WUSHU- It is a Mandarin Chinese term that represents Chinese martial arts. It consists of combat moves, which was developed over years of research and practice. This martial art technique is built by mimicking the nature and moves of animals to some extent and manipulating the ‘QI’ energy.

AIKIDO- Aikido means ‘the Way of unifying (with) life energy’. It is a form of Japanese self-defending technique, developed by Morihei Ueshiba. It mirrors the philosophy, religious beliefs and martial studies of Japan. Aikido teaches us to defend ourselves without delivering severe injury to the attacker.

Tae kwon do is a Korean martial art form that is also South Korea’s national sports. ‘Tae’ means striking or breaking with the foot, ‘kwon’ means striking or breaking with the fist and ‘do’ means path or way. Therefore, if we put it in a combination, it would mean- “the way of the hand and the foot”. It is actually a combination of sports, cardiovascular exercises, and meditation. TAE KWON DO

KARATE- Karate first appeared in Ryukyu Islands in Japan. It is a combination of hand fighting techniques and Chinese kenpo style. In karate, one can use punching, kicking, grappling, throwing, etc. as means to defend or attack.

Judo simply means- “gentle way”. Jigoro Kano created it in the year 1882. Its motto is to throw the opponent to the ground and disable his/her ability to move by using grappling methods. Various kinds of joint locks and chokes are used in this form of martial art. JUDO

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS- Mixed martial arts or MMA is the mixture of every efficient martial art technique we know of. It uses striking and grappling techniques to defeat the opponent. This is the modern interpretation of ancient Olympic sport ‘Pankration’.

KUNG FU Kung-fu means “achievement through great effort”. It originated from Shaolin temple where monks invented and practiced it in order to harness the energy of environment and channel it through the body. They believed that it has capability to improve vitality and health. Soon its potential as a way of self-defending technique became popular and we came to know about it.

JU JITSU- Ju jitsu or jujutsu is a form of martial art that is born in Japan. It tends to train a person in order to help them defeat an armored opponent. It means “gentle art”. It uses joint locks, throws, and short weapons to overpower the opponent.

MUAY THAI Muay Thai is a full contact combat sport of Thailand. It consists of boxing method with a combination of kicks. It means “the art of eight limbs”. Punches, kicks, knee strikes are all allowed in this martial art. A modern form of Muay Thai is kickboxing.

KRAV MAGA- Karv Maga means “Contact combat”. It was developed by Israel and it consists of striking, wrestling, and grappling techniques. Its main motto is to subdue counter attacks or street fighting by simultaneously using defensive and offensive techniques.

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