| "Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - | | | | a true martial artist is the one who is |
| like water. Now you put water into a cup, it | | | | strong enough to avoid fighting. |
| becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, | | | | |
| it becomes the bottle, you put it in a | | | | Below is a list of some forms of martial |
| teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can | | | | arts: |
| flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - | | | | |
| Bruce Lee | | | | · Karate (empty hand) |
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| According to history, in A.D. 527, an emperor | | | | · Muay Thai (Thai boxing or kick-boxing) |
| named Wu Di invited an Indian monk named | | | | |
| Bodhidharma to visit China and help monks | | | | · Tae Kwon Do (foot hand way) |
| improve their health and physical skills. | | | | |
| After journeying throughout China, he came | | | | · Wing Chun (forever spring |
| upon a Buddhist temple in the province of | | | | |
| Henan where he found the monks too weak and | | | | · Silat (to fend off) |
| helpless against marauding bandits. After | | | | |
| knowing learning the precarious situation of | | | | · Aikido (the way of harmonious spirit) |
| the monks, it was said that Bodhidharma | | | | |
| meditated for nine years about what to do to | | | | · Judo (gentle, soft way) |
| help his fellow Buddhist clerics. After | | | | |
| meditating, Bodhidharma wrote two books: "Yi | | | | · Yaw-yan (dance of death) |
| Jin Jing" and "Xi Sui Jing". The former was | | | | |
| about exercises for developing external | | | | · Jeet Kune Do (way of the intercepting |
| strength while the latter was about | | | | fist) |
| meditation and breathing. After finishing the | | | | |
| two books, he wrote a third book entitled | | | | · Jiu-jitsu (the soft, pliable method) |
| "Shi Bao Luo Han Shou" (The Eighteen Hands of | | | | |
| Lohan), which was about his experiences as a | | | | Martial arts training may include meditation |
| member of the Kshatriya, an Indian caste of | | | | at the start of the class. It is defined as |
| warriors and rulers. This book included | | | | the state of concentration on some object of |
| synchronized defensive routines that later | | | | thought or awareness. This practice is not a |
| evolved as the first manual on offensive and | | | | religious routine but a way of clarifying the |
| defensive combat movements. Hence, martial | | | | practitioner's mind and spirit. It includes |
| arts was born. | | | | breathing and relaxation drills which is the |
| | | | mental preparation for the training. |
| People often associate martial arts to combat | | | | According to researchers, learning to breathe |
| and self-defense...and violence and | | | | properly is the secret to any physical |
| brutality. Though this form of art was | | | | activity. It is said that it moves the body's |
| introduced for self-defense, this combative | | | | energy, therefore promoting a strengthened |
| craft is not just about about flying kicks | | | | body, soul, and spirit. Meditation according |
| and flashy punches. Martial arts is about | | | | to health experts has many health benefits |
| developing these skills to defend one's self | | | | and is now being promoted as a means to cure |
| and others. It is a philosophy that stresses | | | | physical illness and stress. Some benefits |
| that people should live in peace and harmony. | | | | of practicing martial arts include reduced |
| The spiritual benefits of martial arts are | | | | emotional illness, better confidence, and an |
| often overlooked because of the combative and | | | | enhanced immune system. |
| self-defense skills its brings. The real | | | | |
| value of martial arts is is helping | | | | Did you find this article informative? not |
| individuals harness their natural strength. | | | | just provides products but valuable |
| The power within-the spirit and the mind.. | | | | information, which will be helpful in your |
| Martial arts has a deep meaning and | | | | daily living. |
| philosophy. It's teachings will tell you that | | | | |