Martial Arts FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Martial Arts
This FAQ about Martial Arts was compiled and written by Matthew Weigel faq@idempot.net with numerous contributions by others.
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1) Introduction- This FAQ is not intended to be a Martial Arts Bible, but to give ...
- 1.1) What's with all of the off-topic posts? (rec.martial-arts)
- The Usenet is famous for topic drift, when people make small asides ...
- 1.2) How do I post? (rec.martial-arts.moderated)
- Simply post to the group as you would any other. The difference ...
- 1.3) How do I contact the moderators? (rec.martial-arts.moderated)
- Send technical complaints to rmam-admin@news.cirr.com....
- 1.4) What is the procedure for approval or rejection?
- Shortly after you submit your post you should receive an e-mail ...
- 1.5) Why was my post rejected? (rec.martial-arts.moderated)
- Your post will be rejected if it does not conform to the charter....
- 1.6) Why aren't I receiving acknowledgement messages?
- (rec.martial-arts.moderated)...
- 1.7) Why don't I see my posts right away?
- (rec.martial-arts.moderated)...
- 2) What is a Martial Art?
- A Martial Art can be defined as a system of techniques, physical ...
- 3) What kind of Martial Arts are there?
- There are many ways in which martial arts can be divided. Here are ...
- 4) Which Martial Art should I study?
- That's a question that only you can answer, maybe with a little ...
- 5) How do I choose a School?
- This question is integrally linked with Question 4 Which Martial ...
- 5a) The environment where you will learn and train
- Don't get impressed by the size of the place - just be sure that ...
- 5b) The people that will be your partners
- Go, watch some classes (without participating), then ask ...
- 5c) The Instructor
- - -You'll need some basic trust in the individual, as a beginning....
- 6a) This guy says that his style will make a Full Certified Warrior & Killer out of me in 3 months---is it serious?
- In short: NO....
- 6b) What do I do to become the deadliest person in the world ?
- In brief: You can't. While a Martial Artist does learn combat skills,...
- 7) Should children study Martial Arts?
- In general, yes. Some of the possible positives would be control ...
- 8) I believe/don't believe in X. Should I train in Y?
- Some martial arts have philosophical and/or religious roots ...
- 9) Rankings/Color Belt Systems
- Many arts have a ranking system. A typical ranking from beginner ...
- 10) What is Greenoch?
- The truth is: Greenoch doesn't exist. It first appeared in a post ...
- 11) What is Ki/Qi/Chi?
- There are no absolute right answers to this question. Instead ...
- 12) Martial Arts Glossary
- English:
- 13) A small bibliography:
- _The Original Martial Arts Encyclopedia: Tradition, History,...
- 14.2) FAQ ftp site
- The rec.martial-arts FAQ and Newbie Guide are available ...
- 14.3) Aikido Dojo Directory
- The Aikido Dojo Directory Listings is FTP'able in ASCII format from:...
- 14.4) Classical Japanese Martial Arts Electronic Magazine
- _Budo Shinbun_ is an entirely electronic magazine devoted to ...
- 14.5) Traditional Karate Mailing List
- Another discussion forum, this time a bit more specialized, is ...
- 14.6) Aikido-L Mailing List
- For those of you interested in an open Internet e-mail discussion list ...
- 14.8) The Martial Arts Digest
- To subscribe to Martial-Arts-Digest, send the command: ...
- 14.9) Jujutsu and Kokikai Aikido Mailing Lists
- To join one of the following lists, send an interactive message (...
- 14.10) Japanese Sword Arts Mailing List and FTP site
- iaido-l Japanese Sword Arts Mailing ...
- 14.11) Chinese Shao-lin Center Electronic Mail List (CSC-List)
- PURPOSE: To provide information, class and training schedules ...
- 14.12) Martial Arts and Sword/TV and Film Mailing List
- To sign up, send a message to listserv@psuvm.psu.edu, and write in ...
- 14.13) Taichichuan Mailing List
- A talk/discussion group of individuals interested in the art, history,...
- 14.14) Neijia (Internal Chinese Martial Arts) Mailing List
- Neijia (internal chinese martial arts) mailing list can be ...
- 14.15) Kyudo (Japanese Archery) Mailing List
- Kyudo, or Japanese archery, mailing list. This list is a general ...
- 14.16) Korean Martial Arts Mailing List
- Do you practice Korean martial arts? e.g. Tang Soo Do, HwaRang Do, ...
- 14.17) Eskrima/Kali/Arnis Mailing List
- Do you practice Eskrima, Escrima, Kali, Arnis, Dumog or some ...
- 14.18) Martial Arts WWW pages
- GroundAndPound: http://www.groundandpound.com covers news,...
- 14.19) Kung Fu Mailing List
- The Kung Fu Mailing List is for the discussion of all ...
- 14.20) Taekwondo Net Forum Mailing List
- The Taekwondo Net Forum is a mailing list discussion forum ...
- 14.21) Kempo Mailing List
- The Kempo mailing list is an e-mail discussion group open to ...
- 14.22) Tuite-Ki Mailing List
- 'Tuite_Ki' was founded April 5, ...
- 15a) Sources for Material & Equipment in North America
- Academy of Karate Martial Arts Supplies 405 Black Horse Pike ...
- 15b) Sources for Material & Equipment: Scandanavian Sources
- (most from a MA chain store called SBI)...
- 16) What are the different Arts, Schools and Styles?
- This is a question with many, many answers---some could say that ...
