Traditional martial arts and Aikido

Aikido martial arts in the classification

Martial arts are a multifunctional complex phenomenon with an interesting history, thousands of years, with rich traditions and no less interesting present. A rapid development of different areas of combat systems suggests that their great future. And although there are now unlimited number of styles, trends, systems of martial arts, purposes, tasks, and their use can be divided into several types.

Traditional martial arts. Obviously, those species that have a pronounced national character, including folk and monastic schools. Competitive practices in such types has no rules, clear rules, making it difficult to sufficiently high level of competition. Traditional martial arts developed and practiced mainly among the common people in the form of fist fights and struggles. These types of martial arts include Russian fisticuffs, the Chinese Wushu Korean thekken, chharek, Vietnamese, and others.

Sports martial arts. This is an extremely competitive, competitive species that are international, Olympic sports. They are based on well-developed system of rules recognized all over the world, holding regular tournaments of different levels. These different types of martial arts techniques and a limited set based on the principle of fair competition. This English (classic), boxing, Greco-Roman (classical) and French (freestyle) wrestling, fencing, etc.

Sports and martial arts combat. The main specific feature of sports and martial arts is the presence of two sections - the actual sports and crafts (combat). In the sports section includes sparring, limited by certain rules and systems of formal exercises. Aims to improve the culture of the psychophysical personality and its security. This category may include judo, taekwondo, karate.

Finally, application, or martial arts. These species originate from the army or military martial arts and, of course, continue their development in the areas of military and police. On the goals, objectives, and results of combat martial arts differ significantly from other species. These differences exist even within the group. The purpose of army combat systems is to destroy the enemy, to law enforcement agencies (police, police) detention, disposal, convoy offender. By Army systems include martial arts, traditional form of Muay Thai, traditional karate, pencak silat, some styles of jujutsu, etc. For the security forces are most common Sambo Shaolin -sy Cinna, wushu Choi Aikijujitsu and, of course, aikido.

Aikido in this classification is a special place. Of all types of martial arts is aikido has a clear defensive orientation. Ability to use techniques against a stronger enemy, protection against multiple attackers, the use of pain deductions for clearance and escort makes this style indispensable for training police personnel or police. In the process of training to develop skills to adequately respond to anything unwarranted aggression. Aikido techniques can be used against an unarmed attacker against the cold, and even firearms. A person owning aikido have a choice to kill, injure the opponent or simply immobilize him. That's why in some countries, including Japan (of course) and England , police are studying is aikido.

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