A brief history of the origin of Chinese martial arts kung fu

Kungfu is the term we know today is a term popular in the 1930's. in the history of Chinese Martial Arts, Kung Fu has more than 40 names depending on the shelter dynasty. Wu Yi (martial techniques) was older than civilization. as long as there are people in the world, there must be a fight. the cracks Wu Yi is growing. In addition, the aim to develop themselves, and achieve external and internal harmonization is also the goal of the study Wu Yi. Wushu term popularized again by the Chinese government known since third to the sixth century AD. The most popular terms from the third century BC to 19th century AD is Wu Yi. Wu is a martial arts techniques and Yi is an art. the composition of semantics, the word wu yi wu shu more precise than. In the past 7000 years, the Chinese have discovered prehistoric various types of tools to defend themselves well against one another, other tribes, as well as animals. developed weapons such as spears, swords, machetes, etc.. in peacetime, their technique is used for martial arts such as dance sword dance. During the Hsia and Shang dynasty (2000-1030 BC) have been discovered copper and brass guns, and there are many archaeological discoveries such as styles that carved tortoise shell. In the Zhou Dynasty (1030-480 BC) and the martial arts called Quan Yong Shou Po (手 搏), and at the time it is born the principles and philosophy of Yin Yang, Wu Xing, and Pat Kua. At age 3 kingdoms and warring states period, known Jiji xiang dang po. fight on horses and weapons techniques developed message. at the time of the emergence of the art of war Sun Tzu. After Shi Huang Ti unite China in 221-207 BC, and he introduced Shou Jue Di Po. In the Han Dynasty, the term wu yi appears and is very popular. in this era of boxing and wrestling matches were held first in the world. Until the end of Bodhidharma came to China and instituting martial arts so that it appears a lot of flow. Tang Dynasty, appeared Xiang Li Jue Pu and that the ancestor of martial sumo.Pada Song Dynasty emerged Wu Yi and Wu Ji. Founder of Song also known as the founder of the Tai Zu, which is the forerunner of the techniques Thai Boxing. Yuan Dynasty, which was the ruling dynasty from outside China, so that China prohibits practicing martial arts, then there developed empty hand techniques. many martial artists who keep their knowledge in the art of acrobatics, drama, entertainment, etc., so many martial arts that evolved into performance art and needlework came the term kicks, punches . mongolia wrestling growing rapidly. there is today a general surnamed Chen traveled to Japan and taught the Japanese technique called jujutsu. In the Ming Dynasty and appears Wu Yi Quan Fa. the Ching Dynasty, a lot going on rebellion. Newly established in the southern Shaolin (Fu Jian), and a gathering place for the revolutionaries. then destroyed the government, so many warriors who ventured outside China. Then the government set up Guo Guo Min Tang Shu. after the Communist-controlled China, the art of growing is Wu Shu. Kung Fu own name was popularized by the late Bruce Lee (Lee Hsiao Lung), when he held a show at the university and managed to beat several other martial arts warriors from the stream (Japan). Lung Hsiao also won a championship karate-American and won the karate tournament at the open (all martial Friendly), he shouted kata2, "Wo Shi Zhong Guo Ren". after which he was offered to play the film in Hollywood, then to hongkong. at that time kung fu fever began infecting the whole world. A person who studied martial arts should remember 3 things, namely; Wen (knowledge and culture) Wu (self discipline, exercise diligent, determined to) Dao (Religious, Belief in God Almighty, peace of mind) This is the true foundation for learning martial arts. Alone there are 3 stages, namely: (sorry to use the language hakka) Tam (determination, belief in yourself, a friend, teacher, and Kungfu) Lip (power, continuous exercise, exercise workout routine is not hard) martial arts (engineering, etc.) Kungfu own recognize three people: Gwa Kang (Way Kung) -> outsourced Nay Kang (Nei Kung) -> Power In (there are so-called power of the earth, Fa Jing, Fa Li, etc.) Gin Kang -> Light weight, divided 2 horizontal and vertical. Exams in studying martial arts there are 3: Assets -> temptation remedy earn huge profits Throne -> Sex temptation to get tenure -> Here is the greatest temptation term used in martial arts practitioners: Li Jue Jue Power Fight In Wrestling Technique Ji Ji fight Wu Ji Martial Arts Techniques Xiang Xiang Pu  gore Po Po Boxing fight between Shou Jiao Zuo Quan Fa grip and throw a punch technique Punch Art After Quan Shu Lee Hsiao Lung dies, the world loses its Kungfunya, actor Jacky Chan (Chen Lung), offered a Golden Harvest to play in several martial arts films with Bruce Lee's character. Rejected. (Jacky is Stuntmannya Bruce Lee). He chose the characters as opposed to Bruce. Currently government that replaced Deng Xiao Bing Mao Ze Dong in 1974, began to reinstate cultural cleared by the red army. one of them is Kungfu. then instituted a Supreme Monk Hai Teng, who was the leader of North Shaolin Monastery in Henan, Shong Shan to collect the remaining Kungfu expert and has not practiced and is collected at the Shaolin and created a new technique called Wushu.  Wushu athletes practiced by athletes in particular Beijing, and popularized throughout the world. There are interesting from the cultural revolution era. Actual Manchurian Dynasty, many have banned Kungfu, so the kung fu master's hide into opera (often called opera Shang Hai, because Shang hai is famous in the first port), so there are a lot of wushu techniques contained stunt techniques. Her technique is Tao Lu Chang Quan (north set of techniques), Nan Quan (southern set of techniques -> but many others are affected north), Tai Chi (mix multiple streams such as Yang, Wu, Sun and Hao -> The movement is dominated Style), a single saber, sword, Toya, and Spear. Fighting techniques drawn from a mixture of such techniques Judo techniques mixed with a kind of Thai Boxing. After that  entourage around the world to popularize Wushu. after it was made the film Shaolin Temple, so many young people from all over the world come to Shaolin to learn. until the 1990s, we can see many martial sekolah2 appearing around Shaolin Shaolin with the name. this makes Shaolin became less historical value, so that the government shut down all the martial arts school. History as we know, after Sun Yat Sen died, Chiang Kai Sek, a former prime minister of Manchuria became the second president of the party representing Guo Min Tang (Nationalist), after the Chinese republic ruled by Kung Chang Tang (Communists) led by Mao Ze Dong, via Long March red army, along with many experts Kungfu Chiang fled to Taiwan. After Mao's cultural revolution began ruling that claimed hundreds of millions of literary scholar, cultural, business, until the experts and the monks of Shaolin martial arts. The martial arts expert who joined Chiang Kay Sek form Guo Shu (Martial State). in the 1990's, the first meeting took place in the Southern Shaolin Quan Zhou, Fu Jian, and ogled by the government, because the meeting was attended by a lot of martial arts warriors from around the world, the event takes place every last november and aired on many TV stations in China. so that in 2008 the Government, in order to collect the missing budaya2 make non Wushu tournament is the first of Traditional Kungfu Tournament.

