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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aikido &lt;/strong&gt;is a relatively new &lt;strong&gt;Japanese martial art&lt;/strong&gt; created by Morihei Ueshiba, a man who fused his philosophy, Shinto religious beliefs and &lt;strong&gt;martial &lt;/strong&gt;training to form the &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Translated from Japanese &lt;strong&gt;Aikido &lt;/strong&gt;means &amp;ldquo;the way of harmonious spirit&amp;rdquo;, there is a strong presence of internal ki (chi) training in &lt;strong&gt;Aikido &lt;/strong&gt;and the main focus is to not fight force with force, but instead - redirect the opponents force and use it against them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main techniques in &lt;strong&gt;Aikido &lt;/strong&gt;are joint locks and throws, a practitioner will also do a lot of mind training, using relaxation to cultivate ki creating a stronger posture that better utilizes your centre of gravity. Additionally, like most &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Aikido &lt;/strong&gt;will be of assistance to your physical fitness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aikido &lt;/strong&gt;is a well rounded combination of mental and physical training; it is spiritual, effective and practical &lt;strong&gt;martial arts style&lt;/strong&gt; that suits a wide variety or people.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the Japanese martial art Aikido, find Aikido clubs in your area.</seo-description>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Bagua Zhang(Pakua Chuan) like Tai Chi is one of the most popular internal style Chinese martial arts systems that was founded in the early 19th century by Dong Haichuan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Similar to Tai Chi, Pakua Chuan has several variations in style, such as Yin, Cheng and Sun, each of them with slightly different empahases.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Pakua Chuan most of the movements are based around circular walking, thought to have evolved from one of its creators interests, Taoist circle walking combined with other influential martial arts in the region at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bagua Zhang is practiced in a relaxed manner and the circular movements contain many different techniques such as grappling, joint locks, kicks, punches and throws within the forms. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Brazilian Jui Jitsu (BJJ) is the Brazilian take on Jui Jitsu - with a few modifications, known as the most effective form of ground fighting in the world. The Gracie family lineage is the most famous Brazilian Juijitsu club in the world, with its father remaining undefeated against several other martial artist challengers from various martial arts styles. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Brazilian Jiu Jitsu</name>
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    <seo-description>Brazillian Jui Jitsu - Learn about Brazillian Jui Jitsu, find Brazillian Jui Jitsu clubs</seo-description>
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    <seo-title>Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Brazilian Ju Jitsu) - Martial art, learn about martial arts style Brazillian Jiu Jitsu</seo-title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;During the 16th century African slaves were brought to Brazil by the Portuguese. The Africans brought with them their own &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; which was banned so they disguised it as a dance which became &lt;strong&gt;Capoeira&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Capoeira&lt;/strong&gt;, practitioners form a roda (circle) where two people have a game (sparring), the people in the roda play instruments and sing which creates a rythym the sparring people can flow into. There are a lot of fancy kicking techniques, groundwork as well as sweeps and head strikes that make &lt;strong&gt;Capoeira&lt;/strong&gt; a fun &lt;strong&gt;martial art &lt;/strong&gt;to watch and learn.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Sparring is practiced without hitting each other; this gives a defender the chance to evade an attack and also means that training can be injury free. &lt;strong&gt;Capoiera &lt;/strong&gt;is great for fitness and has a very unique fusion of music, dance and &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Capoeira</name>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the Brazilian martial art Capoiera, find Capoiera clubs in your area.&lt;br /&gt;</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Capoeira</seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>&lt;p&gt;Capoiera, martial art, 'martial art', martial arts, 'martial arts', martial, art, 'martial arts style', style&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</seo-keywords>
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    <summary>During the 16th century African slaves were brought to Brazil by the Portuguese. The Africans brought with them their own martial art which was banned so they disguised it as a dance which became Capoeira.</summary>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Zui Quan translated from Cantonese or Mandarin means 'Drunken Fist', which is most commonly known to the western world as Drunken Boxing. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drunken Boxing is essentially a style of Kung Fu that mimics the way a drunkard moves, unpredictably yet relaxed. The techniques were based on a legend 'The Eight Drunken Immortals' and each set of movements is demonstrating techniques from each of the Immortals, allthough the actual origin of Drunken Boxing is mostly myth and legend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The style itself is very unsual and difficult to learn. Todays non-traditional Drunken Boxing has become very flashy and acrobatic but it is a beautiful style to see in action. An excellent example of this style is the movie 'The Drunken Master' starring Jackie Chan. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Drunken Boxing</name>
