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1. WUSHU- It is a Mandarin Chinese term that represents Chinese martial arts. It
consists of combat moves, which was developed over years of research and
practice. This martial art technique is built by mimicking the nature and moves of
animals to some extent and manipulating the „QI‟ energy.

2. AIKIDO- Aikido means „the Way of unifying (with) life energy‟. It is a form of
Japanese self-defending technique, developed by Morihei Ueshiba. It mirrors
the philosophy, religious beliefs and martial studies of Japan. Aikido teaches
us to defend ourselves without delivering severe injury to the attacker.

3. TAE KWON DO
Tae kwon do is a Korean martial art form that is also South Korea‟s national
sports. „Tae‟ means striking or breaking with the foot, „kwon‟ means striking or
breaking with the fist and „do‟ means path or way. Therefore, if we put it in a
combination, it would mean- “the way of the hand and the foot”. It is actually a
combination of sports, cardiovascular exercises, and meditation.

4. KARATE- Karate first appeared
in Ryukyu Islands in Japan. It is
a combination of hand fighting
techniques and Chinese kenpo
style. In karate, one can use
punching, kicking, grappling,
throwing, etc. as means to
defend or attack.

5. JUDO
Judo simply means- “gentle way”. Jigoro Kano created it in the year 1882. Its
motto is to throw the opponent to the ground and disable his/her ability to move
by using grappling methods. Various kinds of joint locks and chokes are used in
this form of martial art.

6. MIXED MARTIAL ARTS- Mixed martial arts or MMA is the mixture of every
efficient martial art technique we know of. It uses striking and grappling
techniques to defeat the opponent. This is the modern interpretation of
ancient Olympic sport „Pankration‟.

7. KUNG FU
Kung-fu means “achievement through great effort”. It originated from Shaolin
temple where monks invented and practiced it in order to harness the
energy of environment and channel it through the body. They believed that it
has capability to improve vitality and health. Soon its potential as a way of
self-defending technique became popular and we came to know about it.

8. JU JITSU- Ju jitsu or jujutsu is a form of martial art that is born in Japan. It
tends to train a person in order to help them defeat an armored opponent.
It means “gentle art”. It uses joint locks, throws, and short weapons to
overpower the opponent.

9. MUAY THAI
Muay Thai is a full contact combat sport of Thailand. It consists of
boxing method with a combination of kicks. It means “the art of eight
limbs”. Punches, kicks, knee strikes are all allowed in this martial art. A
modern form of Muay Thai is kickboxing.

10. KRAV MAGA- Karv Maga means “Contact combat”. It was
developed by Israel and it consists of striking, wrestling, and
grappling techniques. Its main motto is to subdue counter attacks or
street fighting by simultaneously using defensive and offensive
techniques.

11. Martial arts are scientifically designed to improve one’s muscular
strength and improvised immunity system. These ancient arts strengthen
the bodily tissues and amplify one’s capability to perceive the world
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