History of Tae Kwon-Do

During the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910-1945), all facets of ethnic Korean identity banned or suppressed, including the Traditional Korean Martial Arts such taekkyeon or subak. According to historians, only the Japanese martial arts, as well as an approved instructor should teach.

In that period begins assimilation techniques of martial arts and the Japanese and Korean. Mostly influenced Japanese martial arts, and other Chinese martial arts influenced and Manchuria.

When the occupation ended in 1945, Korean martial arts schools (kwans) began to appear in Korea under various influences. There are differing views on the origins of art that is taught in the schools. Some believe that they taught martial arts that is based primarily on traditional martial art Taekkyon Korea and subak, as well as from the original Korean with influences from neighboring countries. While others believe that these schools taught arts based almost entirely the influence of karate.

In 1952, the peak of the Korean War, there was a martial arts exhibition in which kwans display their skills. In one demonstration, Nam Tae Hi destroyed 13 roof tiles with a punch. Following this demonstration, South Korean President Syngman Rhee was very impressed and instructed Choi Hong Hi to introduce the martial arts to the Korean army.

In the mid-1950s, nine kwans emerge and dominate, Syngman Rhee, president of South Korea at the time, ordered that the various schools unify under a single system.

Finally, the name of Tae Kwon-Do is based proposal Choi Hong Hi, received on 11 April 1955. Ninth kwans is the founder of Tae Kwon-Do. Subsequently molded Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA) in 1959.

