TAEKWONDO

TAEKWONDO

Is a martial art that in "todays" form of self defense has evolved by combining many different styles of martial arts that existed in Korea over the last 2,000 years and some martial arts styles from countries that surround Korea. Taekwondo incorporates the abrupt linear movements of Karate and the flowing, circular patterns of Kung-fu with native kicking techniques. Over fifty typically Chinese circular hand movements can be identified in modern Taekwondo. A few of the earlier martial arts styles that contributed to Taekwondo are: T'ang-su, Taek Kyon, also known as Subak, Tae Kwon, Kwonpup and Tae Kwonpup. There are also influences from Judo, Karate, and Kung-fu.

The greatest turning point for Korean martial arts started in 1952. During the height of the Korean War, President Syngman Rhee watched a 30 minute performance by Korean martial arts masters. He was especially impressed when Tae Hi Nam broke 13 roof tiles with a single punch. After the demonstration Rhee talked with Hong Hi Choi about the martial arts, he then ordered his military chiefs of staff to require all Korean soldiers to receive training in the martial arts. This caused a tremendous surge in Taek Kyon schools and students. President Rhee also sent Tae Hi Nam to Ft. Benning, Georgia for radio communications training. While there, Tae Hi Nam gave many martial arts demonstrations and received considerable media publicity.

A Taekwondo demonstration at the United Nations headquarters in New York City in 1963, caused the formation of the U.S. Taekwondo Association in 1967, which later was superseded in 1974 by the U.S. Taekwondo Federation. 


Today, The original Five Codes of Human Conduct have been correlated into the so-called Eleven Commandments of modern day Taekwondo, which are:

Loyalty to your country	Respect your parents
Faithfulness to your spouse	Loyalty to your friends
Respect your brothers and sisters	Respect your elders
Respect your teachers	Never take life unjustly
Indomitable spirit	Loyalty to your school
Finish what you begin

 


 

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Judo

 JUDO

Is a modern Japanese martial art and Olympic sport. It was developed in 1882 by Jigorō Kanō.
Judo is very scientific in its training methods and fighting techniques.
Judo grew out of an older martial art, Jujutsu or Jū-jutsu.
Jujutsu was an ancient and deadly martial art which used chokes, throws, joint locks, and strikes. Kanō created judo by using techniques which were common in jujutsu. He eliminated techniques that he thought were dangerous in training, so that students could train with resistance.Some basic throws are Tai-otoshi and De-ashi-barai. There are 2 types: groundwork and feet work . Ground work is when both players are on the ground. Usually the the attacker would be on top and the ukemi (defender) would be on the bottom. In feet work both players would move along the mat in a variety of moves. Every once in a while a player will throw his/her opponent on the floor. In competitions the players will go full on for each other and once someone has thrown his/hers opponent down they need to hold them down for 25 seconds or the point won't count. The person who has the most points at the end wins a gold ,silver or bronze. One of the best trophies is the spirit of judo. You get the spirit of judo award for never giving up and carry on trying.
 

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Krav Maga

KRAV MAGA

Is a self-defense system developed for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) that consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from aikido, judo, boxing and wrestling, along with realistic fight training. Krav Maga is known for its focus on real world situations and its extremely efficient and brutal counter attacks. It was derived from street fighting skills developed by Hungarian Israeli martial artist Imi Lichtenfeld, who made use of his training as a boxer and wrestler as a means of defending the Jewish quarter against fascist groups in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia in the mid to late 1930s. In the late 1940s, following his migration to Israel, he began to provide lessons on combat training to what was to become the IDF, who went on to develop the system that became known as Krav Maga. It has since been refined for civilian, police and military applications.

Krav Maga has a philosophy emphasizing threat neutralization, simultaneous defensive and offensive maneuvers, and aggression. Krav Maga has been used mainly by the Israel Defense Forces' special units and reconnaissance brigades and recently by regular infantry brigades, and several closely related variations have been developed and adopted by law enforcement and intelligence organizations, Mossad and Shin Bet. There are several organizations teaching variations of Krav Maga internationally.

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Dana White: Conor McGregor's tweet about being back on UFC 200 'not true'

Dana White: Conor McGregor's tweet about being back on UFC 200 'not true'

The situation just gets messier.

UFC president Dana White told the Los Angeles Times on Monday that the promotion has no deal in place for Conor McGregor to fight at UFC 200, despite a tweet claiming just that from McGregor on Sunday night.

White told the Times that McGregor saying he is back on the card is "not true."

"We haven't talked to Conor or his manager since the press conference on Friday," White said. "I don't know why he would tweet that."

 McGregor sent out a tweet late Sunday night thanking White and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta for putting him back on the card. As of Monday morning, it had more than 78,000 retweets.

McGregor, the UFC's featherweight champion and the biggest financial draw in the organization, was all set to fight Nate Diaz in the UFC 200 main event until last Tuesday. On that day, McGregor tweeted a cryptic message about an early retirement. Then, White explained a few hours later that McGregor had been yanked from the Diaz fight, because he would not fly to Las Vegas for promotional obligations last week.

McGregor, 27, said in a statement Thursday that he was not yet paid to promote and wanted to focus on training to get revenge on Diaz, who he lost to at UFC 196 in March. McGregor said he was absolutely not retired.

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Michael Bisping Won

London Fight Night

Anderson Silva defeated by Michael Bisping by unanimity

The 'Spider' was very confident with himself and, he underrated Bisping. In fact, at the first round he was kicked,but the bell saved him.At the second round: Anderson Silva was beaten by a punch that got down him. However, he managed to endure the fight.

At the end of the third assault, the 'Spider' direct hit a knee to the face of Michael Bisping, who fell to the canvas hard hit, but bell saved him on this occasion.

The fourth assault was also for the English, but because Anderson Silva seemed to take the fight seriously. When the Brazilian pressed a little to his opponent, put in serious trouble and he could have done. Already in the final round, Anderson Silva hit a similar kick which he threw to knock out Vitor Belfort and Bisping was about to be knocked out, but he held until the end of the fight.

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