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	Martial art
		Martial arts describes bodies of codified practices or traditions of unarmed and armed combat, often with the goal of developing both the character of the practitioner as well as the mindful, appropriate, controlled use of bodily force.
		The martial arts, due to a century of exaggerated, exoticized portrayals in popular media (see orientalism), has been inextricably bound in the Western imagination to East Asian cultures and people, but it would be incorrect to say the martial arts are unique to Asia.
		As part of the response to sport martial arts, new forms of competition are being held such as the Ultimate Fighting Champions in the U.S. or Pancrase in Japan which are also known as mixed martial arts or MMA events.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/m/ma/martial_art.html (1608 words)

	List of martial arts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style.
		Most native martial arts fall under the umbrella of Eskrima.
		Vietnamese Martial Arts (Võ Thuật Việt Nam / 越南武秫类)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_martial_arts (237 words)

	Martial Styles A-Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		According to one theory of the origin of the martial arts, a form of this ancient style known a Vajramusti was the predecessor to a majority of the martial arts practiced today.
		This is one of the aspects of the Indian martial art of Kalarippayat.
		Major aspects of the art center on the use of the fighting floor; positioning and angles of incidence, meridians of weakness and of power, the use of levers and fulcrums, mental preparedness-tenacity and ferocity.
	home.stny.rr.com /iama/az.html (19835 words)

	About Us - Ancient Ways Martial Arts Academy
		This is not an uncommon thought process among martial art instructors, but Master Brown takes it one step further; instead of teaching people to perform every technique exactly the way he does it, he helps them to find the best techniques for themselves and to build on those skills.
		In Martial Arts, there are certain things that are done exactly the same from person to person because of the anatomy of the human body, and physics.
		The Celtic Martial Art that Master Brown teaches is not an ancient martial art, but a modern one that he and others have designed based on theories of ancient techniques, ancient customs and on the ancient principle of Battle Field Logic, as well as what has been handed down to him from his forefathers.
	www.ancient-ways.net /about.html (1925 words)

	Western Martial Arts - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Well the only surviving arts that have a direct lineage to old western martial arts are boxing, fencing and wrestling (greco and freestyle).
		Today we se a big interest in European martial arts and people are trying to revive them, the only problem is that when the information is sketchy witch it often is they take elements from the asian martial arts to complement the techniques they are missing and this is not good.
		Pancrationism is the theory the Greeks spread the martial arts to the orientals conlcuding Greece is the birthplace of the arts.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?p=1003079&mode=linear (981 words)

	Kronos: A Chronological History of the Martial Arts and Combative Sports
		Being a compendium of useful facts and figures to assist in the research and development of the knowledge of the martial arts, East and West.
		The purpose of this chronology is to introduce the history and development of the world's martial arts and combative sports.
		Privacy advocates say that caches violate copyright, and there is no doubt that caches annoy advertisers, martial art grandmasters, politicians, and everyone else who regularly tells online lies, as they make it too easy for the rest of us to document the changes in their stories over time.
	www.ejmas.com /kronos (3234 words)

	Pittsburgh Bowie Knife Seminar with Alliance Martial Arts
		That they would chose to recognize my work means a lot after so many years in the martial arts, and hopefully this will help open the doors for other Western martial arts practitioners towards greater acceptance by their peers in the Eastern arts.
		The people were eager to try out each art, and classes of 40 or more were common with just as many more there as spectators.
		This was truly a highly skilled and high-class organization of martial arts professionals.
	alliancemartialarts.com /seminar-pittsburgh.htm (532 words)

	BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community - lost art
		The main art in Scotland is shouting accross the road at another pub and the first one that gets to you gets to fight you.
		The art has been secretly handed down from master to student since the 12th century and although there has been no recorded activity of the Geenoch society in several hundred years, I can vouch for the authenticity of my teacher Master Field Marshall Jim Weiss, the first non celtic Greenoch master in history.
		This is because these arts were used secretly for espionage in the middle ages and posess deadly knowledge.
	www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/showthread.php?t=5915 (1735 words)

	Martial Western - Guide to the Soccer Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This journal covers historical martial arts including, but not limited to medieval, renaissance and classical martial arts.
		HEMA collects and distributes useful information for those researching authentic martial arts and fighting systems of medieval and Renaissance Europe.
		This site posts a series of articles about the history of Irish martial arts, with an emphasis on the Shillelagh, Irish Faction Fighting and the arts of Irish stick-fighting.
	www.soccertime.net /dir/Sports/Martial_Arts/Western/index.cgi (380 words)

