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The teaching of martial arts in Asia has historically followed the cultural traditions of teacher-disciple apprenticeship. Students are trained in a strictly hierarchical system by a master instructor: Sifu in Cantonese; Shih fu (Wade-Giles), Shī fù (lit., master-father) in Mandarin; Guru in Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu and Malay; Sensei in Japanese; Sa Bum Nim in Korean; Kallari Gurukkal in Malayalam; Asaan in Tamil; and Achan in Thai. The instructor is expected to directly supervise their students' training, and the students are expected to memorize and recite as closely as possible the rules and basic training routines of the school.
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Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Chinese American martial artist, philosopher, instructor, and martial arts actor widely regarded as one of the most influential martial artists of the twentieth century. Bruce Lee is iconic for his presentation of Chinese martial arts to the non-Chinese world. Lee's films, especially his performance in the Hollywood-produced Enter the Dragon, elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim.
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Enter the Dragon (1973): directed by Robert Clouse and starring Bruce Lee. Tagline: The first American produced martial arts spectacular! Plot outline: A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
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Kevin Taylor (USA) broke 411 Bricks in 54.8 seconds at the Battle of Detroit World Martial Arts Championship, Birch Run, Michigan on March 25, 2006.
Larry Fields (USA) broke 354 cement patio blocks (8 in X 16 in X 2 in) (20.32 cm X 40.64 cm X 5.08 cm) in one minute with his elbows in Kansas City on April 3, 2004
Fernando Camareno (USA) broke 310 cements bricks (4 in x 10 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in) (10.16 cm x 25.4 cm x 3.17 cm) 1 minute with one hand on August 28, 2004 in Guaynabo (Puerto Rico).
Muhamed Kahrimanovic (Germany) broke 69 coconuts by hand in one minute on 12 August 2005 in Flensburg, Germany.
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Dan: the efficiency grades in judo are divided into pupil (kyu) and master (dan) grades. The highest awarded is the extremely rare red belt judan (10th dan), given to only 13 men so far. The Judo protocol provides for an 11th dan (juichidan) who also would wear a red belt, a 12th dan (junidan) who would wear a white belt twice as wide as an ordinary belt, and the highest of all, shihan (ductor), but these have never been bestowed, except for the 12th dan, to the founder of the sport, Dr Jigoro Kano.
Source: Guinness World Records
Kung Fu Fighting by Foo Fighters
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Hari Seldon, the hero of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, practiced a fictional form of martial art called twisting. It's said that the best twisters come from Helicon, Seldon's home planet.
Bene Gesserit, from the Dune series of novels by Frank Herbert, practiced the weirding way, a fictional psychic/martial art characterised by extreme discipline and the development of superhuman body control incorporated into Prana Bindu training.
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The following are all martial arts-related (an amusing use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sounds like another word):
Some people go into martial arts just for kicks.
A karate demonstration movie became a block buster.
A karate school restaurant served mainly chops.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, used baristas (a Japanese wrestling style). This is probably a typographical error for the real martial art of Bartitsu.
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Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world. (Dave Barry)
A dog at play has the mind of a wise martial arts master, a mind capable of perfect focus. (Anonymous)
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Head Board Breaking in 30 Seconds: Kevin M. Shelley (USA) broke 31 boards on his forehead on 16 August 1999. The boards were 30.5 cm (12 in) wide by 30.5 cm (12 in) tall by 2,5 cm (1 in) thick made of #3 pine. The boards were handed to him by assistants. They must be broken singly and clearly broken and spacers are not an option. The breaker has thirty seconds in which to break as many as possible.
Highest Martial Arts Kick: Christophe Pinna (France) broke a 2.5 cm (1 in) board 3.03 m (9 ft 11 1/4 in) above ground level, on 30 June 1988.
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If the fight is tomorrow, why then clench your fist today? (Cameroonian)
O eggs, never fight with stones!. (Chinese)
If you want an audience, start a fight. (Chinese)
Advising is often better than fighting. (German)
When there is no enemy it is safe to fight. (German)
Those who fight with silver spears are sure of their victory. (Greek)
If you are going out for a fight leave your best hat at home. (Japanese)
It is no use cutting a stick when the fight is over. (Japanese)
He that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day. (Traditional)
Source: Creative Proverbs
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