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Kung Fu is a Chinese
martial art that is a form
✓ Jumps
of exercise with a
✓ Kicks
spiritual dimension United States,
✓ Fighting
stemming from Romania,
Early 6th stances
Kung Fu China concentration and self- Australia,
century ✓ Stretching
discipline. It is primarily Thailand,
methods
unarmed mode of Germany
✓ Punches
combat often equated
✓ Acrobatics
with karate or
taekwondo.
✓ Blocks
✓ Quick trigger
Muay Thai is the
responses France, Russia,
national sport and
✓ Body kicks Ukraine, Belarus,
cultural martial art of
Early ✓ Catching Sweden,
Muay Thai Thailand Thailand and is a form
1200s kicks Belgium, Estonia,
of close-combat that
✓ Punches Tajikistan,
utilizes the entire body
✓ Feints Malaysia
as a weapon.
✓ Elbow strikes
✓ Knee strikes
MMA is a full-contact
✓ Brazilian Jiu Australia, Japan,
-648 BC -Ancient combat sport that allows
Jitsu South Korea,
(earliest Greece striking and grapplig,
Mixed ✓ Boxing Netherlands,
forms) both standing and on the
Martial ✓ Wrestling Canada, United
ground by using
Arts ✓ Judo Kingdom, Russia,
-1993 - United techniques from various
✓ Muay Thai Mexico, Brazil,
(modern) States combat sports and
✓ Kickboxing etc.
martial arts.
II. Tenets of Taekwondo
1. Courtesy (Korean – Ye Ul) – To be courteous is to show excellence of manners and social
conduct and to exhibit polite behavior. Examples in Taekwon-Do might be to distinguish
instructor from student,senior from junior and elder from younger, and to maintain the
appropriate etiquette at all times, both within and outside the dojang (training hall).
2. Integrity (Korean – Yom Chi) – To adhere to moral and ethical principles and to be able to
define right from wrong. A taekwondo instructor who misrepresents himself and his art by
presenting improper techniques to his students because of a lack of knowledge, or a student who
‘fixes’ breaking materials before a demonstration, would show no sign of possessing integrity.
3. Perseverance (Korean – In Nae) – A steady persistence in a course of action, in spite of any
difficulties, obstacles or discouragement. In taekwondo, one must set a goal and then constantly
persevere to achieve this.
4. Self-Control (Korean – Guk Gi) – The ability to control or restrain oneself, or one’s actions or
feelings. This is one of the most important of the taekwondo tenents both inside and outside the
dojang. A loss of self control in the dojang can prove disastrous for both student and opponent,
and likewise outside the dojang during daily life.
5. Indomitable Spirit (Korean – Baekjul Boolgool) – An attribute shown when a courageous
person and his principles are pitted against overwhelming odds. If confronted with injustice, the
taekwondo student will deal with the belligerent without any fear or hesitation at all, with
indomitable spirit, regardless of whosoever and however many the number may be.
Republic Act No. 9850 : AN ACT DECLARING ARNIS AS THE NATIONAL MARTIAL ART
AND SPORT OF THE PHILIPPINES
-Arnis is hereby declared as the Philippine National Martial Art and Sport. The official adoption
of arnis as the national martial art and sport shall be promulgated by inscribing the symbol of
arnis in the official seal of the Philippine Sports Commission and by making it as the first sport
competition to be played by participating teams on the first day in the annual Palarong
Pambansa. The Philippine Sports Commission shall be the lead agency to implement the
provisions of this Act.
The Department of Education, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the
Philippine Sports Commission shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to carry out
the provisions of this Act.
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