries. The first references to such unarmed combat arts or systems can be found in the earliest purported historical records of Japan, the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) and the Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan), which relate the mythological creation of the country and the establishment of the Imperial family. Other glimpses can be found in the older records and pictures depicting sumai (or sumo) no sechie, a rite of the Imperial Court in Nara and Kyoto performed for purposes of divinatio ...
See also:Jujutsu, Jujutsu - The beginning, Jujutsu - The development of close combat systems, Jujutsu - Heritage, Jujutsu - Technical characteristics, Jujutsu - Philosophical dimensions, Jujutsu - Jujutsu as sport, Jujutsu - What's in a name?, Jujutsu - Father of a large family of derivatives Read more here: » Jujutsu: Encyclopedia II - Jujutsu - The beginning |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - History The history of martial arts is both long and universal. Martial arts likely existed in every culture, and at all classes and levels of society, from the family unit up to small communities, for instance, villages and even ethnic groups. One example is t'an t'ui, a northern Chinese kicking art, often said to be practiced among Chinese Muslims. Systems of fighting have likely been in development since learning became transferable among humans, along with the strategies of conflict and war. In some places, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, one can still see th ...
See also:Martial arts, Martial arts - Overview, Martial arts - History, Martial arts - Martial arts in Asia, Martial arts - Martial arts in Europe, Martial arts - Martial arts in North America, Martial arts - Martial arts internationally, Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts, Martial arts - Technical aspects, Martial arts - Testing and Competition, Martial arts - Forms, Martial arts - Light and medium-contact sparring, Martial arts - Full-contact fighting, Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense, Martial arts - Martial arts as sport, Martial arts - Martial arts and dance, Martial arts - Notable styles of martial arts, Martial arts - Further resources Read more here: » Martial arts: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - History |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Jujutsu - Jujutsu as sport Jujutsu is not a sport at all. Accordingly, genuine Ju Jutsu practitioners use every conceivable technique to win in combat. There are no rules in Ju Jutsu, and hence it is not a sport. A sport must have rules. In Ju Jutsu the only goal is to survive or die honourably. In an attempt to modernise the samurai arts and preserve them in the modern world, the emperor instructed Jigaro Kano to re-organise the martial arts making them acceptable to a more westernised Japan. Those who would not accept Kano's Jiu-Do emigrated to Britain, France and t ...
See also:Jujutsu, Jujutsu - The beginning, Jujutsu - The development of close combat systems, Jujutsu - Heritage, Jujutsu - Technical characteristics, Jujutsu - Philosophical dimensions, Jujutsu - Jujutsu as sport, Jujutsu - What's in a name?, Jujutsu - Father of a large family of derivatives Read more here: » Jujutsu: Encyclopedia II - Jujutsu - Jujutsu as sport |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Hand to hand combat - Civilian Instructors Most civilian instructors in hand-to-hand combat train police, martial artists or combat sport athletes, but some may train civilians for private self-defense.
The very things which make combatives well-adapted for military training (simplicity, ease of use, modest physical demands) also make it suitable in many ways for civilian self-defense, and the world's military forces train thousands of combatives instructors every year. Frequently emphasizing their law-enforcement, corrections or military background, many combatives ins ...
See also:Hand to hand combat, Hand to hand combat - Military History, Hand to hand combat - Civilian Instructors, Hand to hand combat - Books of Interest, Hand to hand combat - External links Read more here: » Hand to hand combat: Encyclopedia II - Hand to hand combat - Civilian Instructors |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Jujutsu - The development of close combat systems Regardless of where they live, people spend a great deal of time developing and perfecting methods of using weapons for hunting and fighting. If successful, personal experiences and insights (often gained on the battlefield) help individuals to establish particular "styles," "schools," or "traditions" — in Japanese, the bujutsu ryu-ha.
Compared with the empty-handed fighting arts of neighboring China and Korea, Japanese jujutsu systems place more emphasis on throwing, immobilizing and pinning, joint-locking, and ...