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    <seo-description>Drunken Boxing - Learn about Drunken Boxing, find drunken boxing clubs in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Zui Quan (Drunken Boxing)</seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>drunken boxing, zui quan, 'zui quan', 'drunken boxing'</seo-keywords>
    <seo-title>Zui Quan (Drunken Boxing)</seo-title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eskrima &lt;/strong&gt;describes the&lt;strong&gt; martial arts&lt;/strong&gt; of the fillipines (FMA), where they practise blunt and bladed weapons to one of the most effective levels, commonly using sticks Eskrima will salo teach a wide variety of weapon offense and defense including daggers. Whilst best known as &lt;strong&gt;Eskrima &lt;/strong&gt;it is also commonly reffered to as Arnis de Mano (harness of the hand) and Kali.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are many varieties of &lt;strong&gt;Eskrima &lt;/strong&gt;to &lt;strong&gt;learn&lt;/strong&gt;, almost all of which include some form of grappling, Jujutsu and Judo techniques, throws, wrist locks, hand strikes and low level kicking such as Doce Pares or Balintawak.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eskrima &lt;/strong&gt;practiced at a club is fun, good for fitness and especially when you're suited up hurling stick strikes at your opponent it can be a blast and there are international and national tournaments held all over the world. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Fillipines, it is a common occurence to be mugged by knife or weapon, and this &lt;strong&gt;Filipino martial art &lt;/strong&gt;has been developed as a means to survive, even today in the Filipines it can be dangerous to walk the streets, so alot of people &lt;strong&gt;learn stick fighting&lt;/strong&gt; as a means of self defense. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Eskrima</name>
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    <seo-keywords>eskrima, stick fighting, 'stick fighting', filipino, filipino stick fighting</seo-keywords>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Fujian White Crane Kung Fu is a Chinese Martial art that was developed in the southern Chinese province of Fujian by F&#257;ng Q&#299;ni&amp;aacute;ng - a female martial arts practitioner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fujian White Crane is said to have been developed when F&#257;ng Q&#299;ni&amp;aacute;ng was trying to scare away a Crane by hitting it with a stick, when she did the Crane blocked her attacks with its wings and pecked with its beak. Alot of Chinese martial arts are based on the movements of animals, and so she decided to learn techniques based on how the Crane moved - adding them to her already vast Kung Fu knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The art of White Crane Kung Fu's techniques are mostly centered around intricate hand movements which are usually used for close combat. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Fujian White Crane</name>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hapkido &lt;/strong&gt;is a Korean &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; which translates to &amp;quot;the way of coordinating energy&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;the way of coordinated power&amp;quot;. It is a blend of ki (mind force) and external (physical) techniques, with the physical moves being structured around circular movements to use the opponents force against them.&lt;br /&gt;   &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Hapkido &lt;/strong&gt;is a very well rounded &lt;strong&gt;martial art &lt;/strong&gt;and its practitioners learn to defend themselves against untrained attacks or attacks from other &lt;strong&gt;martial arts styles&lt;/strong&gt;. By covering this broad range of skills, &lt;strong&gt;Hapkido &lt;/strong&gt;practitioners learn to use joint locks, kicks, punching, throwing, and pressure point strikes to defend themselves.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Like in Tae Kwon do and other Korean &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Hapkido &lt;/strong&gt;stylists will be trained physically, for endurance, power and speed, but there is still a strong ki influence, which goes into generating strength from the mind rather than through the body.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the Korean martial art Hapkido, find Hapkido clubs in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Hapkido</seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>Hapkido, martial art, 'martial art', martial arts, 'martial arts', martial, art, 'martial arts style', style&lt;br /&gt;</seo-keywords>
    <seo-title>Hapkido - martial art, learn about the martial arts style Hapkido</seo-title>
