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In e his section we will be putting thediferent origins o the diferent disciplines mar-

ciasle, its history traits characteristic to have someknowledge o each o the combat sport with theirdiferent histories and their recorriodos by time.

In this issue we will discuss the tae-kwondo and kung u Baji quan style.

Man has always had the need to preserve lie andprotect wild animals and other adversaries. Be-cause o this developing deense techniques withbare hands and simple weapons. But the origin omartial arts associated with the ancestral humanneed to not only deend, but to develop your bodyand mind. Resulted initially in the orm o sportactivities usually associated with religious ritesTe Korean martial art has its origins 1400

years BC Te ae Kwon Do (way o ghtingthe oot and st), had many inuences o ka-rate during the occupation by Japan. one othe most remarkable aspects o this inuen-ce was the speed and moves in a straight line.We can not talk about this without mentioning thedisiciplina General Choi Hong Hi who oundedthe IF (International Federation o ae Kwon Do)to uniy the various international associations thatexisted in every country in the world which taught

ae Kwon Do. I teach several courses in Argentina.Te General died on June 5, 2002, North Korea, vic-tim o cancer, bequeathing the ae Kwon Do or allmankind as a result o its passage through the world.

techniques* Kicks (chagui) - aekwondo is a martial art knownor its kicking techniques, usually aimed to attack the

trunk or head. Each technique has in turn kick va-riations at diferent heights, money (or tidola mon-dollyo), jump (UIO), sideways, backwards, etc.

* echniques o hand and wrist (chirugui, chi-gui and chumok) - In addition to kicking tech-niques, aekwondo includes a number o tech-niques o attack with the st or open hand. Tevarious techniques difer in the area st o it withstrikes that (knuckles, back o the hand ...) and in

the direction o the shot (out, ront ...). Te openhand techniques, are also diferent in the same

position (horizontal or vertical) and part o thehand that beat (ulnar, radial edge, ngertips ...)

* Locks and deenses (maki) - In taekwondo han-dled a variety o deense techniques, depending onthe direction and height o the attack that we wantto deend. Tere are also combinations o deenseand attack, as well as combinations o two simul-taneous deenses. Tese techniques can be peror-med with the palm o the hand, the outside or theinside o the arm, the ulnar or radial hand, etc..

* Sel-deense (without sool hoo) - As in othermartial arts such as Hapkido, aekwondo tech-niques are varied in sel deense as sweeps, locksor projections. Tese techniques are oen combi-ned with other techniques such as kicking or st.

* Positions (Sogui) - When you run the va-

rious techniques, it is important the co-rrect body position and especially the legs.Te positions are especially important in the execu-tion o the Poomsae or tules, but even at the powero combat is important to keep the body in a pos-ture that our techniques are as efective as possible.

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Baji Quan Quan was originally called Bazi or rakedhand because the st, in an unstructured way andopen a little, he used to beat down, similar to rake.Te name was considered quite rude in their nativelanguage, so it was changed to Baji Quan. Te termcomes rom the classic baji aoist Yi Jing (I Ching),and means an extension o all directions. In thiscase, means including everything or the universe.Te rst record o Baji Quan was master o WuZhong (1712-1802). Famous teachers were promo-

ted Wu style Xiuengy Li Shuwen (1864-1934). Telatter was in Cangzhou, Hebei, and earned the nic-kname God o Spear Li. A Peking Opera Wu Shen(martial male character) by proession, was also askilled ghter. His most amous quote is: I do notknow how it eels to hit a man twice. Li Shuweno students including Huo Dian Ge (bodyguard toPu Yi, last emperor o China), Li Chenwu (body-guards Mao se ung), and Liu Yun Qiao (secretagent or the nationalist Kuomintang and instruc-tor o the bodyguards o Chiang Kai shek). BajiQuan has since gained a reputation as the style obodyguards. [Your Feng Ma and Ma Yin ubaji in-troduced at the Central Institute Guoshu (NanjingGuoshu Guan) which is required or all students.

Baji Quan shares its roots with other martial art,Hebei, Piguazhang. It is said that Wu Zhong, theoldest teacher in the lineage tracing o Baji, taughtboth arts together as an integrated ghting sys-tem. Tey eventually split apart, only to be recom-bined by Li Shuwen at the end o the century 18to 19. As a testament to the complementary natu-re o these two styles, there is a proverb. Whenadded to baji pigua, all the gods and demonswere terried when baji is added to pigua, heroessigh knowing that they are no match against it.oday there are several amilies o Baji Quan, inclu-ding Han, Huo, Ji, Li, Ma Qiang, Wu and Wu branch-an, the teacher Liu Yunqiao. Tere are some dife-rences in training between variants, but the core isthe same. Te lineage holder o Baji Quan Wu amilyin China is Wu Lian Zhi. Trough over 50 years otraining, he collected the material and records havebeen transmitted rom generation to generation.

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