See also:Jujutsu, Jujutsu - The beginning, Jujutsu - The development of close combat systems, Jujutsu - Heritage, Jujutsu - Technical characteristics, Jujutsu - Philosophical dimensions, Jujutsu - Jujutsu as sport, Jujutsu - What's in a name?, Jujutsu - Father of a large family of derivatives Read more here: » Jujutsu: Encyclopedia II - Jujutsu - The development of close combat systems |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Jujutsu - Jujutsu as sport Jujutsu may not be considered by some to be a true "sport," but rather a learned skill or practice. Accordingly, genuine Ju Jutsu practitioners use every conceivable technique to win in combat. There are no rules in Ju Jutsu, and hence it may not be considered a sport. A "sport" must have rules. In Ju Jutsu the only goal is to survive or die honourably. In an attempt to modernise the samurai arts and preserve them in the modern world, the emperor instructed Jigaro Kano to re-organise the martial arts making them acceptable to a more westerni ...
See also:Jujutsu, Jujutsu - The beginning, Jujutsu - The development of close combat systems, Jujutsu - Heritage, Jujutsu - Technical characteristics, Jujutsu - Philosophical dimensions, Jujutsu - Jujutsu as sport, Jujutsu - What's in a name?, Jujutsu - Father of a large family of derivatives Read more here: » Jujutsu: Encyclopedia II - Jujutsu - Jujutsu as sport |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Jujutsu - What's in a name? Jujutsu, Jujitsu, Jiu Jitsu; there are a wide range of spellings used in English for this Japanese martial art. In the native Japanese, jūjutsu is written in kanji (Japanese ideograms) as 柔術, but the romanization of the Japanese word into the English language has been performed several times using several different systems.
Jujutsu, the current standard, is derived using the Hepburn romanization system. Before the first half of the 20th century, however, jiu-jitsu and then jujitsu were preferred. Since this corresponded to ...
See also:Jujutsu, Jujutsu - The beginning, Jujutsu - The development of close combat systems, Jujutsu - Heritage, Jujutsu - Technical characteristics, Jujutsu - Philosophical dimensions, Jujutsu - Jujutsu as sport, Jujutsu - What's in a name?, Jujutsu - Father of a large family of derivatives Read more here: » Jujutsu: Encyclopedia II - Jujutsu - What's in a name? |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts as sport On the subject of competition, martial artists vary wildly. Practitioners in some arts such as Boxing, Taekwondo, Judo, Muay Thai, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu often train for sport matches in those arts, whereas those in other arts such as Aikido and Krav Maga generally spurn such competitions. Some schools believe that competition breeds better and more efficient practitioners, and gives a sense of good sportsmanship. Others believe that the rules under which competition takes place have removed the combat effectiveness of martial arts or encou ...
See also:Martial arts, Martial arts - Overview, Martial arts - History, Martial arts - Martial arts in Asia, Martial arts - Martial arts in Europe, Martial arts - Martial arts in North America, Martial arts - Martial arts internationally, Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts, Martial arts - Technical aspects, Martial arts - Testing and Competition, Martial arts - Forms, Martial arts - Light and medium-contact sparring, Martial arts - Full-contact fighting, Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense, Martial arts - Martial arts as sport, Martial arts - Martial arts and dance, Martial arts - Notable styles of martial arts, Martial arts - Further resources Read more here: » Martial arts: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts as sport |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts and dance As mentioned above, some martial arts in various cultures can be performed in dance-like settings, either for evoking fiercefulness/pumping adrenaline in preparation of battle, or rather showing off skill in a more stylised manner, or both.
Examples of such war dances include the gymnopaidiai from ancient Sparta, New-Zealand's Haka, the Sabre Dance depicted in Khachaturian's ballet Gayane, the Maasai "jumping" dance, Brunei's Aduk-Aduk, Qatar's Ayyalah, the Indian Kalarippayattu, Pakistani/Afghan Khattak Dance, Brazil's Capoeira, Scotland's Dannsa Biodag ...
See also:Martial arts, Martial arts - Overview, Martial arts - History, Martial arts - Martial arts in Asia, Martial arts - Martial arts in Europe, Martial arts - Martial arts in North America, Martial arts - Martial arts internationally, Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts, Martial arts - Classification, Martial arts - Technical aspects, Martial arts - Testing and Competition, Martial arts - Forms, Martial arts - Light and medium-contact sparring, Martial arts - Full-contact fighting, Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense, Martial arts - Martial arts as sport, Martial arts - Martial arts and dance, Martial arts - Notable styles of martial arts, Martial arts - Further resources Read more here: » Martial arts: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts and dance |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense Self-defense strategies formed the basis of numerous martial arts, especially East Asian martial arts, which usually provide self-defense classes as part of their curricula.
