Martial Arts Sites
There must be many thousands of martial arts
sites across the Internet, covering every country, style
and viewpoint.
Some martial arts sites will take the 'gung ho'
Kill or Get Killed combat approach, others use
their martial art as a sport, and lastly there are martial
arts sites which focus on the Spiritual aspect and
philosophy of their style.
Aikido tends to fall into the third category, since it has a
strong spiritual and philosophical side. But it is still a
martial art, and thus involves hard physical exercise and body
contact that is sometimes dangerous.
The Tomiki style of Aikido has a strong sport and
self-defense aspect, and some Shodokan schools even hold
competitions. And the Yoshinkai style of Aikido is especially
self-defense oriented. Both Shodokan and Yoshinkai styles are
used by the elite Tokyo Riot Police.
You'll find other martial arts sites covering Karate, Korean
Tae Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do, Chinese Kung Fu, Thai Boxing (Mui
Thai), Arnis, Silat, Indian martial arts and even Russian and
Israeli martial arts sites.
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