Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of striking and grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground.
Modern mixed martial arts competition emerged in popular culture in 1993 with the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Initially based on finding the most effective martial arts for real unarmed combat situations, competitors of various arts were pitted against one another with minimal rules or concern for safety. In the following decade, MMA promoters adopted many additional rules aimed at increasing safety for competitors and to promote mainstream acceptance of the sport. Following these changes, the sport has seen increased popularity with pay per view reach rivaling boxing and professional. Source : wikipedia
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MMA - Mixed martial arts
Kung Fu
Kung fu and wushu are popular terms that have become synonymous with Chinese martial arts. However the Chinese terms kung fu (Chinese: 功夫 pinyin: gōngfū) and wushu (traditional Chinese: 武術; simplified Chinese: 武术) have very different meanings. Wushu can describe greatly varying martial arts traditions. Kung fu can be used in a context without any martial arts whatsoever. Colloquially, kung fu (or gung fu) alludes to any individual accomplishment or cultivated skill obtained by long and hard work. In contrast, wushu is a more precise term that refers to general martial activities. The term wushu has also become the name for a modern sport similar to gymnastics involving the performance of adapted Chinese bare-handed and weapons forms (tàolù 套路) judged to a set of contemporary aesthetic criteria for points.
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Some Ebooks from cyberkwoon.com check out their forum, really good information about MA in there. They got more Kung fu Forms ebooks in there
Shaolin Exercises. Some information about how monks train in shaolin temple
Some shaolin forms:
Shaolin Gunlong Zhang "Rollin Dragon palm"
Shaolin Qixing Tanglang Quan "7 Star Praying mantis boxing"
Complete wingchun Ebook
Here is smany more E books and videos about different styles of kung fu, from my Msn spaces site ill be uploading there much much more.
source : wikipedia
Some Ebooks from cyberkwoon.com check out their forum, really good information about MA in there. They got more Kung fu Forms ebooks in there
Shaolin Exercises. Some information about how monks train in shaolin temple
Some shaolin forms:
Shaolin Gunlong Zhang "Rollin Dragon palm"
Shaolin Qixing Tanglang Quan "7 Star Praying mantis boxing"
Complete wingchun Ebook
Here is smany more E books and videos about different styles of kung fu, from my Msn spaces site ill be uploading there much much more.
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