The Different Types Of Martial Arts Dvds
The term martial originates from the Greek word Mars
, the name of the Greek God of wars. Martial arts thus means the art of war employed by Mars. Martial Arts in reality are codified discipline of combat traditions. It is learnt and employed only for the purpose of self defense and for defending others. Martial Arts still could be a little different for different parts of the world- like there is European martial arts, Asian fighting style, Native American styles and Africa too boasts of it in the form of Capoeira.
Although each of the styles of martial arts has a slightly different basic discipline yet mostly a mix of all the styles have been adopted all around the world. Though rarely taken up, individual disciplines still are there. There is a Muay Thai style based on striking, which has its origin in Thailand around the 13th century. Jiu Jitsu is another style that originated from an ancient Greek Olympic event- pancration and wrestling. This one is based on grappling. A self defense style that originated very recently, about 400 years ago in Africa is the Capoeira.
For those who cannot enroll with a martial arts teacher for various reasons and also for those undergoing training, martial arts DVDs are available for learning purposes. Not the movies that deal with the protagonist performing martial arts but rather a more authentic tutorial from coaches who record it in a form to help you learn. The DVDs generally have martial arts video showing very gradually, step by step so as not to confuse the learner. There are various kinds of martial arts DVD that are available in the market. Some of these kinds are narrated below:
Chinese martial art DVD- this helps you harness the energy you have within by the help Of Bagua, Tai Chi, Xing Yi, Wing Chum, Kung Fu and Kenpo. These are generally priced around $5 - $15 and the time length varies from 60-80 minutes.
Competition DVDs- these are for entertainment ringside view for the audience. Sometimes wrestlers could learn a move or two from such fights. Duration of the DVDs could vary between 70- 200mins and can cost between $10- $25.
Fitness training DVDs- these help you in exercising, featuring workouts involving stretching, improves the flexibility, strength and speed of the body. This could cost from $20-$30.
Grappling DVDs- good for learning self defense with ground submission method of grappling. These cost around $20-$30 and have duration of 70-80 minutes.
Instructor DVDs- to avoid the routine conditioning and warm-ups, these teach you numerous exercises and training drills. The time length varies from 60-70 minutes and the price ranging from $25-$60.
Japanese martial arts DVDs-teaches you with traditional weapons well as weapon-less martial arts of kumite and kata. It will cost you around $20.
Junsado DVDs- good for first-timers. Strategies and tactics of armed and unarmed attack are shown. They can cost you upto $25.
Kick boxing DVDs- are for the trained ones, who need to learn some more tactics of ring fighting. They cost you around $20.
Korean martial arts DVDs- for learning authentic Korean styles. It costs around $20-$30.
Kung fu DVDs- instructions for learning kung fu. They cost around $15.
Martial arts DVDs are also available in combos which give you a package of jin jitsu, muay thai, kung fu, stretching, junsado, nunchaku, sparring etc. and they could cost you between $30- $50.
by: Chang Frappang
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