    <summary>Hapkido is a Korean martial art which translates to &amp;quot;the way of coordinating energy&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;the way of coordinated power&amp;quot;. It is a blend of ki (mind force) and external (physical) techniques, with the physical moves being structured aroun</summary>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jeet Kune Do&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;JKD&lt;/strong&gt;) or &lt;strong&gt;Jeet Kun Do&lt;/strong&gt; translated from Cantonese means &amp;ldquo;The way of the intercepting fist&amp;rdquo; and is one of the newest &lt;strong&gt;martial arts styles&lt;/strong&gt; which was founded by the legendary Bruce Lee in 1967 developed from his combat philosophy after years of researching and studying various &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Bruce Lee studied &lt;strong&gt;Wing Chun Kung Fu&lt;/strong&gt; for roughly 14 years of his life and there are strong fundamentals from this found in &lt;strong&gt;Jeet Kune Do&lt;/strong&gt;, however it also uses techniques from several &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt; and is designed to supersede other styles. The principal philosophy in &lt;strong&gt;Jeet Kune Do&lt;/strong&gt;, is that you should be yourself and express yourself through &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt;, due to this originally &lt;strong&gt;Jeet Kune Do&lt;/strong&gt; did not include forms and belts, and it is practiced to your own ability, using the techniques that best fit your own &lt;strong&gt;style&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Bruce Lee also developed &lt;strong&gt;Jeet Kune Do&lt;/strong&gt; with the principal of striking first, using your longest weapon verses your opponents shortest, if an attacker comes in with a punch your first technique would be to kick them, to affect their balance - move in the disable them. For many reasons &lt;strong&gt;Jeet Kune do&lt;/strong&gt; is a very popular &lt;strong&gt;style &lt;/strong&gt;of &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; to study worldwide.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Jeet Kune Do</name>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the martial art Jeet Kune Do, invented by Bruce Lee, find Jeet Kune Do clubs in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Jeet Kune Do</seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>&amp;quot;jeet kune do&amp;quot;, jkd, jeet kune do, jeet, kun, do, &amp;quot;martial arts&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;martial arts styles&amp;quot;, martial art, 'martial arts' martial arts, style, styles</seo-keywords>
    <seo-title>Jeet Kune Do - martial art, learn about the martial arts style Jeet Kune do</seo-title>
    <summary>Jeet Kune Do (JKD) or Jeet Kun Do translated from Cantonese means &amp;ldquo;The way of the intercepting fist&amp;rdquo; and is one of the newest martial arts which was founded by the legendary Bruce Lee in 1967 developed from his combat philosophy after years of</summary>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Judo&lt;/strong&gt;, which is translated as &amp;quot;the gentle way&amp;quot; is an ancient &lt;strong&gt;martial arts style&lt;/strong&gt; similar to Jui Jitsu and originated from the ancient &lt;strong&gt;martial arts &lt;/strong&gt;of war torn Japan. In 1882 Dr Jigoro Kano founded the system as a refinement of Jujutsu and other &lt;strong&gt;Japanese martial arts&lt;/strong&gt; incorporating the most effective techniques.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Judo &lt;/strong&gt;can be practiced for many reasons including, health, fitness, self-discipline and competition and in 1964 &lt;strong&gt;Judo &lt;/strong&gt;became an Olympic sport.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Judo &lt;/strong&gt;is renowned for its throwing techniques but also involves ground techniques such as grappling, submission holds, arm locks, and choking techniques. Since &lt;strong&gt;Judo &lt;/strong&gt;is well balanced with ground and standing combat it is a popular &lt;strong&gt;martial arts style&lt;/strong&gt; to learn.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the Japanese martial art Judo, find Judo clubs in your area.</seo-description>
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    <summary>Judo, which is translated as &amp;quot;the gentle way&amp;quot; is an ancient martial art similar to Jui Jitsu and originated from the ancient martial arts of war torn Japan. In 1882 Dr Jigoro Kano founded the system as a refinement of Jujutsu and other Japanese</summary>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jujutsu&lt;/strong&gt; also spelled &lt;strong&gt;Jui jutsu&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Ju jitsu&lt;/strong&gt; is a &lt;strong&gt;Japanese martial art &lt;/strong&gt;that translates to &amp;quot;gentle art&amp;quot;. &lt;strong&gt;Jujutsu &lt;/strong&gt;was used by the ancient Samurai warriors as a form of unarmed combat that evolved from a type of Sumo wrestling.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Many of the techniques utilized in &lt;strong&gt;Jui-jitsu&lt;/strong&gt; are close in and usually employ grappling, throws, joint-locks, trapping and holding &amp;ndash; a lot of them to put the opponent into submission, although there is also striking and kicking.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;There are many different sub &lt;strong&gt;styles&lt;/strong&gt; that derived from the original &lt;strong&gt;Jui Jitsu&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; which are unique in their own way, one of the most popular is &lt;strong&gt;Brazilian Jui Jitsu&lt;/strong&gt;, invented and made famous by the Gracie family which specializes in grappling.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Jujitsu</name>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the Japanese martial art Jujustu, find Jujutsu clubs in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Jujutsu</seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>Jujitsu, Jui, Jitsu, Juijutsu, martial art, 'martial art', martial arts, 'martial arts', martial, art, 'martial arts style', style</seo-keywords>
