Filipino martial arts

Escrima The history of the Philippines stretches all the way back as far as 900 AD. Examining the history of the Philippines, it’s clear that martial arts have always been an essential part of the Filipino culture. Many different cultures and migrants influenced the martial arts of the Philippines. Escrima has had a long and savage history, dating back to 1521 when Spanish rule first came to the Philippine Islands. Before colonization by Spain, Escrima was taught as a recreational activity, along

Muay Thai Philippines What is Muay Thai? Muay Thai is a kind of martial arts practiced not only in Thailand but in large parts of the world including Southeast Asian countries. This kind of martial arts is quite similar to some others kinds of martial arts prevailed in Southeast Asia like Pradal serey in Cambodia, tomoi in Malaysia, Lao boxing in Laos and lethwei in Mayanmar. Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand and has a long history. Traditional Muay Thai is quite similar to Western boxing

We all know martial arts are a means of exercise, self-preservation/self-defense, and self-perfection. We spend years learning how to increase our attributes (speed, timing, fine motor skill, sensitivity, etc.), how to defend ourselves and our loved ones, and how to reach that higher spiritual awareness that makes us better people. Most of us could not imagine our lives without it. We love getting off work or out of school and going to our respective Dojo/Dojang/Kwoon and spending some time working

Title Self-Defense Training and Traditional Martial Arts: Influences on Self-Efficacy and Fear Related to Sexual Victimization Authors Kimberly Ball, Instructor at Oakland Community College Jeffrey Martin, Professor at Wayne State University Hypothesis “The purpose of this study was to examine if traditional martial arts (TMA) and modern self-defense training (MSDT), relative to a stress-management comparison program, were equally effective in altering both multidimensional self-efficacy and fear

Personal Writing When I was four years of age I attended a swimming club at Seven Islands in Southwark. The pool was fairly large and was rarely crowded, that was one comfort for me. Seven Islands had many activities other than swimming, I myself did not choose to do swimming my mum had decided that I would benefit from it. My first day at the club started in a shallow pool opposite a larger one. I already knew two people who came with me, that made me feel a little

Protector (2005), Chocolate (2008) and Warrior King 2 (2013). The main actors in Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior were Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, and Suchao Pongwilai. In a nutshell, Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior revolves around Ting, a martial artist from a rural area, venturing into the inner city in order to retrieve the head of a sacred religious statue that was stolen from his village. Along the way, Ting is faced with a variety of villains whom he must rise above, in order to find

Shweta after her dancing stint restlessly she adopted a unique form of exercise, Capoeira which, finds its roots from Brazil. A martial art to add to her kitty only made Shweta’s skills sharper and resolve stronger to train and consult others in fitness and lifestyle choices. Soon under the leadership and guidance of the fitness brand ‘Fitnessism’ an extremely effective form of body

Clothing line, producer, singer/songwriter, bassist, and television personality, is there anything Mark Hoppus can’t do? Apparently not. In an effort to break into film, he has now scored the four minute stop motion animated short “I’m Scared,” directed by Comedy Bang Bang’s Pete Levin. The film, which was produced by Levin, Musa Brooker, and Dan Levy, is based off of drawings done by Hoppus’ friend and artist Greg Simkins, better known as Craola; and follow as “Big Brother shares with Little

Parker is fondly called as “Father of American Kenpo”. It is very obvious that many people look up to Mr. Parker as a great martial artist. Today, we are here to ask him about his inspiration and reasons for creating this style of martial arts. Mr. Parker: Thank you Julie. I decided to create this style of martial arts because I have lately been noticing that the martial arts that were created many years ago, are not being adapted to the present world. I have lately been seeing many problems with

One of the greatest martial artists of all time is named Bruce Lee. He grew up in Hong Kong, China where he later spread Chinese Kung Fu throughout the United States. Bruce and his family would not have to worry about money since the father was an actor. Getting bullied in his private school, Lee was destined to practice Kung Fu. From there, he practiced Wing Chun under the tutelage of Master Yip. Lee’s mother noticed he would be getting into trouble with the police frequently, so she thought of