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The Birth of Aikido

Posted by Owen Jones in Friday, December 10th 2010

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Dec

The term ‘Aikido’ is created by the grouping of three characters in the Japanese language. ‘Ai’, which signifies ‘joining’; ‘ki’, which means ’spirit’ and ‘do’, which means ‘way’. These three words actually encapsulate the essence of Aikido as a sort of martial art: ‘the joining of the spirit to find the way’. It was only in the period from 1930’s to the 1940’s that the name Aikido was formally accepted as the name of this martial art variety.

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Targets In Archery

Posted by Owen Jones in Wednesday, November 17th 2010

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Nov

Archery can be classified as a sport or a hobby and it has its own class at the Olympic Games. Archers either hunt wild game animals or shoot at targets or both. If you aim at targets in a competition, it is the aggregate score of all your arrows that is used to work out your position in that competition. The nearer the centre of the target that the arrow strikes, the higher the score.

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Aikido, The Latest Martial Art

Posted by Owen Jones in Saturday, November 13th 2010

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Nov

The sphere of Martial Arts is one of the most important contributions of Asia to the world. Who will forget Bruce Lee and the fact that he was first and foremost a martial arts competitor before becoming a movie star? Martial arts pictures are a huge hit with the ever-increasing popularity of Asian cinema like ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ and more recently ‘The House of the Flying Daggers’.

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Archery Dealers On And Off Line

Posted by Owen Jones in Wednesday, November 10th 2010

10
Nov

Do you have a leisure pursuit that you like to carry out out of doors or are you permanently stuck to the chair in front of your computer? If you never get out, then that is a shame and you ought to take that common piece of advice and get out more often .

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The Arm Moves In Wrestling

Posted by Owen Jones in Tuesday, November 9th 2010

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Nov

There are quite a few arm moves in wrestling, the most famous of which are the arm drags, arm swings, arm breakers and over-the-shoulder arm drags. Another one in wrestling is the arm manoeuvre known as the arm-bar take down. The arm bar works by forcing the opponent’s arm downwards.

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