Gichin Funakoshi

Karate (空 手 道) is a martial art that originated in Japan. Karate martial arts brought to Japan through Okinawa. This martial art was first called "Tote" meaning like "China Hand." When karate to Japan, Japanese nationalism was at its peak, so Sensei Gichin Funakoshi changed the kanji Okinawa (Tote: Hand China) in Japanese kanji a 'karate' (Empty Hand) to be more easily accepted by the people of Japan. Karate comprises of two kanji. The first is the 'Kara' 空 and means 'empty'., and the second, 'te' 手, meaning 'hand'. Which two kanji together mean "empty hand" 空手 (pinyin: kongshou).
According to the Zen-Nippon Karatedo Renmei / Japan Karatedo Federation (JKF) and World Karatedo Federation (WKF), which is regarded as a major karate styles are:
ShotokanGoju-RyuShito-RyuWado-Ryu


The four streams are recognized as a major Karate style because it participates in the formation of JKF and WKF.
But the leading karate styles in the world not only four styles on top of it all. Several large streams like Kyokushin, Shorin-ryu and Uechi-ryu spread to many countries in the world and is known as a famous Karate flow, although not included in the "big 4 WKF".
In Japan, the umbrella organization of sport karate throughout Japan is the JKF. As an organization that embodies the whole world is WKF Karate (formerly known as WUKO - World Union of Karatedo Organizations). There is also ITKF (International Traditional Karate Federation) that embodies traditional karate. The function of the JKF and WKF Karate is primarily to confirm that is "no direct contact", as opposed to the flow of Kyokushin or Daidojuku that "direct contact".
Karate is divided into three basic exercises such as the following:
Kihon, namely practice the basic techniques of karate techniques such as punching, kicking and parry.Word, namely practice karate moves or interest.Kumite, or sparring is sparring drills.
In today karate can also be divided into the traditional flow and stream sports. Traditional flow emphasizes aspects of martial arts and combat techniques while the flow devote more exercise techniques for competitive sports.Karate (空 手 道) is a martial art that originated in Japan. Karate martial arts brought to Japan through Okinawa. This martial art was first called "Tote" meaning like "China Hand." When karate to Japan, Japanese nationalism was at its peak, so Sensei Gichin Funakoshi changed the kanji Okinawa (Tote: Hand China) in Japanese kanji a 'karate' (Empty Hand) to be more easily accepted by the people of Japan. Karate comprises of two kanji. The first is the 'Kara' 空 and means 'empty'., and the second, 'te' 手, meaning 'hand'. Which two kanji together mean "empty hand" 空手 (pinyin: kongshou).According to the Zen-Nippon Karatedo Renmei / Japan Karatedo Federation (JKF) and World Karatedo Federation (WKF), which is regarded as a major karate styles are:ShotokanGoju-RyuShito-RyuWado-Ryu

The four streams are recognized as a major Karate style because it participates in the formation of JKF and WKF.But the leading karate styles in the world not only four styles on top of it all. Several large streams like Kyokushin, Shorin-ryu and Uechi-ryu spread to many countries in the world and is known as a famous Karate flow, although not included in the "big 4 WKF".In Japan, the umbrella organization of sport karate throughout Japan is the JKF. As an organization that embodies the whole world is WKF Karate (formerly known as WUKO - World Union of Karatedo Organizations). There is also ITKF (International Traditional Karate Federation) that embodies traditional karate. The function of the JKF and WKF Karate is primarily to confirm that is "no direct contact", as opposed to the flow of Kyokushin or Daidojuku that "direct contact".Karate is divided into three basic exercises such as the following:Kihon, namely practice the basic techniques of karate techniques such as punching, kicking and parry.Word, namely practice karate moves or interest.Kumite, or sparring is sparring drills.In today karate can also be divided into the traditional flow and stream sports. Traditional flow emphasizes aspects of martial arts and combat techniques while the flow devote more exercise techniques for competitive sports.

kano jigoro

Kanō Jigorō (嘉納 治五郎^?, 28 October 1860 – 4 May 1938) was the founder of judo. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical innovations attributed to Kanō include the use of black and white belts, and the introduction of dan ranking to show the relative ranking between members of a martial art style. Well-known mottoes attributed to Kanō include "Maximum Efficiency with Minimum Effort" and "Mutual Welfare and Benefit."
In his professional life, Kanō was an educator. Important postings included serving as director of primary education for the Ministry of Education (文部省 Monbushō^?) from 1898–1901, and as president of Tokyo Higher Normal School from 1901 until 1920.^[2] He played a key role in making judo and kendo part of the Japanese public school programs of the 1910s.
Kanō was also a pioneer of international sports. Accomplishments included being the first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) (he served from 1909 until 1938); officially representing Japan at most Olympic Games held between 1912 and 1936; and serving as a leading spokesman for Japan's bid for the 1940 Olympic Games.
His official honors and decorations included the First Order of Merit and Grand Order of the Rising Sun and the Third Imperial Degree. Kanō was inducted into the IJF Hall of Fame on 14 May 1999.