    <seo-title>Jujitsu - Martial art, learn about martial arts style JuJutsu (Jui jutsu, Ju jitsu)</seo-title>
    <summary>Jujutsu also spelled Jui jutsu or ju jitsu is a Japanese martial art that translates to gentle art. Jujutsu was used by the ancient Samurai warriors as a form of unarmed combat that evolved from a type of Sumo wrestling.</summary>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karate&lt;/strong&gt; derives from a fusion of Chinese Kempo and the indigenous Japanese Ryukyuan &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt;. When translated from Japanese &lt;strong&gt;Karate &lt;/strong&gt;(do) means &amp;ldquo;(the way of) empty hand&amp;rdquo;. Strongly focused on utilizing external force &lt;strong&gt;Karate &lt;/strong&gt;primarily consists of hard punches, kicks, elbow, knee, and open handed strikes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For techniques in &lt;strong&gt;Karate &lt;/strong&gt;there is a large emphasis on physical strength, striking power, linear footwork and low or wide stances. Like most traditional &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt; there are many sub &lt;strong&gt;styles &lt;/strong&gt;such as &lt;strong&gt;Shokotan&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Kyokushin&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Seido &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Ishin Ryu&lt;/strong&gt; and usually all of these employ the basic fundamentals.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Each style of &lt;strong&gt;Karate &lt;/strong&gt;will have its own unique Katas which are sets of movements a &lt;strong&gt;Karate &lt;/strong&gt;practitioner (&lt;strong&gt;Karate-&lt;/strong&gt;ka) will learn from their Sensei or senior students. The Kata will teach them techniques they can apply to sparring and self defence.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karate &lt;/strong&gt;is practiced globally for sport, fitness and self defence and has become a very popular &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; to study.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the Japanese martial art Karate, find Karate clubs in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Karate</seo-h1>
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    <summary>Karate derives from a fusion of Chinese Kempo and the indigenous Japanese Ryukyuan fighting methods. When translated from Japanese Karate (do) means &amp;ldquo;(the way of) empty hand&amp;rdquo;. Strongly focused on utilizing external force Karate primarily consi</summary>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Kendo is a Japanese martial art centered around weaponary. Most kendo clubs have sparring as a routine practice, where Kendo practitioners suit up in protective armour and then face off with bamboo swords.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kendo can be a great deal of fun, especially when you're suited up so swordplay isnt too painful. Kendo will also provide you with a great workout. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Kendo</name>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Translated from Hebrew &lt;strong&gt;Krav Maga&lt;/strong&gt; means &amp;lsquo;close combat&amp;rsquo; and was developed with this in mind. &lt;strong&gt;Krav Maga&lt;/strong&gt; originated in Hungary and Czechoslovakia and then became a huge part of the Israeli Intelligence Agency years later as a Military Combat system. &lt;strong&gt;Krav Maga&lt;/strong&gt; is one of the few martial arts that fully embodies the scientific approach making use of the body&amp;rsquo;s natural reactions and simultaneous attack and defense.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Krav Maga&lt;/strong&gt; is taught both for fitness and for effectiveness, so in some &lt;strong&gt;Krav Maga clubs&lt;/strong&gt; you will find that it gives you a fairly intense cardiovascular workout and in other &lt;strong&gt;Krav Maga clubs&lt;/strong&gt; it won&amp;rsquo;t be as physically intense but the training will be more focused on self defensive moves.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Krav Maga</name>
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    <seo-description>Krav Maga</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Krav Maga</seo-h1>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kuk Sool&lt;/strong&gt; Won is a Korean martial art which was founded in 1958 by the Grandmaster (Kuk Sa Nim in Korean) by the name of In Hyuk Suh. &lt;strong&gt;Kuk Sool&lt;/strong&gt; Won roughly translates to mean &amp;quot;National Martial Art Association&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kuk Sool&lt;/strong&gt; Won (more commonly referred to as just &lt;strong&gt;Kuk Sool&lt;/strong&gt;, is to korean martial arts what Jeet Kune Do is to Kung Fu, it is an attempt to envelop all of the skills needed in martial arts together to develop a more diverse fighter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;Kuk Sool&lt;/strong&gt; fighter will learn modern day defences against guns and knives. The techniques taught cover most combat techniques with a reasonably strong emphasis on joint locking, pressure point strikes and low stances that use fluid flowing movements.&lt;strong&gt; Kuk Sool &lt;/strong&gt;even includes healing, body conditioning and meditation. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kook Sool&lt;/strong&gt; is practiced for a diverse range of combat skills, fitness, competition and for general self defence. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Kuk Sool</name>
