What is your favorite martial art? What is the history of it?

Answer 1

Ai-kido....the art of breaking bones.

Answer 2

I won't go into the level of detail that other people have, but maybe you'll give me points for originality. I'm going to go with is Gatka, the Sikh art of swordsmanship, derived from the more ancient Indian martial art of Shastar Vidyya.

The reason I like Gatka so much is precisely because of it's history, which you can look up on Wikipedia if you want the whole story. The short version is that the Sikhs themselves flourished largely as a result of the oppressive caste system in medieval India as well as the more severe oppression of the Mughal dynasty. Gatka (in its original, non-sport form) evolved as the Sikh's method of combat, and their success at it not only made them the most feared warriors ever to exist on the Indian subcontinent, but allowed them to defend themselves and other people from their oppressors (at least until the British came along).

Gatka itself is a really beautiful art of endless complexity. Check YouTube if you want examples.

Cheers!

Answer 3

bjj (Brazilian jujitsu) aka Gracie Jujitsu. It started off with a samurai and he made it popular in Japan but then it got less popular and judo became the popular sport. But one guy who took Jujitsu migrated to Brazil and the Gracie family helped him get settled. That is when the guy taught the Gracie's what he knows of jujitsu and the Gracie's added on to it.

BJJ was really noticed in the first UFC's where a man named Royce Gracie (lightest weight in the whole competition) was able to defeat many fighters of other martial arts all through submission. It really changed how fighting is today because most people must incorporate Jujitsu techniques if they want any shot at winning a fight.

Answer 4

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The fact of the matter is that in a style vs style situation Brazilian Jiu Jitsu reigns supreme. It's effectiveness comes from take downs to the ground where other martial arts are useless and jiu jitsu chokes and joint manipulation/ locks come into play. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu comes from Brazil where Carlos Gracie befriended a Japanese man who tought him Jiu Jitsu. His son Helio learned these techniques but was a frail boy so he altered the techniques so that you would not have to use strength. Gracie Jiu Jitsu was born. There are many children in the Gracie family one of them being Royce Gracie who popularized Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by entering into the martial arts community in the 1990s. Royce won the first, second and fourth Ultimate Fighting Championships, which at the time were single elimination martial arts style vs style tournaments. Royce fought against often much-larger opponents who were practicing other styles, including boxing, shoot-fighting, karate, judo, tae kwon do and wrestling. Royce Gracie helped bring widespread attention to the importance of ground fighting in the martial arts.

Answer 5

Okinawa Te Karate.

Originated in early 60s by Gordon Doversola - still teaching.

Developed as a very aggressive fighting style for it's time. Old practioners include Jim Kelly, Joe Lewis, and Bob Wall.

It's a mix of several styles but mostly a hybrid of Kajukenbo (black belt society) and American Kenpo (Ed Parker's) with alot of influence from Hawaii.

I went from Shotokan to Tae Kwon Do to Kung Fu till I found Okinawa Te Karte in the 80s and stuck with it for 18 years.

Answer 6

Kajukenbo is my favorite martial art. It was created in the Palama settlement area of Hawaii between 1947 and 1950, by five black belts who found that their systems alone were not enough to handle every situation. They spent over two years developing a system that would be a stand alone fighting style. Kajukenbo is an acronym: (KA) karate - tang soo do (JU) judo and jujitsu (KEN) kenpo (BO) chinese boxing - kung fu.

http://www.kajukenbo.org/history/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajukenbo

http://www.kajukenboinfo.com/

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/kajukenbo-vol-1/207958645

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/kajukenbo-vol-2/3247674238

Answer 7

Muay thai.

Muay Thai : Thai Boxing and also known as The Art of the Eight Limbs is the Thai name for a form of hard martial art practiced in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. It is known as Pradal Serey in Cambodia, Tomoi in Malaysia, Muay Lao in Laos and as a similar style called Lethwei in Myanmar. The different styles of kickboxing in Southeast Asia are analogous to the different types of Kung Fu in China or Silat in the Malay peninsula. The Thai military uses a modified form of Muay Thai called Lerdrit.[1]

Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand and is the country's national sport. Traditional Muay Thai practiced today varies slightly from the ancient art Muay Boran and uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to those used in Western boxing. Muay Thai is referred to as "The Science of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A master practitioner of Muay Thai thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts.

Answer 8

Fujian White Crane Fist.

Developed by a young lady named Fang Qiniang, whose father was a master of the 18 Lohan style.

It is an Internal Art.

The story is that she imitated the movements of a crane that often fed and drank in a river she used for her domestic duties. Her father was killed by someone who he beat fairly in a fight. She used the techniques she combined with what she learned from her father to defeat her father's killer and his accomplices.

This art is one of the influences that lead to the development of Toudi Jutsu, the Classical Okinawan Martial Arts.

I now study the Yong Chun White Crane Fist. Yong Chun (same word as Wing Chun), is a city of Fujian where one the the lineages from Fang Qiniang developed and flourished.

Answer 9

i like any that i train in usually

i liked tae kwan do and karate the most i still do karate

boxing would have been better if the gym was biger i kept feeling i was gonna hit people when using the punching bags

Answer 10

Aikido, because it really is the better martial arts of any kind.
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