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Artful Defense

A martial art is a system of self-defents that can also be a competitive sport.  People practices martial arts for physical fitnes, mental dissiplin, spiritual developpment, and other reasons.  Some martial arts, such as tai chi (ty chee), also teaches healing skills, including deep breatheing and meditation.  Most martial arts practiced tody, including judo, karate, and jujitsu, has their origins in China korea and japan.  In modern times, asian and american moovies have increased the popularity of martial arts.  This essay looks at to popular forms of martial arts:  taekwondo and ku fu

Tawekwondo is a Korean art of unarmed combat.  The Korean word taekwondo mean “methid of kicking of kicking or punching.”  This modern sport has ancient roots but was namely only in 1955.  Thirty milyn people world wide practice this popular sport.  Students of Twekwondo learn to deliver fast powerful and high kicks, sometimes while spinning or jumping.  They also learns to strike with they fists and tto block, or avoid, an oppontents kick or hit.  When partners spar, or practice together, they kick or strike without completely making contack.  That way, they don’t hurt each other.  Indivigiuls can also practice by using a targete.

Like taekwondo, kung fu is mostly an unarmed form of combat.  Kung fu, also called wushu was developed more than 2,000 years ago in china.  The Chinese word kung fu means “skill gained from hard work.”  The original meening refers to any skill, not just to martial arts.  The Chinese word wushu, togh, means martial arts.” 

Kung fu students learn poses and meditation as well as how to kick punch throw jump and roll.   Some techniques imitate the movements of animals such as tigers snakes and leopards.  There are hundreds of kung fu styles; some stiles include wepons such as swords and sticks.

Taekwondo and kung fu are both martial arts but there is many differences between them.  One is Korean, and one is Chinese.  Both has ainshunt origins, but kung fu is older.  Both involves kicking, punching and jumping although kung fu can include weapons.  Both is competitive sports, each with strick rules so participaints don’t get injerd.  Taekwondo have a formal system of ranking, with different belt colors to indecate the level.  What matters most is kung fu is how many years students study and how hard they practice?  Perhaps most important people can practice either of these martial arts for fitness, self-discipline, or iner strength.