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Tonfa

06/12/2011 17:58

The tonfa (Okinawan: トンファー tonfaa, Chinese: 柺; pinyin: guǎi), also known as tong fa or tuifa, is an Okinawan weapon. It is a stick with a handle, and is about 15-20 inches long. It was traditionally made from red oak and wielded in pairs. A similar weapon called the mae sun sawk is used in krabi...

Black Belt Movie

03/12/2011 15:32

Black Belt, known as Kuro-obi (黒帯) in Japan, is a 2007 film directed by Shunichi Nagasaki. It focuses mainly on the martial art of Karate, insofar that it doesn't contain any of the usual exaggerations of the genre. For example, the lead roles were played by karate experts, and no...

The Book of Five Rings

01/12/2011 18:49

The Book of Five Rings (五輪書 Go Rin No Sho) is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. There have been various translations made over the years, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial...

Bruce Lee Quotes

01/12/2011 18:30

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at. A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough. A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. All fixed set patterns are incapable of...

Keanu Reeves to commence martial arts training with Yuen Woo Ping for "Man of Tai Chi"

29/11/2011 01:06

Keanu Reeves is currently in Hong Kong preparing and casting for his directorial debut film MAN OF TAI CHI. The film is to star Tiger Hu Chen, a key member of the MATRIX stunt team; with Reeves himself playing the villain. One of the actors Keanu is rumored to have met up with is Hong...

Silat History

29/11/2011 00:56

Silat (Minangkabau: silek) is a collective word for indigenous martial arts of the Malay Archipelago and Malay Peninsula of Southeast Asia. Originally developed in what are now Indonesia, peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore, it is also traditionally practiced in Vietnam,...

Mixed martial arts History

28/11/2011 22:37

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed...

Jet Li

28/11/2011 22:02

Li Lianjie ([lɨ̀ ljɛ̌ntɕjɛ̌]; born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, film producer, wushu champion, and international film star who was born in Beijing and took up Singaporean citizenship in 2009. After three years of intensive...

Choi Yong-sool

28/11/2011 21:38

Choi Yong-sool (Hangul: 최용술; November 9, 1904 – June 15, 1986), alternative spelling Choi Yong-sul, was the founder of the martial art hapkido. He was born in today's Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, and was taken to Japan during the Japanese occupation of Korea when he was eight years...

Yip Man

27/11/2011 22:44

Yip Man (1 October 1893 - 2 December 1972), also spelled as Ip Man,and also known as Yip Kai-Man, was a Chinese martial artist. He had several students who later became martial arts teachers in their own right, including Bruce Lee. Early life Yip was born to Yip Oi-dor and...

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