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ity to adapt themselves to any rules of engagement in the arena. For exam- ple, Kajukenbo practitioners compete in sport jûjutsu ...

nese, and the Japanese word kenpôis translated as “fist law.” Ch’uan’fa is now headed by Bill Owens. Albert J. Dacascos develope ...

gers as claws, which were taken from a Hawaiian self-defense art called Lua.The hammer-fist technique uses the bottom of the fis ...

Kajukenbo techniques are battle-tested in actual combat or experi- ments. For example, Adriano D. Emperado got a job as a janito ...

Kalarippayattu Kalarippayattu(Malayalam; kalari,place of training; payattu,exercise) is a compound term first used in the twenti ...

right. After a protracted conflict, the Zamorin wrested power by killing two Vellatri princes. The event created a permanent sch ...

for stage combat displaying the prowess of great Christian heroes like St. George and Charlemagne. A number of today’s masters t ...

though clearly related to kalarippayattu, are different enough to warrant separate consideration. The remainder of this entry fo ...

style teach cumattadi,sequences of “steps and hits” based on particular an- imal poses and performed in four directions, instill ...

given to application of techniques to striking or penetrating the vital spots (marmam) of the body—those junctures that are so v ...

box” of such mantras, each of which had specific purposes: (1) mantras for worship of a specific deity; (2) personal mantras to ...

Kali See Philippines Karate, Japanese Combative disciplines are generally reflective of the nature of the society from which the ...

ground for these houses to enhance their military and political effective- ness. The combative systems practiced by these houses ...

where he received his menkyo(teaching certification) in Jigen-ryû ken- jutsu from Ijûin Yashichirô. Matsumura combined Toudi and ...

gashionna (Higaonna) Kamesuke, Ôtsuka Shinjun, Taira Shinken, Shiroma Koki, and Uechi Kanbun. Karate on Okinawa was taught in an ...

pseudonym, Shôtô (Pine Wave). Realizing that language is culture, Fu- nakoshi Gichin gave the various Shuri-di kata new Japanese ...

Karate-dô by the Kokusai Budôin (International Martial Arts Federation). Ôtsuka Jirô, Hironori’s second son, assumed the leaders ...

terminology for all punches, kicks, strikes, blocks, and training exercises. Mabuni organized and classified the kata taught wit ...

the Japanese people through the martial arts. True to this vision, Yama- guchi opened a dôjô in 1948 and went on to establish th ...

———. 1997. “The Life Story of Karate Master Gogen Yamaguchi.” Dragon Times8: 28–31. Sells, J., and G. McGuinness. 1997. “Seitô S ...