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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.