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    <permalink>kuk-sool-won</permalink>
    <seo-description>Kuk Sool - martial art, learn about the martial arts style Kuk Sool</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Kuk Sool Won</seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>'kuk sool', 'kuk sool won', kuk, sool</seo-keywords>
    <seo-title>Kuk Sool Won</seo-title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kung Fu &lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;kungfu&lt;/strong&gt;) is a term that generalizes the majority of Chinese &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt;. Roughly translated &lt;strong&gt;Kung Fu&lt;/strong&gt; means &amp;ldquo;Skill attained through hard work&amp;rdquo; and this is the basis of all &lt;strong&gt;styles of Kung Fu&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Around four hundred &lt;strong&gt;styles &lt;/strong&gt;of traditional &lt;strong&gt;Kung Fu&lt;/strong&gt; were developed in China from as far back as 2698 B.C. These &lt;strong&gt;martial art styles &lt;/strong&gt;have been emigrated throughout the world and today it can be difficult to find authentic &lt;strong&gt;Kung Fu styles&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt; Kung Fu&lt;/strong&gt; can become diluted as the &lt;strong&gt;styles &lt;/strong&gt;are taught to different cultures with different ways of thinking and some Sifus (&lt;strong&gt;Kung Fu&lt;/strong&gt; Instructors) try to re-invent the wheel by adding some different techniques.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;There are two main subsets of Chinese &lt;strong&gt;Kung Fu&lt;/strong&gt;, Internal (Neijia) and External (Waijia). Northern &lt;strong&gt;Kung Fu styles &lt;/strong&gt;are generally more external and emphasize on long stances and large flashy kicks as opposed to the internal Southern &lt;strong&gt;Kung Fu styles&lt;/strong&gt; which emphasize more on hand techniques and closed stances used for stabilizing the body such as Wing Chun.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Many of the styles include weapons and some even mimic the way animals fight. Tiger Claw, White Crane and Eagle Claw are a few examples of animal&lt;strong&gt; styles of Kungfu&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Kung Fu</name>
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    <seo-description>Learn about Chinese martial art Kung Fu, find Kung Fu clubs and Kungfu styles in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Kung Fu</seo-h1>
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    <summary>Kung Fu (Kungfu) is a term that generalizes the majority of Chinese martial arts. Roughly translated Kung Fu means &amp;ldquo;Skill attained through hard work&amp;rdquo; and this is the basis of all styles of Kung Fu.</summary>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Martial Arts Tricking is a mix of kicks, flips and twists mainly for display purposes.&amp;nbsp; It includes moves from Tae Kwon Do, Capoeira, Wushu, gymnastics and also breakdancing. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Martial arts tricking has spread from martial artists training for musical forms to people with different backgrounds and conditioning just wanting to learn some cool tricks. Because of this it is usually self taught and trainings tend to be very casual with each person working on their own thing.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Tricksters however will often get together and help push each other to learn new moves.&amp;nbsp;Once a basic set of tricks is learnt, one can start to combine these moves and eventually perform some visually amazing trick combos.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Martial arts tricking</name>
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    <seo-description>Martial arts tricking first came about </seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Martial arts tricking</seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>tricking, &amp;quot;martial arts tricking&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;trick tutorials&amp;quot;</seo-keywords>
    <seo-title>Martial arts tricking</seo-title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Some &lt;strong&gt;martial arts clubs&lt;/strong&gt; offer &lt;strong&gt;MMA&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;Mixed Martial Arts&lt;/strong&gt;) training, they are usually a collaboration of techniques taken from two or more &lt;strong&gt;martial arts styles&lt;/strong&gt;, for instance, certain &lt;strong&gt;styles &lt;/strong&gt;do not teach any ground fighting techniques and some &lt;strong&gt;styles &lt;/strong&gt;are masters of grappling and ground fighting, when these two &lt;strong&gt;martial arts styles&lt;/strong&gt; combine, it increases the ability to defend oneself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are really two things associated with &lt;strong&gt;mixed martial arts&lt;/strong&gt;, these are &lt;strong&gt;martial arts clubs &lt;/strong&gt;that teach more than one style and martial arts no holds barred full contact fighting, reffered to as MMA, Ultimate Fighting, Vale Tudo and Cage Fighting. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are two famous martial arts tournaments held in America that you can see on cable TV called UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and MMA, in which the fighters enter full contact fights using any techniques they want, almost every fighter knows a mixture of martial arts, and it's usually the ground fighters that prove most effective.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martial arts clubs&lt;/strong&gt; that offer training for more than one style can be a good idea, as it can complete your self defense skillset to be able to use weapons, punch and kick and know how to handle yourself if the fight ends up on the ground.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Mixed Martial Arts</name>
