Traditional Martial Arts Overview


Martial art already exists into this world for almost 4000 years. Martial art has been developed based on the fighting skills of the ancient humanity. It is a fusion of all the fighting skills and techniques. There are several variations of martial arts. Traditional martial arts are known to be the most ancient and effective martial arts in the history. However, nowadays, its pure principles have been covered by the modern martial arts which are developed from the concepts of modern martial artists. Here are over of some effective traditional martial art.

Karate

This form of art originated at China and Japan but was later introduced to America. Karate is a martial art that uses the body as a weapon against the opponent. The techniques of this art includes, punching, kicking, blocking and throwing. Basically, this is one of the most famous martial art sports in the world.

Aikido

Aikido is known to be the art of peace. This art based its technique on the flow of the movements. It uses your opponent's force to counter his attacks. Usually, this art is known to be very dangerous since it uses joint locks and throws which carries a devastating damage to the target.

Muay Thai

This art is known to be the most powerful martial art in terms of offensive tactics. Muay Thai is commonly used in competitions and self-defense matters. This form of traditional martial art uses the elbows and knee to deliver a devastating strike. Most of the modern martial artists are using this form of martial art because of its effectiveness inside a ring.

Jiu Jitsu

When we talk about grappling, this martial art comes top to the list. This method is known to have the best grappling techniques among all the martial arts. There are several martial arts which are formed as a modified form of this art. A modern martial art named as mixed martial art uses most techniques of Jiu Jitsu, especially when they are competing inside the ring.

Kung Fu

Chinese martial arts are the most ancient martial arts. One of the Chinese martial arts is the Kung Fu. Kung Fu is said to be the best martial art in the ancient history. This martial art uses the chi inside our body to support a very effective martial art technique. Usually, Chinese monks are said to be using this form of martial art. To master this ancient Kung Fu, you will have to completely control yourself and meditate your mind to gain enough concentration.