most famous persons in the world has changed the way society perceives the use martial arts are of course Bruce Lee. Were we no longer limit ourselves to one style but multiple styles for various situations‚ and today we use these fighting styles in various action films. Bruce Lee is the most influential martial artist and action film star of the twentieth century. Now days we have a sport called MMA‚ mixed martial arts‚ if it wasn’t for Bruce Lee this might have would never existed as far as we
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Sample Statement of Purpose for Recreation and Leisure Studies The Martial Art (wushu) and the Technique of Deep Breathing (qigong) constitute an integral part of Chinese traditional culture and one of the essential cultural legacies of the world civilization. Even now‚ those two ancient health-building techniques are still indispensable in facilitating people’s health. Yet‚ it is regretful to notice that they seem to have stopped developing in the modern era. I believe that the best way out of
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The One Inch Punch The One Inch Punch is believed to be one of the most powerful punches in martial art. In the 1964 Long Beach International Karate Championships‚ Bruce Lee performed the One Inch Punch. Bruce stood upright‚ his right foot forward with knees bent slightly‚ in front of a standing‚ stationary partner. Lee’s right arm was partly extended and his right fist approximately an inch away from the partner’s chest. Without retracting his right arm‚ Lee then forcibly delivered the punch to
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Does every Chinese know how to do Kung Fu? Every time I turn on the television and start surfing channels‚ I can find some action movies. Those Kung Fu kicks and punches on the screen really catch my attention. Naturally I think about the stereotype: Does every Chinese know how to do Kung Fu? A stereotype is a simplified and standardized conception of a group of people. Yet‚ sometimes the stereotype is not accurate. There are not many Chinese people actually know how to do Kung Fu even though there
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of the school‚ a 24-year old martial artist of Chinese ancestry but American birth who‚ within a few years‚ would skyrocket to international attention as a combination fighter/film star. A few years after that‚ at age 32‚ he would die under mysterious circumstances. His name‚ of course‚ was Bruce Lee. Also poised in the center of the room was another martial artist. Taller but lighter‚ with his 135 pounds stretched thinly over 5’10"‚ this fighter was also of Chinese descent. Born in Hong Kong and
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programs are prone to failure because they do not take a holistic approach to the cause of these difficulties. As an alternative‚ traditional martial arts training can be an efficient and proactive tool to address the origin of these problems. Contrary to movie portrayals in which martial artists are sometimes depicted as violent‚ aggressive criminals; traditional martial artists base their training
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Journey In recent centuries‚ China has been subject to many foreign powers even on its own soil. In times of low national pride‚ martial art masters such as Ye Wen and Huo Yuanjia became national heroes‚ inspiring the Chinese people to prove their worth to visiting foreigners and preserve their sovereignty. Through a comparative study of heroic martial artists in the recent Chinese films Ip Man（叶问) and Jet Li’s Fearless (霍元甲)‚ this paper will explore how the stories that they tell relate to and critically
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to be a little difficult and at times I was unsure what exactly I was supposed to do. Prior to my weekly sessions‚ I had no knowledge of martial arts. I’ve never even heard of Tai Chi. Attending all my Tai Chi classes‚ reading Master C.K Chu’s book Why Tai Chi? Questions & Answers‚ and my own research on the internet has helped me better understand the martial art. To understand Tai Chi‚ you must first know what exactly Tai Chi is. On the first day of class‚ I went in thinking this would be a class
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legendary martial art of wushu (kungfu). Translation from the Chinese: Shaolin means "little forest" that characterizes a monastery‚ which located in the landscape. Today‚ under the influence of popular culture‚ mainly cinema: people know Shaolin Temple only as a place of training wushu masters. But actually the fact is that first of all monastery focus of Buddhists religious life. And martial art - it ’s just one of the practices used by the monks in their spiritual path. Along with martial arts monks
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gracefulness‚ beauty‚ and a little sexiness. You’re basically using your eyes and facial expression to capture your audience’s attention. So this is my girly side. My tom-boyish side on the other hand is Chinese martial arts. I started to take martial arts around same time I started to do hula. Martial arts‚ I consider to be tom boyish because it involves a lot of strength in body & mind‚ physical contact‚ sweating‚ and pushing yourself to your limits. With body & mind our instructors pushes us to our
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