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    <seo-description>Find Mixed martial arts clubs, learn about MMA (Mixed martial arts)</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Mixed Martial Arts</seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>mma, mixed, martial arts, 'mixed martial arts'</seo-keywords>
    <seo-title>Mixed Martial Arts</seo-title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muay Thai&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Thai Boxing&lt;/strong&gt; means &amp;quot;The Art of the Eight Limbs&amp;quot; and is a &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; similar to conventional &lt;strong&gt;Kickboxing &lt;/strong&gt;which has existed for hundreds of years and is Thailand&amp;rsquo;s national sport. The origins of &lt;strong&gt;Mauy Thai&lt;/strong&gt; trace back to its predecessor &lt;strong&gt;Muay &lt;/strong&gt;Boran, translated it means &amp;quot;Ancient Boxing&amp;rdquo; and was created by Siamese soldiers in combination with a weapons system. &lt;strong&gt;Muay &lt;/strong&gt;Boran was eventually broken down into several styles, one of which became the &lt;strong&gt;martial art -&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Muay Thai&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The art of the eight limbs symbolizes a &lt;strong&gt;Muay Thai&lt;/strong&gt; practitioner&amp;rsquo;s ability to strike with the knees, fists, elbows and feet. The &lt;strong&gt;Muay thai&lt;/strong&gt; fighters step into the ring in trunks and gloves like western kick-boxers do. If you aren&amp;rsquo;t afraid of getting inside the ring and like competitive fighting, &lt;strong&gt;Muay Thai&lt;/strong&gt; is a great choice of &lt;strong&gt;martial art &lt;/strong&gt;for you.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Muay Thai</name>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the Thai kickboxing martial art Muay Thai, find Muay Thai clubs in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Muay Thai</seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>muay thai, muaythai, 'thai kickboxing', muay, thai, martial art, 'martial art', martial arts, 'martial arts', martial, art</seo-keywords>
    <seo-title>Muay Thai - Martial art, learn about martial arts style Muay Thai</seo-title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ninjutsu &lt;/strong&gt;is an ancient Japanese &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; which roughly translates to &amp;ldquo;art of stealth&amp;rdquo; and traces back about 1000 years ago to feudal Japan although the history of &lt;strong&gt;Ninjitsu &lt;/strong&gt;is very ambiguous. &lt;strong&gt;Ninjutsu&lt;/strong&gt; is an art that was developed by mercenaries and was used by assassins that were highly skilled in combat and stealth. Although the Ninja are stereotyped as purely assassins, there were also peaceful Ninja that did not kill.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As a Ninja (&lt;strong&gt;Ninjutsu &lt;/strong&gt;student) you will learn to develop spiritually, mentally and physically.&amp;nbsp; A broad range of techniques are taught including punching, kicking, ground fighting, locks, holds, throws and weaponry, even modern weaponry and weapon defense.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Like a number of other &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;Ninjistu clubs &lt;/strong&gt;do not practice Ninjitsu as a competitive sport, for good reason, most of the techniques used in &lt;strong&gt;Ninjutsu &lt;/strong&gt;are simply too dangerous. &lt;strong&gt;Ninjutsu &lt;/strong&gt;is a &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; that will help you to develop self control, confidence, fitness and grow spiritually and is very popular worldwide.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the Japanese martial art Ninjutsu, find Ninjutsu clubs in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Ninjutsu </seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>Ninjutsu, ninjitsu, 'nin jutsu', nin, jutsu, jitsu, martial art, 'martial art', martial arts, 'martial arts', martial, art, 'martial arts style', style</seo-keywords>
    <seo-title>Ninjutsu (ninjitsu) - Martial art, learn about martial arts style Ninjutsu</seo-title>
    <summary>Ninjutsu is an ancient Japanese martial art which roughly translates to &amp;ldquo;art of stealth&amp;rdquo; and traces back about 1000 years ago to feudal Japan although the history of Ninjitsu is very ambiguous.</summary>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Parkour (French for &amp;quot;art of moving&amp;quot;) - also referred to as freerunning was developed in France by David Belle that is essentially Martial arts tricking combined with moving from one location to another in the fastest and most effective means possible, getting across urban terrain using the human body to its maximum potential.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Freerunning or Parkour, requires a fair bit of physcial training, essentially, it involves scaling buildings, jumping across rooftops, doing cool martial arts tricks like, front, back and wall flips, the moves we all see in the movies and wish we could perform ourselves, the good news is, in many places around the world, you're able to learn Parkour now. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Parkour is starting to make an appearance in movies in recent years,  such as the large chase scene in Casino Royale proving just how popular it is.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Parkour</name>
