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- Taekwondo sports IntroductionTaekwondo was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by various martial artists by combining and incorporating the elements of Karate and Chinese martial arts along with the indigenous Korean martial arts traditions of Taekkyeon, Subak, and Gwonbeop.BETTER-SPORT NEWSLETTER July 18, 2016
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- Boxing EquipmentBoxing is a martial art and combat sport in which two people wearing protective gloves throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.Amateur boxing is both an Olympic and Commonwealth sport and is a common fixture in most international games—it also has its own World Championships.BETTER-SPORT NEWSLETTER July 25, 2016
- Karate productsKarate (English /kəˈrɑːtiː/; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɽate] ( listen); Okinawan pronunciation: IPA: [kaɽati]) is amartial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous martial arts of Ryukyu Islands (called te(手?), literally "hand"; tii in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian White Crane.[1][2] Karate is now predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open hand techniques such as knife-hands, spear-hands, and palm-heel strikes. Historically, and in some modern styles,grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints, and vital point strikes are also taught.[3] A karate practitioner is called a karatekaKarate developed on the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was brought to the Japanese mainland in the early 20th century during a time of cultural exchanges between the Japanese and the Chinese. It was systematically taught in Japan after the Taisho era.[4] In 1922 the JapaneBETTER-SPORT NEWSLETTER July 31, 2016
- Yoga sportsYoga (/ˈjoʊɡə/;[1] Sanskrit, योग Listen) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. There is a broad variety of Yoga schools, practices, and goals[2] in Hinduism,Buddhism, and Jainism.[3][4][5] Among the most well-known types of yoga are Hatha yoga and Rāja yoga.[6]The origins of yoga have been speculated to date back to pre-Vedic Indian traditions, it is mentioned in theRigveda,[note 1] but most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE, in ancient India's asceticand śramaṇa movements.[8][note 2] The chronology of earliest texts describing yoga-practices is unclear, varyingly credited to Hindu Upanishads[9] and Buddhist Pāli Canon,[10] probably of third century BCE or later. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali date from the first half of the 1st millennium CE,[11][12] but only gained prominence in the West in the 20th century.[13] Hatha yoga texts emerged around the 11th century with origins in tantra.[14][15]YogaBETTER-SPORT NEWSLETTER September 06, 2016
- Mixed martial arts-MMAMixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows both striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from other combat sports and martial arts. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993.BETTER-SPORT NEWSLETTER August 01, 2016