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history pencak silat

Pencak silat was developed in a region where tribal warfare and hunting were common activities. Tribes fought over property, natural resources and trade routes, and they also fought invading outsiders. Throughout their history, there were many wars between various indigenous tribes and kingdoms.^[3] The pencak silat tradition is mostly oral, having been passed down almost entirely by word of mouth. In the absence of written records, much of its history is known only through myth and archaeological evidence. The primary weapons of Indonesia's tribal peoples were the single-edge sword, shield and javelin. The inhabitants of Nias Island had until the 20th century remained largely untouched by the outside world, however, they are culturally similar to the Himalayan Naga tribe. Neighbouring Sumatrans are said to have left the Nias people alone because they were fearless warriors.

Balinese warriors armed with kris in the 1880s

The combative measures as artifacts of silat roots, evolved around the 7th century A.D. Bas-reliefs in Srivijaya depict warriors wielding such weapons as the jian or Chinese straight sword, which is still used in some styles today.^[1] Additionally, Javanese blades are of Indian derivation. The earliest evidence of silat being taught in a structured manner comes from the Sumatra-based empire of Srivijaya where folklore tells that it was created by a woman named Rama Sukana who witnessed a fight between a tiger and a large bird. By using the animals' movements, she was able to fend off a group of drunken men that attacked her. She then taught the techniques to her husband Rama Isruna from whom they were formally passed down. There are several variations of this story depending on the region where it is told. On the island of Boyan (Bawean), Rama Sukana is believed to have watched monkeys fighting each other while the Sundanese of West Java believe that she created cimande after seeing a monkey battle a tiger. The accuracy of this legend cannot be substantiated but the fact that silat is attributed to a woman is thought to indicate its age, considering the prominence of women in traditional Southeast Asian society.
While Srivijaya dominated the coastal areas, the Sailendra and Medang Kingdoms ruled central Java where the fighting arts developed in three geographical regions: West Java, Central Java, and East Java. Pencak silat especially flourished in Java which is now home to more different styles than any other Indonesian islands. In the 13th century, Srivijaya was defeated by the Cholas of south India. This was followed by the decline of the Sailendra and Sanjaya kingdoms but it also gave rise to the Majapahit empire. This was the first empire to unite all of Indonesia's major islands, and Javanese silat reached its peak under Majapahit. The influence of silat from the mainland was consolidated by Ninik Dato' Suri Diraja (1097–1198) to create silek or Minangkabau silat in Sumatra.
Pencak silat later evolved openly along with the process of East Indies independence (formerly of Indonesia), the noble man inherited by his blood line and the people united against Dutch colonialism. During this time the Bugis and Makassar people from south Sulawesi were very well known as expert sailors, navigators and warriors. After Indonesia's independence, pencak silat was influenced by social, culture, religious, and sport context up to its modern formulation.^[5] It was eventually brought to Europe by Indo people of Eurasian (mixed Indonesian and European) ancestry, such as the well known Paatje Phefferkorn.

SOURCE :  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencak_Silat

kaiso's philosophy

 
 "The person, the person, the person. Everything depends on the quality of the person."
Our founder, So Doshin, saw that "given that everything is conducted by people, then there is no other way to achieving real peace than to make as many individuals as possible with strong senses of charity, courage, and justice," and so he created Shorinji Kempo. The purpose in this was not to make strong people or people with great technique, but to work through the practice of Shorinji Kempo and through people's work to acquire healthy bodies, indomitable courage, and well-rounded character in order to make individuals capable of leading happy lives. At the same time the purpose is to nourish in them the courage and enthusiasm that will allow them to act aggressively to achieve a peacefully and prosperously ideal society, and to raise people well endowed with good judgment and a sense of justice who will serve as true leaders.
While Kaiso was still alive, he made use of a broad spectrum of opportunities to explain to kenshi how human beings should live based on his personal experiences.

Martial arts

The martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices. They are practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental, physical, and spiritual development.
The term martial art has become heavily associated with the fighting arts of eastern Asia, but was originally used in regard to the combat systems of Europe as early as the 1550s. An English fencing manual of 1639 used the term in reference specifically to the "Science and Art" of swordplay. The term is ultimately derived from Latin, and means "Arts of Mars," where Mars is the Roman god of war.^[1] Some martial arts are considered 'traditional' and are tied to an ethnic, cultural or religious background, while others are modern systems developed either by a founder or an association.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_arts