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Full Contact (Lei Tai) Fighting You need to be at least 13 years of age to begin training in full contact fighting. For those aged 13 -18, you will need to have written permission from a parent or guardian. Classes are open to men, women and teens.
Click here to see some of our fighters The Academy primarily trains
its full contact fighters in Kuoshu
- Lei Tai full contact fighting. However, fighters may also test their
skills in San Shou, Sanda, Bando, Kickboxing, American and International arenas. The absence of a railing or
ropes makes the lei tai a unique fighting arena. There is no opportunity
to trap an opponent in the turnbuckle, so the fighting strategy shifts away from
power boxing to more evasive "circling" maneuvers. Sudden charges are not
possible because a quick redirection will send a charging opponent flying off
the stage. The platform is some distance off the floor, so fighters must deal
with an added psychological factor when they approach the edge Sanshou
(Chinese:
散手;
pinyin: sanshou; literally "free hand") or Sanda (Chinese:
散打;
pinyin: sanda; literally "free fighting") is a Chinese hand to hand
combat, self defense system, and combat sport. Not seen as a style itself, but
is rather considered as just one of the two components (taolu and sanshou) of
Chinese martial arts (Kung fu) training and is often taught alongside with taolu
(forms/ kata) training. It may simply be seen as the practice of martial
applications in a realistic environment or simply free fighting. However at
the same time the modern standard taolu curriculum was created by the Chinese
government. They created and formalized a standard curriculum for sanshou as
well. This curriculum was developed by experimenting with the Chinese military
experiences in close range and hand to hand combat with reference to traditional
Chinese martial arts. Chinese martial arts masters that were still in China
(prior to the abolishment of traditional martial arts during the Cultural
Revolution) gathered to contribute the creation of the standard curriculum. This
general sanshou curriculum varied in its different forms, as the Chinese
government developed a watered down version for civilians for self defense and
as a sport. However in traditional wushu circles the practice of sanshou may
vary and is practiced in relation to their taolu. Later the official name
reverted back to Sanda. The term Sanda has a longer history and is
more commonly used.
Shuai jiao
(Chinese:
摔跤
or
摔角;
pinyin:
Shuāijiāo ;
Wade–Giles: Shuai-chiao) is the Chinese
term for wrestling. It can be referred to as a
martial arts system
The earliest
Chinese term for wrestling, "jǐao dǐ" (角抵,
horn butting), refers to an ancient
sport in which contestants wore horned
headgear with which they attempted to butt their opponents. Legend states that "jiao
di" was used in 2697 BC by the
Yellow Emperor's army to gore the
soldiers of a rebel army led by
Chi You.
[1] In later times, young people would play a similar game,
emulating the contests of domestic cattle, without the headgear. Jiao di has
been described as an originating source of wrestling and latter forms of martial
arts in China.
[2]
The practice
of Jiao li in the Zhou Dynasty was recorded in the
Classic of Rites
[3]
"Jiao li" (角力)
was a grappling
martial art that was developed in the
Zhou Dynasty (between the twelfth and third century BC). An official
part of Zhou military's training program under the order of the king[3]
[ 4], jiao li is generally considered to be the oldest existing
Chinese martial art and is among the
oldest systematic martial arts in the world. Jiao li supplemented throwing
techniques with
strikes,
blocks,
joint locks
and attacks on
pressure points.
[1] These exercises were practiced in the winter by soldiers
who also practiced
archery and studied
military strategy.
Jiao li
eventually became a public sport in the
Qin
Dynasty (221-207 BC)
[4],
held for court amusement as well as for recruiting the best fighters.
Competitors wrestled each other on a raised platform called a "leitai"
for the potential reward of being hired as a
bodyguard to the
emperor or a martial arts instructor for
the Imperial Military. Some contests would last a week or so, with over a
thousand participants. Jiao li was taught to soldiers in China over many
centuries and its popularity among the
Manchu military guaranteed its influence
on
later Chinese martial arts through the end of the
Qing dynasty.
The term "shuai
jiao" was chosen by the Central Guoshu Academy (Zhong Yang Guo Shu Guan
中央國術館)
of Nanjing
in 1928 when competition rules were standardized[citation
needed]
. Today, shuai jiao is popular with the
Mongols
of Inner Mongolia, where it is called "böhke," who hold competitions
regularly during cultural events.[5]
The art continues to be taught in the
police and
military academies of China.
The word "shuai,"
摔, stands for "to throw onto the ground", while "jiao" may be one of
two characters: the first and older,
角, stands for "horns"
and the second and recent,
跤, stands for "wrestle or trip using the legs". In modern Chinese
Shuai Jiao is always written using the more recent characters
跤, and should be translated as "to throw onto the ground through
wrestling with legs". The use of the character
角 is due to the fact that in the earliest form of Shuaijiao, players
wore helmet with horns and head-butting was allowed. This form of Shuaijiao is
called 'Ciyou Xi'. Kickboxing
(キックボクシング?)
refers to the sport of combining technique and style of
boxing with
kicking.
Kickboxing is a standing sport and does not allow continuation of the fight once
a combatant has reached the ground. Kickboxing is often
practiced for self defense, general fitness, or as a full contact sport. In the
full-contact sport the male boxers are bare-chested wearing shorts and
protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, 10-oz. boxing gloves,
groin-guard, shin-pads, kick-boots, and optional protective helmet (usually for
those under 16). The female boxers will wear a tank top and chest protection
(optional) in addition to the male clothing/protective gear. In European
kickboxing, where kicks to the thigh are allowed using special low-kick rules,
use of boxing shorts instead of long trousers is possible. In addition, amateur rules
often allow less experienced competitors to use light or semi-contact rules,
where the intention is to score points by executing successful strikes past the
opponent's guard, and use of force is regulated. The equipment for semi-contact
is similar to full-contact matches, usually with addition of head gear.
Competitors usually dress in a t-shirt for semi-contact matches, to separate
them from the bare-chested full-contact participants. Kickboxing is often confused
with Muay Thai, also known as Thai Boxing. The two sports are similar;
however, in Thai Boxing, kicks below the belt are allowed, as are strikes with
knees and elbows. There are many arts labeled
kickboxing including Japanese kickboxing, American kickboxing, Indian
boxing, Burmese kickboxing, as well as French kickboxing. The term kickboxing
is disputed and has become more associated with the Japanese and American
variants. Many of the other styles do not consider themselves to be
'kickboxing', although the public often uses the term generically to refer to
all these martial arts. The term kickboxing (キックボクシング)
was created by the Japanese boxing promoter Osamu Noguchi for a variant of Muay
Thai and Karate that he created in the 1950s.The term was later used by the
American variant. When used by the practitioners of those two styles, it usually
refers to those styles specifically. The above text comes from
www.wikipedia.com. The online
encyclopedia The above text comes from on
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