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Martial arts
Marial arts are codified forms of combat practices employed for the purposes of combat, competition, self-defense and physical health.
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bokuto
Sports; Martial arts
Also known as bokken, the bokuto is a Japanese wooden sword used for training. It is a substitute for the real sword during training because there is less damage and risk in using a bokuto. However, ...
Bojuka
Sports; Martial arts
Bojuka is a self defense system. Training emphasizes simple techniques using common gross motor skills that are maintained under stressful conditions. Bojuka teaches threat elimination through ...
Aikido
Sports; Martial arts
Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker ...
Wing Chun
Sports; Martial arts
Wing Chun, also romanised as Ving Tsun or Wing Tsun, is a concept-based Chinese martial art and form of self-defense utilising both striking and grappling while specialising close-range combat.
Choi Kwang Do
Sports; Martial arts
Choi Kwang Do is a martial art developed by Kwang Jo Choi. The style relies more on flexibility and fluidity of movement as opposed to the more rigid lines of some other martial arts. To achieve this ...
Sumo
Sports; Martial arts
Sumo is a competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. ...
T'ai chi ch'uan
Sports; Martial arts
T'ai chi ch'uan is an internal Chinese martial art practised for both its defense training and its health benefits. It is also typically practised for a variety of other personal reasons: its ...
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