| What is a Martial Art?A martial art can be defined | | | | the Wavemaster, the BOB training dummy, the |
| as any skill that can be applied in warfare. The | | | | Focus Master. All with one thing in common, to |
| word martial means "military." So traditionally, a | | | | create a well rounded combat system.Ideally a |
| martial art is a military art. The first things that | | | | martial arts solo training tool should be workable |
| usually come to mind when discussing modern | | | | for all and based on sound theory and through |
| martial arts are leaping, kicking, punching, blocking, | | | | constant practice develop into sound physical |
| inverting elbows, twisting necks, throwing, and | | | | application. The ideology and theory would have to |
| weapon fighting. But also horsemanship, javelin | | | | take into account all the history of the combat |
| throwing, archery, spear fighting, halberd fighting, | | | | technology of man and give this competition and |
| wrestling, knife fighting, rifle, shotgun and pistol | | | | street application.The Martialarm Combat Training |
| shooting, demolitions, logistics, and battle strategy | | | | Partner |
| can all be described as the field of martial arts. | | | | In a martial arts career you can occationally find |
| Anything that a soldier might do in battle is a | | | | your self with no school to go to or no one to |
| martial art.By martial art usually it is meant aikido, | | | | train with and so out of neccessity the martialarm |
| arnis, boxing, capoeria, chow gar, choy la fut, | | | | solo training partner was born. The Martialarm is a |
| hapkido, hsing'i, hun gar, jeet kune do, jow gar, | | | | Martial Arts training machine used to develop the |
| judo, jujitsu, karate, kempo, kick boxing, krav | | | | entry and trapping skills of any martial arts |
| maga, kung fu, pa kua, penjak silat, praying | | | | system. It is designed to actually test any |
| mantis, savate, shaolin, tae kwon do, tai chi, white | | | | techniques so to improve the ability to trap and |
| crane, wing chun, wu shu and more! As you can | | | | control your opponents hands and arms. This can |
| see the list is quite long and it is actually quite | | | | be done because the Martialarm moves and |
| amazing how many martial arts systems there | | | | reacts like a real opponent. The Martialarm moves |
| are and how many methods of self defense can | | | | and twists up, down, left and right just like a real |
| be formulated.Often within a martial arts school it | | | | opponent would - so it can spring forward and it |
| is taught that "this particular system is the best | | | | does strike back!The Martialarm Combat Training |
| system and it was created to beat all the others." | | | | Partner was designed and developed on the |
| Of course every martial artist would have the | | | | following theories:Martialarm Theory |
| viewpoint their style is the best because that is | | | | #1) Safety - You must maintain 100% safety |
| the style they have chosen to do, but in reality | | | | when entering into the opponents attack range, |
| what they are saying is "this is the best style for | | | | this means to limit any variables that could occur |
| me as it suits my temperment and I like the | | | | by covering them. (Methods of entry must be |
| teaching environment."The Changing of the Arts | | | | sophisticated yet simple, fast as well as safe!)#2) |
| Throughout this history and development of the | | | | Attack - You must have the ability to attack at |
| martial arts and all the combat systems of man | | | | will, with no concern or hesitation. The attack |
| our training tools have played a vital part in | | | | should incorporate a total control of the |
| evolving and perfecting these systems and | | | | opponents weapons. (Attacks must be structured |
| techniques.All the martial arts have been effected | | | | to have within them a 100% defense!)#3) |
| by the role that mechanical devices play whether | | | | Adaptability - Techniques, attacks and defenses |
| it be weapons, dojo mats, breaking boards or | | | | must flow but not necessarily at a constant pace. |
| even the uniforms we wear - all these | | | | Adaptability to choose what's next is |
| paraphanialia indentify the martial arts into their | | | | key!Whatever martial arts you choose just be |
| systems and style.The main players in shaping our | | | | sure you do look at a few before you decide and |
| new martial arts would be the traditional wooden | | | | enqire with the school what martial arts |
| dummy, wing chun rings, iron palm ointments and | | | | equipment they utilize to get the best from your |
| even the system of using forms and karta have | | | | training.This article was written by P. Sundbye |
| developed the martial arts into their current | | | | who has been training in various martialarts for |
| form.Even today modern training tools are | | | | the last 11 years including Wing Chun Kung Fu, |
| common and again the martial arts are under | | | | Aikido, Tong Long and the Lee Total Control |
| development with new training products such as | | | | system. |