- 16.1) Aikido
- (contributors: Eric Sotnak - esot@troi.cc.rochester.edu,...
- 16.2) Baguazhang (Pa Kua Chang)
- (Contributors: William Breazeal - breazeal@tweedledee.ucsb.edu,...
- 16.3) Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- (Contributor: Don Geddis - webmaster@bjj.org)...
- 16.4) Bushidokan
- (Contributor: Bob Blount - robertb@sound.net)...
- 16.5) Capoeira
- (Contributors: Daniel C. Sobral - e8917523@linf.unb.br,...
- 16.6) Cha Yon Ryu
- (Contributor: Ross Deforrest - ssor@prismnet.com)...
- 16.7) Cuong Nhu (pronounced "Kung New")
- (Contributors: Elizabeth Roman and Robert First -...
- 16.8) Daito Ryu Aiki-Jujustu
- (Contributors: Torben Alstrup/Ole Kingston - alstrup@imada.ou.dk)...
- 16.9) Gatka
- (Contributor: Arun Singh - arun145@lycos.com)...
- 16.10) HapKiDo
- (Contributors: Randy Pals - pals@ipact.com,...
- 16.11) Hwa Rang Do
- (Contributor: Carsten Jorgensen - hwarang@usa.net)...
- 16.12) Iaido
- (Contributor: Al Bowers - bowers@wilbur.dfrf.nasa.gov)...
- 16.13) Judo
- (Contributors: Neil Ohlenkamp - JudoSensei@aol.com,...
- 16.14) Jujutsu
- (Contributor: Darren Wilkinson - wilkinson@hippo.herston.uq.oz.au)...
- 16.15) Kajukenbo
- (Contributors: Peter Jason Ward - ironmarshal+@CMU.EDU,...
- 16.16) Kali/Escrima/Arnis
- (Contributors: Andy Maddox - modsox@clark....
- 16.17) Karate
- (Contributors: Howard S. High - GODZILLA@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu,...
- 16.18) Kendo
- (Contributor: Al Bowers - bowers@wilbur.dfrf.nasa.gov)...
- 16.19) Kenjutsu
- (Contributor: Al Bowers - bowers@wilbur.dfrf.nasa.gov)...
- 16.20) Kenpo (American - see also Kajukenbo)
- (Contributor: Stephen Kurtzman - stephen@kurtzman.com)...
- 16.21) Kempo (Kosho Ryu)
- Contributor: Mark Edward Bober (kempo@itw.com)...
- 16.22) Kempo (Ryukyu)
- (Contributor: Al Wilson - awilson@drunivac.drew.edu)...
- 16.23) Kobudo
- (Contributors: Steve Gombosi - sog@craycos.com,...
- 16.24) Krav Maga
- (Contributor: Peter Muldoon - muldoon@bway.net)...
- 16.25) Kyudo
- (Contributor: E.Clay Buchanan - eclay.buchanan@microfocus.com)...
- 16.26) Lua
- (Contributor: Stephen Kurtzman - stephen@kurtzman.com)...
- 16.27) MMA/NHB(Contributors: Rob Meyer - RobRPM2222@aol.com,Christopher Kallini - chris@kallini.com)
- Intro:
- 16.28) Moo Do
- (Contributor: Eric S. Raymond - esr@locke.ccil.org)...
- 16.29) Muay Thai
- (Contributors: Peter Hahn - hahn@anubis.network.com,...
- 16.30) Ninjutsu
- (Contributor: Joachim Hoss - jh@k.maus.de, Adam James McColl -...
- 16.31) Praying Mantis (Tanglangquan/Tanglangpai)
- (Contributor: Fernando Blanco - mantisking@hotmail.com)...
- 16.32) Pugilism (Bare Knuckle Boxing / Classic Pugilism / Modern Boxing)
- (Contributors: Kirk Lawson < lawson@dayton.net> ,...
- 16.33) ROSS (Russian Martial Art)
- (Contributor: Scott Sonnon - amerross@redrose.net)...
- 16.34) SAMBO
- (Contributor: Alex Levitas - alevitas@iil.intel.com)...
- 16.35) Sanshou
- (Contributor: Edmund Tsoi - nelumbo@globalserve.net)...
- 16.36) Savate
- (Contributor: Tobias Ratschiller - tRatschiller@pass.dnet.it)...
- 16.37) Shogerijutsu
- (Contributor: Chris Butts - dapoet@juno.com)...
- 16.38) Shuaijiao
- (Contributor: Bill Norcott - bill@bimby.posix.tandem.com)...
- 16.39) Silat
- (Contributors: Jeffrey Chapman - jchapman@armory....
- 16.40) Tae-Kwon-Do
- (Contributors: Dakin Burdick - burdick@silver.ucs.indiana.edu,...
- 16.41) Taijiquan (T'ai Chi Ch'u"an)
- (Contributors: William Breazeal - breazeal@tweedledee.ucsb.edu,...
- 16.42) Historical European Martial Arts
- (Contributors:...
- 16.43) Wing Chun
- (Contributor: Marty Goldberg - gungfu@csd4.csd.uwm.edu)...
- 16.44) Wushu / Gongfu
- (Contributors: Nick Doan - nickd@meaddata.com,...
- 16.45) Xingyiquan (Hsing Yi Ch'uan)
- (Contributor: William Breazeal - breazeal@tweedledee.ucsb.edu)...
- 16.46) Yoseikan Budo
- (Contributor: Tobias Ratschiller - tRatschiller@pass.dnet.it)...
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