Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art, game, and culture created by enslaved Africans in Brazil during the 16th Century. Participants form a circle and then take turns sparring in pairs in the middle of the circle. It's more acrobatic technique has extensive use of groundwork, like sweeps, kicks, and head butts. Throughout the match, the person must avoid a sweep, trip, kick, or head butt that can knock them down to the floor. Other techniques include elbow strikes, slaps, punches, and body-throws.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Krav Maga
About Krav Maga
Krav Maga is an Israeli army method of unarmed combat now gaining popularity all over the world. It is considered a “no-nonsense” method of self-defence for a variety of situations. Originally developed during the liberation fighting of Israel, Krav Maga is now practiced by the entire Israeli military - especially its elite forces.
Krav Maga combines elements of boxing, Judo, and Jujitsu as well as the use of weapons such as knives and sticks. This weapon technique is taught to deal with modern day street situations where guns and knives are often involved. There are no kata or other traditional martial arts training exercises.
The techniques of Krav Maga are highly practical and effective for the street. Individuals can attain a high level of profiency within a relatively short period of instruction.
Sumo
About Sumo
Sumo is a competitive contact sport where two wrestlers attempt to force one another out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than their feet. It originated in Japan and is still popular there now. The Japanese consider sumo a modern Japanese martial art, even though the sport has a history spanning many centuries. The sumo tradition is very ancient, and even today the sport includes a lot of ritual elements, like salt for purification, since sumo was used in the Shinto religion. Professional sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables known in Japanese as heya where their daily lives are dictated by strict tradition including meals and how they dress.
The winner of a sumo bout is either, the first person to force his opponent to touch the ground with any part of his body or the first person to force his opponent to step out of the ring. Occasionally the referee awards the win to the wrestler who touched the ground first. It happens when both of the wrestlers touch the ground at once and it's decided that the wrestler who touched the ground second had no chance of winning. The losing wrestler is referred to as being shini-tai or dead body in this case.
Judo
About Judo
Judo, which means "The Gentle Way", is a Japanese martial art based upon the ancient techniques of jujutsu. it's known more for throwing techniques and alot of other techniques for controlling an opponent while on the ground. Judo has alot of dangerous self-defense moves. When practicing Judo, timing and leverage is important to bring your opponent off balance and execute a throw. After throwing the opponent to the ground a hold-down technique can be used such as, chokes, strangleholds, and arm locks. If the opponent doesn't surrender, he will either have his elbow joint dislocated due to an armlock or could become unconscious from a choke hold.
In 1964 Judo was the first martial art to become sport in the Olympics. Judo competitions are held all around the world. Points are awarded for throwing an opponent, holding an opponent on his back while on the mat for a certain amount of time, or forcing an opponent to tap out. to an armlock or choke or rendering the opponent unconscious with a choke.
People practice Judo for self defense and exercise. It's good exercise for flexibility, speed, strength of the heart and muscle development.
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