Coudo Posted November 23, 2003 Posted November 23, 2003 Is there any descriptions of all the martial arts anywhere, like what the purpose of the martial art is and what kind of techniques that are used in it... If not, then it would be cool if everybody could give an description of the martial art that they practise!?
Seedy Posted November 23, 2003 Posted November 23, 2003 E-mail me i`ll give u a discription of mine because not a whole lot of ppl practice my art Tony L.Davis
Coudo Posted November 23, 2003 Author Posted November 23, 2003 Yeah that would be cool, but you dont have an e-mail anywhere, heres mine: "Coudo300@hotmail.com" You could e-mail me there with the info or you could simply post it here (thats my intention with the thread )
CsrCrz88 Posted November 23, 2003 Posted November 23, 2003 Shaolin Kenpo Karate Kenpo is considered by many to be the first eclectic martial art. Its origin evolved from Karate which; according to legend, began over a thousand years ago in China. At the beginning of the seventeenth century two families, Kumamoto and Nagasaki brought knowledge of Kenpo from China to Kyushu in Japan. Modified throughout many years into its current form, it is referred to as Kosho-Ryu Kenpo, or Old Pine Tree school. It is from here that most modern forms of Kenpo are derived. According to modern legend, in 1916 at the age of five, James Mitose was sent from his homeland in Hawaii to Kyushu for schooling in his ancestors' art of self-defense called Kosho-Ryu Kenpo. After completing his training in Japan, Mitose returned to Hawaii. Near the beginning of World War II in 1936, Mitose opened the "Official Self-Defense" club in Honolulu. It was from here that the five major Kenpo influences; Thomas Young, William K. S. Chow, Edmund Howe, Arthur Keawe and Paul Yamaguchi would study and bring Kenpo to the rest of the world. William K.S. Chow adapted Mitose's approach and "Americanized" the art. He is perhaps responsible for the largest leap of Kenpo to the general public. In 1949, Chow opened a school of his own at a local YMCA and referred to his art as Kenpo Karate. Edmund K. Parker, who is probably the most famous of Chow's practitioners, began studying Kenpo with Chow at the age of 16. Parker further adapted the methods so that they would prove practical in an actual fight and opened the first commercial Karate studio in 1954. He created a logical organization for the basic Kenpo techniques, dividing them into eight categories, such as stances, blocks, punches and so on. Parker graduated from Brigham Young and moved to California where he opened his second school in 1956 and also founded the International Kenpo Karate Association the same year. Parker taught the martial arts to many actors and celebrities such as Elvis Presley and Steve McQueen. He also appeared in movies and television shows like "I Love Lucy." Grand Master Edmund Parker is the undisputed "Father" of American Kenpo Karate. When Mr. Parker died in December of 1990, the International Kenpo Karate Association went through some major restructuring due in part to political differences, as well as other reasons. Many of the senior students went off to create their own associations and promote their own style of the American Kenpo system. Today Kenpo remains very strong in the martial arts industry.
Drunken Monkey Posted November 24, 2003 Posted November 24, 2003 i wish people would credit whenever they use other people's words... post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
CsrCrz88 Posted November 24, 2003 Posted November 24, 2003 i wish people would credit whenever they use other people's words... sorry... jeeze i'ma noob
Seedy Posted November 24, 2003 Posted November 24, 2003 anyone would like to chat about my art and the effects it has. This art is great i have always wanted a art that is leathal and destructive and i have found it Tony L.Davis
Coudo Posted November 24, 2003 Author Posted November 24, 2003 Great CrouchingTiger but I meant a little bit more of the practical info and a little less of history... Like if the art specialises in taking down several opponnents or if it uses weapons and what kind, and also if it uses mostly kicks or punches. That sort of thing... so that everybody could get to know every art a little bit, since there really are so many different martial arts on this forum. I havent even heard about half of them and it would be better to have them here in conclusion instead of writing down all of them separately on google and reading there ..
Drunken Monkey Posted November 25, 2003 Posted November 25, 2003 brief description of wing chun: quick hands. quick steps. simple moves. ultimate aim: to 'block'/receive and hit with one movement (or even just one hand) using superior footwork and better positioning than opponent. direct hitting to vulnerable areas i.e head, throat/neck, plexus, side/kidney, hip, knee, shin aims to be in control of situation either by being the quicker to hit or the one controlling the arms by trapping/pinning (again a positional thing) if you cannot control the arms (or leg for that matter), 'destroy' them by way of break or hit to pressure point. generally not many kicks and kicks not used unless hands are tied. kicks strictly at hip level or below (although some use kicks to lower stomach/abs area as well). top three roads, use hands to 'block' bottom three roads, use legs to deal with. then there's lots of energy theory as well and a little collection of phrases/ideals/principles that we try to work to but i'll stop here cos i think i've said enough to understand how we do things. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
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