Monthly Archives: November 2021

Torite (overview)

Torite is a classical martial art to capture an enemy with bare hands without killing him. Depending on the respective school, auxiliary weapons are used to make the arrest, such as the mitsu-dōgu (three pole weapons for catching criminals), the … Continue reading

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Kenpō jūjutsu

According to Okinawan samurai Aka Pēchin (1721–1784), jūjutsu was practiced in Ryūkyū already in the 18th century. Regarding unarmed martial arts in Okinawa, it was no less than the father of modern karate, Itosu Ankō, who noted that historical karate … Continue reading

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The Best Martial Arts for MMA

There are more than 170 recognised martial arts globally with millions of regular participants, but they vary in popularity across the countries. France has almost 600,000 registered judo players – or judoka, in the UK over 200,000 people regularly partake in some … Continue reading

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Wallerstein Codex, fol. 15r und 15v: Einleitung zum Ringkampfbuch

Die erste Lehre vom Ringen Präge dir nun ein, dass zum Ringen drei Fertigkeiten gehören: 1. Stärke (Bedeutung: Kraft, Gewalt, Tapferkeit), 2. Maß (Bedeutung: die angemessene Aktion und Reaktion in dynamischen Situationen) und 3. Behändigkeit (Bedeutung: Gewandtheit, Klugheit, Eifer, Kunstfertigkeit, … Continue reading

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