just thought some of you might like to know
some names of martial arts and their translations and the language it is in
not sure its all 100% accurate , i got some from wikipedia and some from google:
Nicknames are in speech marks: “ “
Aikido - way of harmony (ki-harmony , do-way) - Japanese
Capoeira - “the hidden art”
Boxing - “the sweet science”
Chen tai chi - “chen village boxing”
Hapkido - way of harmony and inner power (ki-harmony , do-way) - Japanese
Hsing I chÂ’aun - heart and mind boxing (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Judo - gentle way (ju-gentle , do-way) - Japanese
Jujitsu - gentle art (ju-gentle , jitsu/jutsu-art) - Japanese
Karate -empty hand - Japanese
Kendo -way of the sword (do-way) - Japanese
Kenpo - law of the fist - Japanese
Kung fu - learned skill , Chinese
Kyokushin - ultimate truth - Japanese
Muay Thai - Thai boxing , “science of the 8 limbs” - Thai
Lethwei - Burmese boxing , “science of the 9 limbs”
Ninjitsu - art of invisibility (jitsu/jutsu-art) - Japanese
Shaolin chÂ’aun , long fist boxing (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Shotokan - final strike - Japanese
Tae kwon do - way of the hand and foot (do-way) - Japanese
Jeet kune do - way of the intercepting fist (do-way) - Chinese
Thai chi chÂ’aun - grand ultimate fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Tong long - preying mantis fist - Chinese
Wing chun - close range combat - Chinese
Luta livre - fight free (luta-fight , livre-free) - Portuguese
Baguazham - 8-trigrams palm , Chinese
Bajiquan - 8 extremes fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Chou jiao - poking feet, Chinese
Dim mak - “pressure point fighting”
Ditangquan - ground-prone fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Fanziquan - overturning fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Fu chiao - tiger claw , Chinese
Gou quan - dog fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing , gou-dog) , chinese
Houquan - monkey fist , chinese
Hung gar - “tiger kung fu”
Zui quan - drunken fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) , chinese
Adithada - kickboxing , Indian
hope you enjoyed reading
chris
some names of martial arts and their translations and the language it is in
not sure its all 100% accurate , i got some from wikipedia and some from google:
Nicknames are in speech marks: “ “
Aikido - way of harmony (ki-harmony , do-way) - Japanese
Capoeira - “the hidden art”
Boxing - “the sweet science”
Chen tai chi - “chen village boxing”
Hapkido - way of harmony and inner power (ki-harmony , do-way) - Japanese
Hsing I chÂ’aun - heart and mind boxing (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Judo - gentle way (ju-gentle , do-way) - Japanese
Jujitsu - gentle art (ju-gentle , jitsu/jutsu-art) - Japanese
Karate -empty hand - Japanese
Kendo -way of the sword (do-way) - Japanese
Kenpo - law of the fist - Japanese
Kung fu - learned skill , Chinese
Kyokushin - ultimate truth - Japanese
Muay Thai - Thai boxing , “science of the 8 limbs” - Thai
Lethwei - Burmese boxing , “science of the 9 limbs”
Ninjitsu - art of invisibility (jitsu/jutsu-art) - Japanese
Shaolin chÂ’aun , long fist boxing (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Shotokan - final strike - Japanese
Tae kwon do - way of the hand and foot (do-way) - Japanese
Jeet kune do - way of the intercepting fist (do-way) - Chinese
Thai chi chÂ’aun - grand ultimate fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Tong long - preying mantis fist - Chinese
Wing chun - close range combat - Chinese
Luta livre - fight free (luta-fight , livre-free) - Portuguese
Baguazham - 8-trigrams palm , Chinese
Bajiquan - 8 extremes fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Chou jiao - poking feet, Chinese
Dim mak - “pressure point fighting”
Ditangquan - ground-prone fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Fanziquan - overturning fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Fu chiao - tiger claw , Chinese
Gou quan - dog fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing , gou-dog) , chinese
Houquan - monkey fist , chinese
Hung gar - “tiger kung fu”
Zui quan - drunken fist (chÂ’uan/quan-fist/boxing) , chinese
Adithada - kickboxing , Indian
hope you enjoyed reading
chris