just thought some of you might like to know
some names of martial arts and their translations and the language it is in
not sure its all 100% accurate , i got some from wikipedia and some from google:
Nicknames are in speech marks:
Aikido - way of harmony (ki-harmony , do-way) - Japanese
Capoeira - the hidden art
Boxing - the sweet science
Chen tai chi - chen village boxing
Hapkido - way of harmony and inner power (ki-harmony , do-way) - Japanese
Hsing I chaun - heart and mind boxing (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Judo - gentle way (ju-gentle , do-way) - Japanese
Jujitsu - gentle art (ju-gentle , jitsu/jutsu-art) - Japanese
Karate -empty hand - Japanese
Kendo -way of the sword (do-way) - Japanese
Kenpo - law of the fist - Japanese
Kung fu - learned skill , Chinese
Kyokushin - ultimate truth - Japanese
Muay Thai - Thai boxing , science of the 8 limbs - Thai
Lethwei - Burmese boxing , science of the 9 limbs
Ninjitsu - art of invisibility (jitsu/jutsu-art) - Japanese
Shaolin chaun , long fist boxing (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Shotokan - final strike - Japanese
Tae kwon do - way of the hand and foot (do-way) - Japanese
Jeet kune do - way of the intercepting fist (do-way) - Chinese
Thai chi chaun - grand ultimate fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Tong long - preying mantis fist - Chinese
Wing chun - close range combat - Chinese
Luta livre - fight free (luta-fight , livre-free) - Portuguese
Baguazham - 8-trigrams palm , Chinese
Bajiquan - 8 extremes fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Chou jiao - poking feet, Chinese
Dim mak - pressure point fighting
Ditangquan - ground-prone fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Fanziquan - overturning fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Fu chiao - tiger claw , Chinese
Gou quan - dog fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing , gou-dog) , chinese
Houquan - monkey fist , chinese
Hung gar - tiger kung fu
Zui quan - drunken fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) , chinese
Adithada - kickboxing , Indian
hope you enjoyed reading
chris
some names of martial arts and their translations and the language it is in
not sure its all 100% accurate , i got some from wikipedia and some from google:
Nicknames are in speech marks:
Aikido - way of harmony (ki-harmony , do-way) - Japanese
Capoeira - the hidden art
Boxing - the sweet science
Chen tai chi - chen village boxing
Hapkido - way of harmony and inner power (ki-harmony , do-way) - Japanese
Hsing I chaun - heart and mind boxing (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Judo - gentle way (ju-gentle , do-way) - Japanese
Jujitsu - gentle art (ju-gentle , jitsu/jutsu-art) - Japanese
Karate -empty hand - Japanese
Kendo -way of the sword (do-way) - Japanese
Kenpo - law of the fist - Japanese
Kung fu - learned skill , Chinese
Kyokushin - ultimate truth - Japanese
Muay Thai - Thai boxing , science of the 8 limbs - Thai
Lethwei - Burmese boxing , science of the 9 limbs
Ninjitsu - art of invisibility (jitsu/jutsu-art) - Japanese
Shaolin chaun , long fist boxing (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Shotokan - final strike - Japanese
Tae kwon do - way of the hand and foot (do-way) - Japanese
Jeet kune do - way of the intercepting fist (do-way) - Chinese
Thai chi chaun - grand ultimate fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) - Chinese
Tong long - preying mantis fist - Chinese
Wing chun - close range combat - Chinese
Luta livre - fight free (luta-fight , livre-free) - Portuguese
Baguazham - 8-trigrams palm , Chinese
Bajiquan - 8 extremes fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Chou jiao - poking feet, Chinese
Dim mak - pressure point fighting
Ditangquan - ground-prone fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Fanziquan - overturning fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) , Chinese
Fu chiao - tiger claw , Chinese
Gou quan - dog fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing , gou-dog) , chinese
Houquan - monkey fist , chinese
Hung gar - tiger kung fu
Zui quan - drunken fist (chuan/quan-fist/boxing) , chinese
Adithada - kickboxing , Indian
hope you enjoyed reading
chris