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    <seo-h1>Parkour</seo-h1>
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    <seo-title>Parkour (Freerunning)</seo-title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Silat roughly translates to &amp;quot;fight&amp;quot; and is a term used to describe an aggregation of the hundreds of various Malay Archipelago (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and several thousand islands) martial arts in a similar style to how Kung Fu is the general term for all Chinese martial arts. It is now more commonly referred to as Pencak roughly translating to &amp;quot;the techniques trained&amp;quot; or Pentjak Silat internationally.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the surface Pencak Silat looks very much like Aikido, with a lot of throwing and grappling techniques being used however the Silat practitioner is using their entire body as a weapon with strikes intended to manipulate the opponent when they attack and soften them up for a throw or joint lock. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While Pencak Silat may not be suited to everyone it is considered a powerful and great martial art to study. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Silat (Pencak Silat)</name>
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    <seo-description>Silat (Pencak Silat) - Learn about Pencak Silat and find Pencak Silat clubs in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Silat (Pencak Silat)</seo-h1>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Sui Nim Tao, roughly translating from Cantonese to mean (small idea path) is the first form in Wing Chun Kung Fu and is the basis for every move. There are 108 movements practiced in the same stationery stance - which is not common in almost any martial arts. There are no kicks in Sui Nim Tao, only hand techniques practiced slowly, with intense focus and thinking developing the moves. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The knees are bent slightly with the toes pointing in slightly, creating a triangular shape with the body to point directly to your center in front of you, or the center of your opponent, all Sui Nim Tao hand techniques move along this centre line, which is a fundamental part of Wing Chun. Practitioners often use mirrors to aide guiding their hands long the centre line. The aim is to create a heavily grounded stance so that you can use your entire body mass to project force forward, a strong stance is near impossible to push or pull, a strong stance&amp;nbsp; means the practitioner will simply move with the force. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main learning in Sui Nim Tao is understanding how to use focus to develop 'mind force', by thinking a certain way a practitioner develops an arm, controlled by the way their thinking about moving it (abstractly and internally), which can move forwards even when someone is trying to push or pull it in all directions. This of course means that you'll likely come out on top when you punch an untrained person at the same time. However Wing Chuns 'sticking hands' or Chi Sao teaches the body how to react when an opposing force comes in, in case there is too much force to simply punch through. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Sui Nim Tao form is practiced commonly, more often than the other forms in Wing Chun (Chum Kiu and Bui Jee) because if you have not acquired a strong Sui Nim Tao then all the kicking and pivoting movements and even the hand techniques, will have little effect, good Sui Nim Tao means very powerful techniques across the board. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All of the movements in Sui Nim Tao are, or become, every technique in Wing Chun. It take a lot of practice to develop a strong Sui Nim Tao, but once gained, it is the beginning of some truly powerful Kung Fu. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <seo-description>Wing Chuns first form Sui Nim Tao introduced, Sui Nim tao is the basis for all moves in Wing Chun Kung Fu</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>The Sui Nim Tao Form, Wing Chun Kung Fu</seo-h1>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;The Korean &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Tae Kwon Do&lt;/strong&gt; translates to &amp;ldquo;The way of the hand and foot&amp;rdquo;. Modern &lt;strong&gt;Taekwondo &lt;/strong&gt;has been developed throughout its time from a combination of Korean, Okinawan, Japanese and Chinese &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt; and was established as its own style during the 1940&amp;rsquo;s.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tae Kwon do&lt;/strong&gt; is Korea&amp;rsquo;s national sport and is also an Olympic event. Renowned as a kicking art &lt;strong&gt;Taekwon Do&lt;/strong&gt; adopts the philosophy that the leg is the longest weapon the body has and it is designed to deliver skillfully executed, powerful kicks that aim to avoid the offender&amp;rsquo;s retaliation.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As is the way with many &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Tae kwon do&lt;/strong&gt; practitioners learn to develop strength, speed, stamina, self defence and self control. It is particularly good for people who want to get fitter or people who are interested in competing in tournaments.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the Korean martial art Tae Kwon Do, find Tae Kwon Do clubs in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Tae Kwon Do (TKD)</seo-h1>
