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Barry Hooper's Articles in Martial Arts

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  • LEARNING KRAV MAGA
    You might be forgiven for not being familiar with the term, Krav Maga, I know I wasn’t. However, I did ask my enigmatic friend whose name I cannot disclose, nor whose profession can I reveal, saving that he was a member of the most élite special forces in the world. He knew, of course. Krav Maga is a Hebrew term for Contact Combat, which is particularly effective as a counter-terrorist measure, thus explaining my friend’s expertise.
  • LEARNING TAEKWONDO
    Taekwon-do is Korean for foot (tae), hand (kwon) and way, or art (do). It can thus be rendered, “the art of fighting using the hands and feet.” The word “do”, essentially the key to the art itself, implies a totally dedicated way of life, the pursuit of excellence.
  • LEARNING T’AI CHI CH’UAN
    T’ai Chi ch’uan – Chinese for Grand Ultimate Fist is the quintessential martial art,
  • THE MISSING MARTIAL ARTS
    For those lacking a decent dictionary, allow me to edify you on the derivation of the term ‘martial’; which is: an adjectival form derived from the appellation of the Roman god of war, Mars. As a form of sport or exercise, it serves as training for warfare. Being ruled astrologically by the planet Mars, it’s a term applied to ‘venomous animals, or plants with violently active properties’!
  • LEARNING KARATE
    Karate, Japanese for ‘Open Hand’, has probably become the best known martial art in the west, apart from Kung-fu, since the 1930’s. However, its complex developmental history spanning over 14 centuries has produced a bewildering plethora of styles.
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