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