| Martial Arts training has been around
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| | training in them.
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| for literally thousands of years. At the
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| | With large numbers of American servicemen
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| core of it, hand-to-hand combat was a way
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| | stationed in Japan after World War II,
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| of life up until the use of guns and
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| | the adoption of techniques and the
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| other motorized weapons.
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| | gradual transmission of entire systems of
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| For the most part Martial Arts has now
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| | martial arts to the West started.
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| become a great way to learn self-defense,
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| | Martial Arts Styles:
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| get in shape and learn a new art form.
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| | As training in most arts has been
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| But in order to know the best style for
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| | evolving for decades and in some cases
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| yourself, we first have to look at the
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| | hundreds of years, there has become quite
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| fundamentals of martial arts and go back
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| | a variety of different fighting systems.
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| in time a few years to see how it all
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| | Most notably, the common ones are:
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| evolved...
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| | Traditional Fighting Arts - These are
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| Martial Arts Background:
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| | systems such as Karate, Aikido, Kung Fu
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| The teaching of martial arts in Asia has
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| | and Taekwondo (to a lesser extent.) They
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| historically followed the cultural
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| | are well rounded and focus a lot on the
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| traditions of teacher-disciple
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| | "art" aspect of the system.
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| apprenticeship. Students are trained in a
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| | Sport Fighting Arts - These are systems
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| strictly hierarchical system by a master
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| | such as Jujitsu, Brazilian Jujitsu, Judo,
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| instructor.
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| | Muay Thai, exc... These are martial arts
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| The traditional form of martial arts has
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| | at the core but are more focused on the
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| been evolving in Asia for centuries. It
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| | sport and competition aspect of the art
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| has always been a very hierarchal form of
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| | (generally speaking).
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| training, where the student trains under
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| | Full Contact Fighting - These systems are
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| a master for many years until he himself
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| | fairly new and focus on actual
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| becomes one and then starts the process
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| | full-contact fighting! The most common
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| all over again. In Aisa and other eastern
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| | one is "Mixed Martial Arts" (MMA). This
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| countries, martial arts was and in many
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| | is a mixture of the other systems, taking
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| cases still is a large part of life for
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| | the best fighting aspects of them and
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| people.
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| | combining them into one fighting system
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| The influence and development of the
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| | that best suites the fighter.
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| "traditional martial arts" never started
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| | What Is The Best Martial Art For YOU?
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| until after World War 2. As Western
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| | That is a great question! The best way to
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| influence grew in the East a greater
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| | find-out is to checkout a bunch of
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| number of military personnel spent time
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| | schools in your area. Try one of their
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| in China, Japan, Korea and elsewhere.
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| | free classes or free months that many
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| Exposure to martial arts during the
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| | will offer you. Ask a lot of questions
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| Korean war was also significant.
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| | and after a few tries your going to find
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| Gradually some soldiers began to see the
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| | an art that will work for you!
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| value of Eastern martial arts and began
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