Many schools of self-defense also teach strategies aimed at avoiding or defusing physical confrontations. The curriculum for such courses commonly teach positioning strategies and strengthening the defender's self-confidence, which is assumed to discourage some physical attacks.
Martial arts practice, with or without actual emphasis in self-defense specific ...
See also:Martial arts, Martial arts - Overview, Martial arts - History, Martial arts - Martial arts in Asia, Martial arts - Martial arts in Europe, Martial arts - Martial arts in North America, Martial arts - Martial arts internationally, Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts, Martial arts - Classification, Martial arts - Technical aspects, Martial arts - Testing and Competition, Martial arts - Forms, Martial arts - Light and medium-contact sparring, Martial arts - Full-contact fighting, Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense, Martial arts - Martial arts as sport, Martial arts - Martial arts and dance, Martial arts - Notable styles of martial arts, Martial arts - Further resources Read more here: » Martial arts: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts as sport On the subject of competition, martial artists vary wildly. Practitioners in some arts such as Boxing, Taekwondo, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu often train for sport matches in those arts, whereas those in other arts such as Aikido and Krav Maga generally spurn such competitions. Some schools believe that competition breeds better and more efficient practitioners, and gives a sense of good sportsmanship. Others believe that the rules under which competition takes place have removed the combat effectiveness of martial arts or encourage a kind ...
See also:Martial arts, Martial arts - Overview, Martial arts - History, Martial arts - Martial arts in Asia, Martial arts - Martial arts in Europe, Martial arts - Martial arts in North America, Martial arts - Martial arts internationally, Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts, Martial arts - Classification, Martial arts - Technical aspects, Martial arts - Testing and Competition, Martial arts - Forms, Martial arts - Light and medium-contact sparring, Martial arts - Full-contact fighting, Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense, Martial arts - Martial arts as sport, Martial arts - Martial arts and dance, Martial arts - Notable styles of martial arts, Martial arts - Further resources Read more here: » Martial arts: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts as sport |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - List of martial arts - European Martial Arts
List of martial arts - General.
Boxing
ESDO (European Self-Defense Organization)
Fencing
Historical fencing
Leonese fighting
Wrestling
Warrior Martial Arts Association
List of martial arts - Britain.
Bartitsu
Cornish wrestling
Cumberland wrestling
Jieishudan (self defence)
Lancashire wrestling
Llap-goch (a parody)
Lutte Breton
Purring
Ryoute
Spirit Combat (British ...
See also:List of martial arts, List of martial arts - African Martial Arts, List of martial arts - Cameroon, List of martial arts - Egypt, List of martial arts - Kenya, List of martial arts - Senegal, List of martial arts - Togo, List of martial arts - South Africa, List of martial arts - Sudan, List of martial arts - Other African Martial Arts, List of martial arts - Asian and Pacific Martial Arts, List of martial arts - Chinese martial arts 中國武術, List of martial arts - Borneo, List of martial arts - Burma, List of martial arts - Cambodia, List of martial arts - Indonesia, List of martial arts - Indian martial arts, List of martial arts - Japanese martial arts 日本武芸, List of martial arts - Korean martial arts 韓國武術, List of martial arts - Laos, List of martial arts - Malaysia, List of martial arts - Mongolia, List of martial arts - Philippines, List of martial arts - Sri Lanka, List of martial arts - Thailand, List of martial arts - Vietnamese Martial Arts Võ Thuật Việt Nam / 越南武秫类, List of martial arts - European Martial Arts, List of martial arts - General, List of martial arts - Britain, List of martial arts - Denmark, List of martial arts - Finland, List of martial arts - France & Corsica, List of martial arts - Germany, List of martial arts - Greece, List of martial arts - Iceland, List of martial arts - Ireland, List of martial arts - Italy, List of martial arts - Portugal, List of martial arts - Netherlands, List of martial arts - Norway, List of martial arts - Poland, List of martial arts - Russia, List of martial arts - Romania, List of martial arts - Scotland, List of martial arts - Serbia, List of martial arts - Spain, List of martial arts - Switzerland, List of martial arts - Turkey, List of martial arts - Uzbekistan, List of martial arts - Middle Eastern Martial Arts, List of martial arts - Iran Persia, List of martial arts - Israel, List of martial arts - Pakistan, List of martial arts - South American Martial Arts, List of martial arts - Brazil, List of martial arts - Peru, List of martial arts - North American Martial Arts, List of martial arts - Misc Read more here: » List of martial arts: Encyclopedia II - List of martial arts - European Martial Arts |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Testing and Competition In general, testing or evaluation in some form is important to martial art practitioners of many disciplines who wish to determine their own level of skill in specific contexts. Students within individual martial art systems often undergo periodic testing and grading by their own teacher in order to advance to a higher level of recognized achievement, such as a different belt color or title. The type of testing used varies from system to system but may include forms or sparring. Sparring can generally be divided into light- ...
