Summary: Greco-Roman wrestling originated in France after the Franco-Prussian War in the eighteenth century. Jean Exbrayat, the Napoleonic soldier, is credited with the formation of this style. He called it flat hand wrestling to distinguish it from other forms and set the rules to forbid holds below the waist. Emphasis is put on throws and…Continue readingGreco-Roman wrestling
Summary: Han mu do is an elaborate martial arts system consisting of four areas of study, including empty hand techniques, the study of ki, the study of weapons, and the study of the philosophy of martial arts itself. It was created from various elements of several Korean disciplines in 1989 by the famous He-Young Kimm.…Continue readingHan mu do
Summary: Hand-to-hand combat is a confrontation between two or more combatants fighting at a very short distance. It might involve the use of weapons, but it mostly refers to unarmed combat. The term is often used to describe the fighting style used in the military, but it is based on a variety of martial art…Continue readingHand-to-hand combat
Summary: Hapkido is a Korean eclectic martial art that makes use of fighting techniques such as kicks, hand attacks, punches, throwing, joint locks, and weapons. The discipline makes use of the opponent’s energy rather than the practitioner’s own energy. This allows the practitioner to preserve their power during a fight so that they can later…Continue readingHapkido
Summary: Hwa Rang Do is bare-hand combat hailing from Korea. Although Korean combat received some direction around five thousand years ago, like many recognized Korean martial arts, Hwa Rang Do is a relatively new one in the big scheme of things. It’s founder, Joo Bang Lee, officially registered the discipline during the 1960s. The art…Continue readingHwa Rang Do
