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Description: There are two types of Aikido the original Aikido was created by Uysheba and aptly called Uysheba Aikido, this is a non-competitive art based on using an opponents strength and momentum against themselves. Tomiki or Tomikikai Aikido has a competitive element and was created by Tomiki. Aikido is primarily a throwing art, experienced practitioners (Aikidoka) use the techniques very effectively.
  
Description: Escrima is a Pilipino martial art using one or two sticks made from rattan cane or tiger cane. It was made famous by Bruce Lee and Dan Insanto in the 1970´s through the martial arts films. Bruce Lee regarded Dan Insanto as a wizard with sticks.
  
Description: DaedongRyu YuSool (Japan- Daito Ryu Yawara or call Aiki JuJitsu- meaning great eastern style soft skills).
  
Description: Hwarang Do® - The Way of the Flowering Knight - is a Korean martial art with roots more that 1800 years back in history. The martial skills we today know as Hwa Rang Do® was originally practiced by Korean elite troops, whose armed and unarmed techniques made them feared and admired all over Asia.
  
Description: Primarily a throwing art including locks, chokes, sweeps and holdown techniques. Good for developing discipline, fitness, strength, balance and speed through its sporting training regime.
  
Description: In today’s modern culture Jujitsu is self-defence based techniques covering punches and kicking as well as locks, joint dislocations, chokes and restraint techniques. Jujitsu in its element was the art of the Samurai and they tested it in battle.
  
Description: Karate: EMPTY HAND is primarily defensive and has many different styles such as Wado Ryu, Shotokan, Goju Ryu, Sessen Ryu and Wado Kai, these are just a few styles of the many all over the world. Karate is based on the defensive BLOCK THE ATTACK THEN COUNTER ATTACK. Different styles have different emphasis Shotkan is on power, where as Wado styles are usually speed.
  
Description: This is traditional two handed sword fighting using a bamboo sword (Shinai) and special protective body armour. It develops good fitness and skills.
  
Description: Kick Boxing is a derivative SPORT using elements of Karate, Boxing & Thai Boxing. Many Karateka ended the Karate Lesson with a loose sparring sometimes called freestyle boxing or kick boxing. Kick Boxing has a large fitness element and body conditioning approach with a lot of cardio vascular exercises that develop fitness threshold levels.
  
Description: Kung Fu - Trained Skills have subtle differences from other martial arts and the emphasis may be taken from different animals and how they defend or fight. There are many systems which specialise in different aspects of fighting like the Japanese arts. Most styles of Kung Fu are predominantly punching and kicking and trapping.
  
Description: A martial art dominated by kicks that originated in France. Develops fitness, flexibility and power across a dynamic range of techniques predominatly kicking.
  
Description: The system contains more hand techniques than foot techniques but a lot of emphasis is placed around the kicking techniques. Tae Kwon Do is often perceived at a dynamic kicking art because people remember the spectacular kicks. Tae Kwon Do does have a good balance of punches in its arsenal of techniques too.
  
Description: Originally called Tai Chi Chuan this has both soft and hard (ying & yang) elements, the soft elements are used as gentle excersise and have proven benefits for life and can help arthritis sufferers. Dont forget the hard side of Tai Chi Chuan this is explosive and effective Chinese Boxing.
  
Description: The martial art of Tae Soo Do® was created as the undergraduate program to, and sports version of Hwa Rang Do®.
  
Description: Thai Boxing was an art taught to the Thai Army it is uses a combination of powerful kicks and punches. The trade mark of thai kicks are using the shin to kick an opponent instead of your foot. Shin kick to the lower thigh can disable opponent effectively and hinder walking for a week or more.
  
Description: Wushu is composed of two disciplines: taolu (forms) and sanda (sparring). Taolu forms are similar to gymnastics and involve martial art patterns and manoeuvres for which competitors are judged and given points according to specific rules. The forms comprise basic movements (stances, kicks, punches, balances, jumps, sweeps and throws) based on aggregate categories traditional Chinese martial art style and can be changed for competitions to highlight one´s strengths. Competitive forms have time limits that can range from 1 minute, 20 seconds for the some external styles to over five minutes for internal styles.
  
Description: Wing Tsjun (literally "spring chant" and alternatively as "forever spring", or substituted with the character for "eternal springtime") is a Chinese martial art that specializes in aggressive close-range combat. The system is mainly known for its directness and fluent, effective fighting techniques, based on tactical skills.
  
  

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