See also:Martial arts, Martial arts - Overview, Martial arts - History, Martial arts - Martial arts in Asia, Martial arts - Martial arts in Europe, Martial arts - Martial arts in North America, Martial arts - Martial arts internationally, Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts, Martial arts - Classification, Martial arts - Technical aspects, Martial arts - Testing and Competition, Martial arts - Forms, Martial arts - Light and medium-contact sparring, Martial arts - Full-contact fighting, Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense, Martial arts - Martial arts as sport, Martial arts - Martial arts and dance, Martial arts - Notable styles of martial arts, Martial arts - Further resources Read more here: » Martial arts: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Testing and Competition |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts as sport On the subject of competition, martial artists vary wildly. Practitioners in some arts such as Boxing, Taekwondo, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu often train for sport matches in those arts, whereas those in other arts such as Aikido and Krav Maga generally spurn such competitions. Some schools believe that competition breeds better and more efficient practitioners, and gives a sense of good sportsmanship. Others believe that the rules under which competition takes place have removed the combat effectiveness of martial arts or encourage a kind ...
See also:Martial arts, Martial arts - Overview, Martial arts - History, Martial arts - Martial arts in Asia, Martial arts - Martial arts in Europe, Martial arts - Martial arts in North America, Martial arts - Martial arts internationally, Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts, Martial arts - Technical aspects, Martial arts - Testing and Competition, Martial arts - Forms, Martial arts - Light and medium-contact sparring, Martial arts - Full-contact fighting, Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense, Martial arts - Martial arts as sport, Martial arts - Martial arts and dance, Martial arts - Notable styles of martial arts, Martial arts - Further resources Read more here: » Martial arts: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts as sport |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Tony Almeida - Important Events after Almeida's release from prison His wife, Michelle Dessler, left him after he was released from prison due to his drinking habits and because he pushed her away. He moved in with a woman named Jen Slater, where he laid low until about one-fourth of the way into Day 4, when Jack required assistance at a security building. Tony saved Jack and Audrey Raines's life, and they laid low at his house for roughly half an hour. Jack planned on apprehending a suspect by himself, respecting Tony's wishes to not be dragged further into the day's events, but Tony volunteered to come along, stating ...
See also:Tony Almeida, Tony Almeida - Bio, Tony Almeida - Important Events after Almeida's release from prison, Tony Almeida - The Bauer-Almeida Connection, Tony Almeida - Day 5, Tony Almeida - Trivia Read more here: » Tony Almeida: Encyclopedia II - Tony Almeida - Important Events after Almeida's release from prison |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Tony Almeida - The Bauer-Almeida Connection Tony Almeida and Jack Bauer had a rocky start to their friendship. During Day 1, Almeida was suspicious of his lover, Nina Myers, because she had been Bauer's lover at one point. During the day, Almeida often held up Bauer's investigation, frustrated that he was being kept out of the loop. When Myers was revealed to be a mole, however, Jack and Tony made a bond, both feeling betrayed by the same woman.
During Day 2, Almeida is trusted by Bauer to find his daughter, Kim. When Almeida takes command of CTU Los Angeles, after Special Agen ...
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Tony Almeida - Day 5 Moments after receiving news that President David Palmer has been assassinated, Tony attempts to dissuade Michelle from going to CTU to assist in the investigation. He hesitates, but as he decides to follow Michelle outside, Michelle's car explodes violently. Rushing to get to her, he finds her unconscious, and presumably dead. As he holds her, the fuel tank in the car ignites causing a second explosion, critically injuring him. It is revealed through CTU conversa ...
