Martial Arts Equipment - Progress In Martial Arts (japanese martial arts schools)
January 19th, 2008
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With the introduction of new and more innovative martial arts training gear we are seeing great progress being made in martial arts skills around the world. You could say this is to be expected, as in all sports athletes use training equipment and techniques. Yet there are still those in the martial arts world who believe that the traditional ways are the best ways and I believe that this is hindering their progress.
Fight Child Obesity With Martial Arts
It’s time for parents and the community to fight against child obesity. One of the solutions is getting children involved in marital arts.
The Fame of Martial Arts Films and Film Stars
Anybody would love a Martial Arts ‘Wapaakk!’ film for a weekend entertainment. Originating from the Pacific, these martial arts films
have become so world-famous they attained their cult status when they moved to Hollywood. Film directors re-created the films with
a smarter and cooler presentation of martial arts moves and counter moves. In the process, they produced a new generation of martial arts films and film stars.
To this day, The number of Western martial arts artists are getting plenty. They have made it as celebrities heralded for their martial
abilities on and off screens - thousands has become loyal followers starting from the great legends Chuck Norris, Wesley Snipes, Jean
Claude Van Damme and GJ Torres.
However, those from the East also share a horde of fans. If you want to know Who’s Who in the world of Martial Arts, read on and
surely you’d recognize the names that often made you dream of becoming a super fighter!
Kwan Tak-Hing He was the original screen Wong Fei-Hung; the legendary Hung Gar master who starred in
100 films from the late 1940s to the 1960s. Kwan himself was a master of Tibetan White Crane rather than Hung Gar and specialized
in the use of the whip.
Bruce Lee He is what every boy wanted to grow up to be in the seventies. And Bruce Lee is the person who
made Hollywood sit up. Trained originally in Wing Chun, Bruce Lee made cult films like ‘Enter the Dragon’ and ‘Return of the
Dragon’.
Jackie Chan The Bruce Lee of the eighties and the nineties, without the former’s intensity. Jackie Chan
evolved a unique genre that combined slapstick comedy with martial arts. He has directed and acted in more than 50 films and has a
very distinct following across the world. Despite intensive training from a Chinese Opera school, Jackie claims to be an actor and not
a martial arts artist.
Jet Li Another Hollywood favorite, won the Chinese national Wushu (Martial Arts) championships five times
in a row before becoming a movie star, starting with the movie ‘Shaolin Temple’.
Hollywood also has Caucasians who have trained in martial arts and then become movie stars. Chuck Norris learned Tang Soo Do, a
martial arts similar to Taekwondo, while in Korea. He was also Bruce Lee’s training partner. Steven Seagal is an aikido instructor; Jean
Claude van Damme practiced karate in Europe; Cynthia Rothrock is probably the best known woman in the genre and considered to
be the Queen of martial arts films. She was taught by GJ Torres.
About the Author
Callie Armstrong is a writer for http://www.AllergyHero.com. Her insights on dieting, exercise and health can be read at http://www.body4beach.com
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