By: Jason Maxwell
Submitted: 2010-10-08 10:38:56 | Word Count: 452
Martial art is a term that refers to the art of fighting or warfare, they all have the same objective: to defeat the enemy or to defend one's self from physical threat. Today, many people are enrolling to schools which teach a student how to defend his self. People today are considering martial art as a sport while some other doesn't accept this.
Asia is known for having many different kinds of this type of sport is, more than 50 types. Some of these are:
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Karate - The art of karate was developed in Okinawa, Japan. Karate mainly consists of punching, kicking, elbow strike, knee strike, grappling, restraints, locking, throws, and open hand techniques like chopping. A person who practices the art of karate is called as karateka.
Eskrima - Dskrima is something that originated from The Philippines and is known to others as Arnis and Kali. The art emphasizes mainly on the use of a stick, blades, and other improvised weapons. Though the training of eskrima starts with the use of weapons; trapping, locking, empty hand techniques and limb destruction is also part of the sport. The weapons serve only as an extension of the body.
Sumo - This is a very famous sport in the land of Japan and all over the world. This is considered to be a full contact sport where a wrestler will try to put another wrestler out of the circular ring or to touch the ground with anything aside from the soles of his feet. Usually, those who are into this sport are fat and heavy for added power.
Gatka - This rooted from India. This can either be practiced as a sport or as a ritual. The art involves two opponents who spar with each other using wooden staves to act as sword. Shields can be paired with"swords".
Taekwondo - Originated in Korea, and it is the national sport of South Korea today. The word taekwondo was derived from three Korean words - tae, kwon, and do. Tae means to strike with foot, kwon means to strike with the use of fist and do means to method or art.
This is the combination of combat techniques, self-defense, exercise, sports, meditation and philosophy. Taekwondo is very famous and effective that the government of South Korea even adopted it to their military as part of its training. Taekwondo mainly consist of kicks because it is believed that the leg is the longest and strongest part of the body and weapon a martial artist has.
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