See also:Tony Almeida, Tony Almeida - Bio, Tony Almeida - Important Events after Almeida's release from prison, Tony Almeida - The Bauer-Almeida Connection, Tony Almeida - Day 5, Tony Almeida - Trivia Read more here: » Tony Almeida: Encyclopedia II - Tony Almeida - Day 5 |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Overview There are many styles and schools of martial arts; broadly speaking, they share a common goal: to physically defeat a person or defend oneself. Some Eastern martial arts have a tradition of being about more than simple fighting, which is perhaps why their practice has been seen as worth preserving in the face of their military obsolescence in modern technological culture. Some believe that it is worthwhile practicing martial arts, because the principles of warriorship and understanding of tactics and strategy remain applicable in modern warfare. Certain martial arts, such as T'ai Chi Ch'uan, may also be practiced to maint ...
See also:Martial arts, Martial arts - Overview, Martial arts - History, Martial arts - Martial arts in Asia, Martial arts - Martial arts in Europe, Martial arts - Martial arts in North America, Martial arts - Martial arts internationally, Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts, Martial arts - Technical aspects, Martial arts - Testing and Competition, Martial arts - Forms, Martial arts - Light and medium-contact sparring, Martial arts - Full-contact fighting, Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense, Martial arts - Martial arts as sport, Martial arts - Martial arts and dance, Martial arts - Notable styles of martial arts, Martial arts - Further resources Read more here: » Martial arts: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Overview |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts It is common to compare the goals, teaching methods and the techniques of different fighting systems in order to understand their similarities and differences. Such comparisons tend to be controversial when there is a lack of format in which a direct and objective comparison is possible. In addition to physical combat, many martial arts have spiritual or philosophical aspirations, such as the various Chinese, Japanese and Korean martial arts that emphasise traditional Confucian teaching methods. Some systems are sports oriented, such as Judo ...
See also:Martial arts, Martial arts - Overview, Martial arts - History, Martial arts - Martial arts in Asia, Martial arts - Martial arts in Europe, Martial arts - Martial arts in North America, Martial arts - Martial arts internationally, Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts, Martial arts - Technical aspects, Martial arts - Testing and Competition, Martial arts - Forms, Martial arts - Light and medium-contact sparring, Martial arts - Full-contact fighting, Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense, Martial arts - Martial arts as sport, Martial arts - Martial arts and dance, Martial arts - Notable styles of martial arts, Martial arts - Further resources Read more here: » Martial arts: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Palmach - The Palmach in Politics and Culture The Palmach was a left-wing organisation, associated with left-wing parties. Its members trained and lived in Kibbutzim, which were generally left-sympathetic. The political tendencies of its leaders such as Yigal Allon and Yitzhak Sadeh, was towards Mapam a left-wing party in opposition to David Ben-Gurion and the Mapai ruling party. Those tendencies caused Ben-Gurion to order the dissolving of Palmach in 1948.
Palmach members were not, however, a unified, homogenous collective with a single ideology. In the early years of th ...
See also:Palmach, Palmach - History, Palmach - Military organisation, Palmach - The Palmach in Politics and Culture, Palmach - Notable Palmachniks, Palmach - Bibliography Read more here: » Palmach: Encyclopedia II - Palmach - The Palmach in Politics and Culture |
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| | | | | Krav Maga: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts and dance As mentioned above, some martial arts in various cultures can be performed in dance-like settings, either for evoking fiercefulness/pumping adrenaline in preparation of battle, or rather showing off skill in a more stylised manner, or both.
Examples of such war dances include the gymnopaidiai from ancient Sparta, New-Zealand's Haka, the Sabre Dance depicted in Khachaturian's ballet Gayane, the Maasai "jumping" dance, Brunei's Aduk-Aduk, Qatar's Ayyalah, the Indian Kalarippayattu, Pakistani/Afghan Khattak Dance, Brazil's Capoeira, Scotland's Dannsa Biodag ...
See also:Martial arts, Martial arts - Overview, Martial arts - History, Martial arts - Martial arts in Asia, Martial arts - Martial arts in Europe, Martial arts - Martial arts in North America, Martial arts - Martial arts internationally, Martial arts - Comparisons between martial arts, Martial arts - Technical aspects, Martial arts - Testing and Competition, Martial arts - Forms, Martial arts - Light and medium-contact sparring, Martial arts - Full-contact fighting, Martial arts - Martial arts and self defense, Martial arts - Martial arts as sport, Martial arts - Martial arts and dance, Martial arts - Notable styles of martial arts, Martial arts - Further resources Read more here: » Martial arts: Encyclopedia II - Martial arts - Martial arts and dance |
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