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Martial Arts Topics / Article(s) on the history/origin of martial arts
« on: November 16, 2004, 11:45:31 AM »
Couldn't find a thread that nicely contained all such references, so I thought I'd start one -- hope it's no bother.

Here:

Discovering the Origin of Martial Arts:  the Dunhuang Caves

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According to Shanghai Evening Post, since the 19th century, scholars have paid great attention to, and conducted research on the historical data of the martial arts paintings in China?s famous Dunhuang cave, discovered in 1900, which holds over ten thousand Buddhist scriptures and works of art.

Wang Degong, formerly the vice-president of the Gansu Province Chinese Martial Arts Association, and several other famous martial arts experts in Gansu province believe that the Dunhuang cave paintings give clues to the evolvement of Chinese martial arts.


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During the long course of history, people in the city Dunhuang, which sits near the famous cave, have passed on from generation to generation all kinds of martial arts movements. Wang Degong said, "While we were "copying" the martial arts movements, we delightedly discovered that many of the martial arts movements on the Dunhuang cave paintings resemble the martial arts styles in the local Lanzhou area." People can find traces of it in the images of martial arts from the Han and Tang dynasty up to current versions.


I dig martial arts evolution and history, I thought others might as well...

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Martial Arts Topics / "Kali" player on trial for killing bouncer
« on: October 26, 2004, 08:57:14 AM »
Here's the link:

http://tinyurl.com/4vu54

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Isaias Umali, 32, of Jamaica, is charged with murder in the death of Dana Blake, who was stabbed in the upper thigh with a six-inch knife.

Blake's femoral artery was severed in the April 13, 2003, attack at the trendy club, Guernica. The incident allegedly began after an argument over smoking just two weeks after the city ban went into affect.

Umali is trained in kali, a Filipino martial art that includes knife-fighting techniques -- "including specific areas of the body where you can stab someone in order to cause his death," Assistant Manhattan District Attorney David Lauscher said in his opening statement in State Supreme Court yesterday. The prosecutor said Umali even demonstrated to his friends the move he used to kill Blake.


It seems to me the overriding question is:  should one eschew affiliation to a specific martial art for legal protection?  It seems that "the martial arts" still invoke a great deal of mystery in the courtroom and in the media -- especially if the art is not readily identifiable (such as karate, tae kwon do, etc.), like "kali" or "silat."

The other question is:  If your friend is being choked out, do you really knife the guy with a six-inch blade?  I suppose this would be a good time to remember the proportion of reaction?

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Martial Arts Topics / Sparring
« on: October 11, 2004, 09:13:48 AM »
I couldn't find the answer to my question in any forum threads, so if this is a rerun, my apologies:

It's no secret that one of the principles of Bakbakan is routine live-round sparring, and that the success of their students relies on this a great deal.

How often do you all (indicate which system you come from, if you're so inclined) stick-/knife-spar?  Once per week? Twice per month?  Do you feel that routine sparring is one of the keys to progress?  More so than, say, stick flow drills?

many thanks in advance for your replies (hopefully there will be a few!),

Tiny

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