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which is a long split skirt.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>There are many different styles of Aikido.  </B></div> <div> <B>Excellent for self-defense.</B></div> <div> <B>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>CAPOEIRA</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>country of origin:BRAZIL</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A very graceful martial art, incorporating cartwheels, somersaults and other such moves.   Originally devised by slaves to </B></div> <div> <B>not look like a martial art, so it could be practiced openly.  Music can be a very important element.</B></div> <div> <B>It is rising in popularity, particularly in western countries.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B><U>HAPKIDO </U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Stephie from London has promised a short outline on Hapkido</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B><U>JUDO</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>origins - JAPAN</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Probably one of the most popular and best known of all the martial arts worldwide today.  Has Olympic status.</B></div> <div> <B>Best known for throws , holds  and sweeping movements.  Judo shows how technique can overcome strength; skill over brute force.</B></div> <div> <B>This makes it an useful form of self-defense for women, or small men for that matter!</B></div> <div> <B>Judo does incorporate strikes - but are not allowed in competition.</B></div> <div> <B>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B><U>JU-JITSU</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>origins - JAPAN, around 1300AD</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Incorporates holds, kicks, choke-holds,kneeing, strikes, punches, and especially joint locking moves .</B></div> <div> <B>Weapons are also used.  Not as popular perhaps as karate, but is recently going through something </B></div> <div> <B>of a revival, with schools springing up all around.</B></div> <div> <B>Very useful form of self-defense,because of its clos-contact techniques.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B><U>KARATE</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>origin:</U></B><B>JAPAN/OKINAWA</B></div> <div> <B>"Empty Hand"</B></div> <div> <B>Karate uses a belted grading system, starting with white up to black.Number of grades or belts varies with the style.</B></div> <div> <B>It is a system of unarmed compat; all parts of the body used for striking, including elbows,forearm,knees etc.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>4 areas of training:</B></div> <div> <B>kata   (forms or patterns)</B></div> <div> <B>kihon   (training techniques, basics practise)</B></div> <div> <B>kumite   (sparring)</B></div> <div> <B>tameshiwara   (breaking techniques - boards,tiles,bricks etc.)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Karate can be noncontact, semi-contact, or full-contact.</B></div> <div> <B>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B><U>KENDO</U></B></div> <div> <B>origin : JAPAN</B></div> <div> <B>Primarily a weapons martial art, using swords and fully padded protective gear.  Bamboo practice swords are used.  The object is to score points by striking at specific scoring areas.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>KICKBOXING</U></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> A beginners guide to Kickboxing</div> <div> <B>Kickboxing does not have a long oriental history, unlike most martial arts. It evolved from the "contact" side of many different martial arts. It is now mainly a sport dedicated to learning the art of "Full-contact" ring fighting - basically boxing with kicks. </B><I><B>It was noticed</B></I><B> that when members of almost any martial art tried full-contact with rules that there were very few moves and styles of fighting that worked well- these techniques were collected and improved upon to form what is taught in present day clubs. These competitors originally fought under World Karate Association rules (it was called Full Contact Karate) but soon decided tocallthisnewstyleoffightingKICKBOXING.  (by Jeff Simpson, Edinburgh Kickboxing Club - see features)</B></div> <div> <B><U>_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>KUNG-FU</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>SUMO WRESTLING</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>TAEKWONDO</U></B></div> <div> origins: KOREA</div> <div> One of the few remaining forms of unarmed combat that has acually been used in modern warfare.</div> <div> Two distinct groups - ITF (International Taekwondo Federation) and WTF(World Taekwondo Federation).  The two groups are distinctly different, having different forms and training differences.</div> <div> Taekwondo fighting styles can vary in both groups, nocontact/semi-contact/full-contact schools can be found.</div> <div> Taekwondo whatever the style is renowned for its leg techniqus and jumping kicks, and there are some spectacular practitioners.</div> <div> Belted grading schemes, usually 10 grades up to black belt.</div> <div> Very popular martial art, one of the most popular in UK and Europe; growing strongly in the USA.Not difficult to find schools.</div> <div> _  -  -  -  -  -</div> <div>  <A NAME="intro"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div>  <A NAME="intro_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>A short overview/description of the Korean martial art: Taekwondo. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>general introduction</U></FONT> of Taekwondo </div> <div> <U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Objectives</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > of Taekwondo </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Taekwondo for <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>kids</U></FONT> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Is Taekwondo <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>dangerous</U></FONT>? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>table of contents</U></FONT> </div> <div>  <A NAME="general"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> A general introduction to Taekwondo </div> <div> Taekwondo is a modern martial art, characterized by it's fast, high and spinning kicks. The name Taekwondo means: <I>Tae</I>='to strike, or block with the foot' or 'to kick' and it also means 'jump', <I>K'won</I>='Fist' or 'to strike, or block with hand' and <I>Do</I>='The way of' or 'art'. Take this together and Taekwondo means: "The art of Kicking and Punching" or "The art of unarmed combat". The sport has been founded in Korea and is one of the popular modern martial arts. </div> <div> There is no use of weapons in Taekwondo. The opponent is attacked with bare hands and feet. Taekwondo has become popular because its a very powerful sport and very spectacular to see. </div> <div>  <A NAME="objectives"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> Objectives of Taekwondo </div> <div> to develop an appreciation for Taekwondo as a sport and as an art </div> <div> to achieve physical fitness through positive participation </div> <div> to improve mental discipline and emotional equanimity </div> <div> to learn self-defense skills </div> <div> to develop a sense of responsibility for one self and others</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="kids"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> Taekwondo for kids </div> <div> Taekwondo has no age limits and is a very good sport for children. They learn fast reactions through games, learn to respect others, learn to know their abilities and disabilities. Competition rules are a bit different for children then they are for adults. Although children wear full body protection (preferably thicker than the protection for adults) only kicks and punches to the body are allowed, no kicks to the head</div> <div>  <A NAME="danger"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> Is Taekwondo dangerous? </div> <div> Although WTF Taekwondo is a full contact sport where it is allowed to kick to the head (punches to the head are not allowed), it is not very dangerous to practise Taekwondo. During training, there is no need to win by KO. During competition, full protection is used to protect the competitors. </div> <div> To avoid head injuries, one is not allowed to participate in a competition for three months (this seems to vary) if one goes K.O. by a kick on the head. If this happens again after these three months, you're not allowed to participate for half a year. Another K.O. on the head after this half year period results in a permanent exclusion of competitions. </div> <div> ITF Taekwondo is semi-contact. It is not allowed to attack the head with full force. However, it is allowed to punch to the head, but using the so-called "killing-blow", stop just an inch before the target. To avoid injuries, ITF uses gloves at sparring-competition. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>TANG SOO DO</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>TAI-CHI</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>WU SHU</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>