A kick is a physical strike using the leg,in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot,heel,tibia (shin),ball of the foot,blade of the foot,toes or knee. This type of attack is used frequently by hooved animals as well as humans in the context of stand-up fighting. Kicks play a significant role in many forms of martial arts,such as capoeira,kalaripayattu,karate,kickboxing,kung fu,wing chun,MMA,Muay Thai,pankration,pradal serey,savate,sikaran,silat,taekwondo,vovinam,and Yaw-Yan. Kicks are a universal act of aggression among humans.
Taekwondo,also spelled tae kwon do or taekwon-do,is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques. The literal translation for taekwondo is "kicking","punching",and "the art or way of". It sometimes involves the use of weapons.
Kenpō is the name of several arts. This term is often informally transliterated as "kempo",as a result of applying Traditional Hepburn romanization,but failing to use a macron to indicate the long vowel. The word Kenpōtranslates thus:"Ken" meaning 'Fist' and "Po" meaning 'Method' or 'Law' as in 'Law of gravity',a correct interpretation of the word Kenpōwould be 'Fist Method',the same meaning as 'Quanfa'. However,it is often misinterpreted as 'the Law of the Fist'. The generic nature of the term combined with its widespread,cross-cultural adoption in the martial arts community has led to many divergent definitions.
A strike is a directed,forceful physical attack with either a part of the human body or with a handheld object,intended to cause blunt or penetrating trauma upon an opponent.
Taekkyon,Taekgyeon,Taekkyeon,or Taekyun is a traditional Korean martial art.
Ryu-te is an Okinawan martial art founded by the late Seiyu Oyata (1928–2012). The word Ryū-te is a shortened form of Ryūkyūte. Ryukyu is the original name of Okinawa prior to it becoming part of Japan. Before 1995,Oyata referred to his style as Ryukyu Kempo (琉球拳法),but eventually renamed it "Ryu-te" as Ryukyu Kempo was a reference to all styles originating in Okinawa rather than to any one particular style. Ryu-te emphasizes effective self-defense while deliberately minimizing the harm to the opponent. Its practitioners consider Ryu-te neither a sport nor a form of exercise,but rather a method of training the body and mind for the betterment of mankind.
Tang Soo Do is a Korean martial art based on karate and may include fighting principles from taekkyeon,subak,as well as northern Chinese martial arts. From its beginnings in 1944 to today,Tang Soo Do is used by some Kwans to identify the traditional Korean fusion of martial arts styles. In the mid 1950s,Tang Soo Do became the basis for the martial art Taekwondo when the Korean Nine Kwans united.
The front kick in martial arts is a kick executed by lifting the knee straight forward,while keeping the foot and shin either hanging freely or pulled to the hip,and then straightening the leg in front of the practitioner and striking the target area. It is desirable to retract the leg immediately after delivering the kick,to avoid the opponent trying to grapple the leg and to return to stable fighting stance.
In martial arts and tricking,the 540 kick is a jump kick move. It involves a rotation of approximately 540 degrees.
William Paul Durbin Jr. is a martial artist and Baptist minister,known for founding Kiyojute Ryu Kempo Bugei,meaning "spiritually positive gentle person system of martial arts",a form of Kempo,in 1982. It is a Gendai Budōmartial art in the James Mitose lineage intended to provide for all aspects of self-defense. The Hombu Dojo,or headquarters,is located in Frankfort,Kentucky.
Jidokwan is one of the original nine schools of the modern Korean martial arts that became Taekwondo and was founded in what is now South Korea at the end of World War II. Its name translates as "School of Wisdom". The Jidokwan in Korea still exists today. It functions as a social fraternal order. Jidokwan supports and endorses the Kukkiwon method of Taekwondo,and supports World Taekwondo.
The Korean terms hyeong,pumsae,poomsae and teul are all used to refer to martial arts forms that are typically used in Korean martial arts such as Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do.
Chung Do Kwan,created by Won Kuk Lee in 1944,is one of the first of nine schools or kwan teaching Tang Soo Do. Later,the school began to teach what came to be known as taekwondo. This style of Tang Soo Do is known for its overall power and emphasis on kicks to the head.
Tae Kwon Do Times is a magazine devoted to the martial art of taekwondo,and is published in the United States of America. While the title suggests that it focuses on taekwondo exclusively,the magazine also covers other Korean martial arts. Tae Kwon Do Times has published articles by a wide range of authors,including He-Young Kimm,Thomas Kurz,Scott Shaw,and Mark Van Schuyver.
Kim Pyung-soo,also known as Kim Soo,is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
Park,Yeon-Hwan is a South Korean Grandmaster of Taekwondo. He currently has earned a ninth-degree black belt and holds the title kwan jang-nim (Grandmaster) under the direction of the Kukkiwon. Park was the undefeated Korean national champion of Tae Kwon Do from 1971 to 1975 and the former coach of the U.S. Olympic and Pan-American Tae Kwon Do team.
American Tang Soo Do is a hybrid martial art formed in 1966 by Chuck Norris who combined the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do with Japanese styles of Judo,Shito-ryu Karate and Shotokan Karate. Over the years it has been further developed by former black belts of his and their students.
Sun-hwan Chung,also known as James Sun-hwan Chung,is one of the highest-ranking Tang Soo Do,Hapkido,and taekwondo grandmasters in the world. He is founder of the Moo Sool Do form of martial arts and is president of the World Academy of Martial Arts,LLC.
Kenko Kempo Karate is a hybrid martial art system aimed at people over 40 years of age. It is a methodology to adapt Eastern martial arts to the needs of persons of advanced age,for both novices as well as experienced practitioners. It aims at health,wellness,and self-defense. The system can be adapted to most martial arts but consistently uses tai chi forms as part of the training programme.