	Martial Arts Planet - Western Martial Arts Welcome! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		My journey in the western arts began much as Louies did...a good number of years devoted to the Eastern Arts and a healthy curiosity.
		Savate, the french style of kickboxing and the one thing that was weird is that they use shoes to fight or spar with, very unusual because I never did heard of a kicking art involving shoes in their curriculam for kicking.
		I believe it was originally a kicking art practiced by French sailors who trained on the wooden decks of sailing ships and used it in ports and harbours around the world.
	www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?threadid=11098 (985 words)

	Kung Fu Life: Martial Arts Evolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Any of various Chinese martial arts, especially those forms in which sharp blows and kicks are applied to pressure points on the body of an opponent
		Might not be entirely true, as many gladiatori were ex soldiers, but I'm using it as an illustration of how martial arts styles differed with the weapons and general application.
		I guess there are more and more people interested in the subject of martial arts weapon these days.
	kungfulife.blogspot.com /2005/06/martial-arts-evolution.html (397 words)

	Kung Fu Life: June 2005
		Whatever the reason of your choice, your chosen martial art is a reflection of facets of yourself.
		Despite this 'watering down' or 'loss of originality', one must remember that a teacher or master who has used and proven their style has tested their theories and practice, and one can never dismiss the changes made, for they were probably made for a reason.
		If you're a martial artist, and want to peak your training regime and push yourself, then the first thing you need to factor in is not the amount of time you train in a week, but how are you supplementing your body's needs to maximise your training.
	kungfulife.blogspot.com /2005_06_01_kungfulife_archive.html (2235 words)

	SaintEunans.com - Internet Directories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bartitsu Forum - A Yahoo Group forum for the study of E.W. Barton-Wright's victorian martial art.
		Historical European Martial Arts - HEMA collects and distributes useful information for those researching authentic martial arts and fighting systems of medieval and Renaissance Europe.
		Shillelagh Irish Stick-fighting - This site posts a series of articles about the history of Irish martial arts, with an emphasis on the Shillelagh, Irish Faction Fighting and the arts of Irish stick-fighting.
	www.sainteunans.com /cgi-bin/pod/directory.cgi?dir=/Sports/Martial_Arts/Western (293 words)

	Western Arts
		So much attention is payed to the eastern martial arts while the martial traditions of Europe are forgotten.....it is time for this to change.To join, clink on the link below and join in on the discussion.
		Here are a few more mail lists devoted to the Western Martial Arts.
		You may be asking yourself "Just what do you mean by western Martial art?" Basically any combat art that can trace it's history back to the Old World.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/4933/westernarts.html (355 words)

	BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community Forums - View Single Post - Western Martial Arts?
		There is also Sambo, Singlestick fighting, Systema, Irish stickfighting (bata?), and a number of African/African-based martial arts like Mani and Pinge, in addition to (links):
		As far as older sword methods, a lot seems to be being reconstructed from old manuals and tapestries, but older Western martial arts have suffered from something which Japanese koryu did not - the lack of a ryu system.
		Although many ryu have died out, there have been enough unbroken lines of transmission to ensure the survival of a number of feudal ryu today.
	www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/showpost.php?p=73784&postcount=8 (159 words)

	Celtic Martial Arts, Irish, Scottish, Sword, Stick, Boxing, Wrestling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Welcome to the official homepage of CMARS or Celtic Martial Arts Reseach Society.
		We are concerned with the armed and unarmed martial traditions that can either trace it's roots back to one of the various cultures or was known to have been historically practiced by a branch of the people we now commonly refer to as the Celts....be they Irish, Scottish or Welsh...etc...this is our focus.
		From the Regimental and Highland Broadsword to the various indigenous wrestling styles of the Celtic peoples, we will do our best to provide information for those looking or perhaps we will be able to hook you up with a researcher or study group.
	maol.tripod.com /index-2.html (168 words)