    <seo-keywords>Tae kwon do','tae kwon do', taekwondo, tae, kwon, do, martial art, 'martial art', martial arts, 'martial arts', martial, art, 'martial arts style', style</seo-keywords>
    <seo-title>Tae Kwon Do - learn about the martial arts style Tae Kwon Do</seo-title>
    <summary>The Korean martial art Tae Kwon Do translates to &amp;ldquo;The way of the hand and foot&amp;rdquo;. Modern Taekwondo has been developed throughout its time from a combination of Korean, Okinawan, Japanese and Chinese martial arts and was established as its own s</summary>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tai Chi&lt;/strong&gt; (Taiji) is a Chinese &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; that was founded centuries ago, most notably by the legendary Chang San Feng (1391 &amp;ndash; 1459). &lt;strong&gt;Tai Chi &lt;/strong&gt;is the epitome of internal &lt;strong&gt;martial arts&lt;/strong&gt;, it is highly focused on the idea that there is an energy or chi flowing throughout the body, with the conception this energy can be manifested through slow controlled movements, breathing and posture, which can be described as meditation in motion.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Over the years &lt;strong&gt;Taichi &lt;/strong&gt;was split into four main styles, Yang, Chen, Sun and Wu. Each style has the underlying principles of &lt;strong&gt;Tai Chi&lt;/strong&gt; and its own unique characteristics within the forms, for instance, the only style that teaches attacking is Chen style.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Translated &lt;strong&gt;Tai Chi&lt;/strong&gt; means &amp;ldquo;supreme ultimate fist&amp;rdquo; and this is quite appropriate, while it takes a lot of dedication and years of practice it can become an incredibly powerful style of &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; Self defensive proficiency is a long term goal with &lt;strong&gt;Tai Chi&lt;/strong&gt; so it may not suit everyone, but it is a great &lt;strong&gt;martial art&lt;/strong&gt; for people of any age, body type and fitness ability.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Tai Chi Chuan</name>
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    <seo-description>Learn about the Chinese martial art Taichi, find Taichi clubs in your area.</seo-description>
    <seo-h1>Tai Chi Chuan</seo-h1>
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    <seo-title>Tai Chi Chuan - Martial art, learn about martial arts style Taichi</seo-title>
    <summary>Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art that was founded centuries ago, most notably by the legendary Chang San Feng (1391 &amp;ndash; 1459). Tai Chi is the epitome of internal martial arts, it is highly focused on the idea that there is an energy or chi flowing thr</summary>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wing Chun Kung Fu&lt;/strong&gt; is one of the newest recorded martial arts, developed around 300 years ago by the Shoalin Abbess Ng Mui and is one of the only martial arts developed by a woman. &lt;strong&gt;Wing Chun&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Wing Tsun&lt;/strong&gt; was created from the best of Dragon, Crane style and other forms of &lt;strong&gt;Kung Fu&lt;/strong&gt; in combination with its own moves to be used as purely practical self defense.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are no flashy moves like head high kicks in &lt;strong&gt;Wing Chun&lt;/strong&gt;, all of the moves abide by the philosophy that you need to strike first using the shortest distance and the center line, every block is also an attack or can turn into a counter attack. Wing Chun was developed not to require brute strength so in this way a skilled &lt;strong&gt;Wing Chun&lt;/strong&gt; practitioner can defend themselves against a much larger, physically stronger attacker. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wing Chun&lt;/strong&gt; is not competitively practised generally as it is made for close combat, in fighting (sometimes referred to as the science of in fighting). When you &lt;strong&gt;learn Wing Chun&lt;/strong&gt; you may be suprised as to how the techniques are practised, there are only 3 hand forms, Sui Nim Tao (small idea) is the foundation for the forms and all its movements require you to stand in one place, with great relaxation and focus develop force using your mind (chi) while going through the main hand techniques. All of the kicks and hand techniques can easily flow into other moves which are incredibly effective. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wing Chun&lt;/strong&gt; does have a decent level of fitness element to it once you start Chi Sao (sticky hands) which is Wing Chun's form of sparring plus kicking and using hand techniques. &lt;strong&gt;Wing Chun&lt;/strong&gt; is able to be practised purely relaxed or externally and is a great spiritual journey. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <name>Wing Chun</name>
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    <seo-h1>Wing Chun Kung Fu</seo-h1>
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    <seo-title>Wing Chun Kung Fu</seo-title>
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