GTF Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 i know that kendo is a Japanese form of fencing and that counts as a martial art but does the french style count as a martial art. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil~Exodus 23:2Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.~Lao TzuAnd mankind is naught but a single nation~quran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauzin Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 More of a sport art really, but were a real blade used it could be very effective. I would say if TKD or Judo can be called martial arts then so could fencing. The only two things that stand between an effective art and one that isn't are a tradition to draw knowledge from and the mind to practice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottnshelly Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 i know that kendo is a Japanese form of fencing and that counts as a martial art but does the french style count as a martial art.Yes. It is an art and pertains to fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudDragon Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Absolutely, it is practice of a known martial weapon that has been modified for training, like the kendo shinai. A Black Belt is just a white belt that don't know when to quit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfoot Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Of course. When I train fencing, I have do to the warmups, the basic techniques (Kihon to some) as well as sparring ( like Kumite). We dont perform kata as such, but we do practice pre-arranged movements, albeit very short in comparison to kata, such as the circular parry followed by a lunge. Given that martial arts are codified practices, each possessing systemized methods of offense, defense, strategy and tactics, there is no evidence to suggest why fencing cannot be classified as a martial art. Perfect Practice makes Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRKguy Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 It doesn't have to be Asian to be a martial art. However, fencing and archery are about as relevant as Tai Chi (as it is usually practiced) and Kendo, Iado, or Kydo (or whatever they call Japanese archery). It's a martial art, but you have to know what you're getting out if it. You don't see many fencers in the UFC these days. You have a right to your actionsBut never to your actions' fruits.Act for the action's sake,And do not be attached to inaction. Bhagvad Gita 2.47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UseoForce Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 It doesn't have to be Asian to be a martial art. However, fencing and archery are about as relevant as Tai Chi (as it is usually practiced) and Kendo, Iado, or Kydo (or whatever they call Japanese archery). It's a martial art, but you have to know what you're getting out if it. You don't see many fencers in the UFC these days.Well, that probably has more to do with the prohibition of swords in MMA (I know, crazy rule) than the effectiveness of fencing. But if you think fencing is irrelevant as a martial art, that's just dead wrong. I could go on and explain my point, or I could just send you to arma.com JKD has an enormous fencing influence, btw. If it works, use it!If not, throw it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotokanKid Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I thought a martial art has to be eastern. "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UseoForce Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 NO! HUGE MISCONCEPTION! GO TO GENERAL MARTIAL ARTS AND FIND MY THREAD "Ignorance of Western MA!" If it works, use it!If not, throw it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotokanKid Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 I looked it up on dictionary.com2 entries found for martial art.martial artn. Any of several Asian arts of combat or self-defense, such as aikido, karate, judo, or tae kwon do, usually practiced as sport. Often used in the plural.martial artn : any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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