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| A martial art can be defined as any skill that can be | | | | training products such as the Wavemaster, the BOB |
| applied in warfare. The word martial means "military." | | | | training dummy, the Focus Master. All with one thing in |
| So traditionally, a martial art is a military art. The first | | | | common, to create a well rounded combat system. |
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| modern martial arts are leaping, kicking, punching, | | | | workable for all and based on sound theory and |
| blocking, inverting elbows, twisting necks, throwing, and | | | | through constant practice develop into sound physical |
| weapon fighting. But also horsemanship, javelin | | | | application. The ideology and theory would have to |
| throwing, archery, spear fighting, halberd fighting, | | | | take into account all the history of the combat |
| wrestling, knife fighting, rifle, shotgun and pistol shooting, | | | | technology of man and give this competition and street |
| demolitions, logistics, and battle strategy can all be | | | | application. |
| described as the field of martial arts. Anything that a | | | | The Martialarm Combat Training Partner |
| soldier might do in battle is a martial art. | | | | In a martial arts career you can occationally find your |
| By martial art usually it is meant aikido, arnis, boxing, | | | | self with no school to go to or no one to train with and |
| capoeria, chow gar, choy la fut, hapkido, hsing'i, hun gar, | | | | so out of neccessity the martialarm solo training |
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| crane, wing chun, wu shu and more! As you can see | | | | to actually test any techniques so to improve the ability |
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| many martial arts systems there are and how many | | | | This can be done because the Martialarm moves and |
| methods of self defense can be formulated. | | | | reacts like a real opponent. The Martialarm moves and |
| Often within a martial arts school it is taught that 'this | | | | twists up, down, left and right just like a real opponent |
| particular system is the best system and it was | | | | would - so it can spring forward and it does strike |
| created to beat all the others'. Of course every martial | | | | back!. |
| artist would have the viewpoint their style is the best | | | | The Martialarm Combat Training Partner was designed |
| because that is the style they have chosen to do, but | | | | and developed on the following theories |
| in reality what they are saying is 'this is the best style | | | | Martialarm Theory |
| for me as it suits my temperment and I like the | | | | #1) Safety - You must maintain 100% safety when |
| teaching environment'. | | | | entering into the opponents attack range, this means to |
| The changing of the arts | | | | limit any variables that could occur by covering them. |
| Throughout this history and development of the martial | | | | (Methods of entry must be sophisticated yet simple, |
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| tools have played a vital part in evolving and perfecting | | | | #2) Attack - You must have the ability to attack at will, |
| these systems and techniques. | | | | with no concern or hesitation. The attack should |
| All the martial arts have been effected by the role that | | | | incorporate a total control of the opponents weapons. |
| mechanical devices play whether it be weapons, dojo | | | | (Attacks must be structured to have within them a |
| mats, breaking boards or even the uniforms we wear | | | | 100% defense!) |
| - all these paraphanialia indentify the martial arts into | | | | #3) Adaptability - Techniques, attacks and defenses |
| their systems and style. | | | | must flow but not necessarily at a constant pace. |
| The main players in shaping our new martial arts would | | | | Adaptability to choose what's next is key! |
| be the traditional wooden dummy, wing chun rings, iron | | | | Whatever martial arts you choose just be sure you do |
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| current form. | | | | the best from your training. |
| Even today modern training tools are common and | | | | |