	More on the stick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Fianna explores and recreates the myth, history and martial arts of the wandering bands of Irish and Scottish warriors led by the famous Fionn mac Cumhaill.
		I haven't had a chance to read his book yet, but I am sure it will be just as good as his writing on the bata list at yahoogroups.
		Here is part of a posting by Chris Thompson of the Cateran Society, although I don't believe as he does on several issues concerning fighting techniques, he does deliver a sound argument for what he does believe.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/283203 (225 words)

	totalexperts.com -- - Sports - Martial Arts - Western (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		- A Yahoo Group forum for the study of E.W. Barton-Wright's victorian martial art.
		- HEMA collects and distributes useful information for those researching authentic martial arts and fighting systems of medieval and Renaissance Europe.
		- This site posts a series of articles about the history of Irish martial arts, with an emphasis on the Shillelagh, Irish Faction Fighting and the arts of Irish stick-fighting.
	www.totalexperts.com /directory/Sports/Martial_Arts/Western (217 words)

	The Cyber Murid Open Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A Yahoo Group forum for the study of E.W. BartonWright's victorian martial art.
		Site with articles related to a handson approach to the history of sword fighting with detailed analysis of ancient and modern fencing manuals.
		This site posts a series of articles about the history of Irish martial arts, with an emphasis on the Shillelagh, Irish Faction Fighting and the arts of Irish stickfighting.
	www.cybermurid.com /bin/odp/index.cgi?base=/Sports/Martial_Arts/Western (242 words)

	Martial Arts, Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		bytes) TÜRK SAVAÞ SANATI- TURKISH MARTIAL ART turquie.gif (42853 bytes)...
		Espace Martial - Echanges sur les arts martiaux chinois, japonais, du sud-est
		Martial OnLine - Portail dand#39;arts martiaux et sports de combat.
	www.sorf.net /ara/en/scat.asp?ID=Sports/Martial_Arts/Western (445 words)

	Charming Towns.Com - South Carolina Directory Western (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Bartitsu Forum - A Yahoo Group forum for the study of E.W. BartonWright's victorian martial art.
		Comhraiceoir Bata - Details about Irish faction fighting and stickfighting.
		Shillelagh Irish Stick-fighting - This site posts a series of articles about the history of Irish martial arts, with an emphasis on the Shillelagh, Irish Faction Fighting and the arts of Irish stickfighting.
	www.charmingtowns.com /cgi-bin/odp/index.cgi?base=/Sports/Martial_Arts/Western (273 words)

	PinksOnline - /Sports/Martial_Arts/Western (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		» Bartitsu Forum - A Yahoo Group forum for the study of E.W. Barton-Wright's victorian martial art.
		» Historical European Martial Arts - HEMA collects and distributes useful information for those researching authentic martial arts and fighting systems of medieval and Renaissance Europe.
		» Journal of Western Martial Arts - An online journal providing a collection of papers, articles, submissions and periodicals that pertain to western martial arts.
	www.pinksonline.com /directory/Sports/Martial_Arts/Western (279 words)

	Sites : Sports : Martial Arts : Western (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Sites : Sports : Martial Arts : Western
		Below are some useful links about Western on Martial Arts:
		The content of this page about Martial Arts Western is based on the Open Directory Project and has been modified.
	www.ebook2u.com /web/Sports/Martial_Arts/Western (289 words)

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	uk.myeweb.com /odp/odp.php?browse=/Sports/Martial_Arts/Western (313 words)

	Martial Arts Planet - Just started learning Uisce Beatha Bata Rince (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Martial Arts Planet - Just started learning Uisce Beatha Bata Rince
		How many different forms of Irishstick fighting are there?
		There are four main players in Irish Bata, Gen Doyle, Ken Pfrenger and John Hurley and John Ramsay in Ireland, each with their own interpretations.
	www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?p=525078 (155 words)

	Staff, Bata and Cudgel
		AncientWorlds > Celtia > Groups > The Fianna > Ancient Gaelic Martial Arts > Staff, Bata and Cudgel
		The Champion's Challenge, the salmon leap, the killing stroke.
		Ancient Gaelic Martial Arts explores the weapons, techniques and traditions of the Celtic Warrior Class.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Thread/246847 (215 words)

	Irish Stick Fighting, Faction Fighting, Celtic Martial Arts
		Irish, Ireland, Faction Fighting, shillelagh, stick fighting, bata, Dublin, Irish Brigade, Collar and Elbow wrestling, Coraiocht, Fianna, CuChulainn, Connacht, Ulster, Meath, Leinster, Munster, Famine, flthorn, boxing, John L Sullivan, Shanavests, Caravats
		Uisce Beatha Bata Rince The Doyle Family Style!
		Click to subscribe and join in the discussion of the Irish martial culture of the Faction Fights and more via the Bata mail list.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/4933/shillelagh.html (108 words)

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