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2. Tatami - Wikipedia

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   Tatami (畳) are types of mat used as flooring material in traditional Japanese -style rooms. They are made in standard sizes, twice as long as wide, about 0.9 metres (3') by 1.8 metres (6') depending on the region. In martial arts, tatami are the floor used for training in a dojo and for competition. [1]

3. Guy Savelli - Wikipedia

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   Guy Savelli. Guy Savelli was a martial artist, teacher, and spiritual healer. He taught the spiritual and mental aspects of martial arts, especially Kuntao . In 1983, Savelli was recruited by Col. Nick Rowe to train U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers in his techniques at Fort Bragg. Among Savelli's students were hand-to-hand combat instructors ...

4. Jō - Wikipedia

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   Jō. A jō ( 杖 :じょう) is an approximately 1.27-metre (4.2 ft) wooden staff, used in some Japanese martial arts. The martial art of wielding the jō is called jōjutsu or jōdō. Also, aiki-jō is a set of techniques in aikido which uses the jō to illustrate aikido's principles with a weapon. The jō staff is shorter than the bō.

5. Dojang - Wikipedia

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   Dojang. Dojang ( Korean : 도장) is a term used in Korean martial arts, such as Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Kuk Sool Won, and hapkido, that refers to a formal training hall. It is typically considered the formal gathering place for students of a martial art to conduct training, examinations and other related encounters.

6. International Taekwon-Do Federation - Wikipedia

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   Purpose. Self defense martial art. Region served. Worldwide. International Taekwon-Do Federation ( ITF) is an international taekwondo organization founded on March 22, 1966, by Choi Hong Hi ( Korean : 최홍희) in Seoul, South Korea. [1] The ITF was founded to promote and encourage the growth of the Korean martial art of taekwon-do.

7. Tameshigiri - Wikipedia

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   Tameshigiri (試し斬り, 試し切り, 試斬, 試切) is the Japanese art of target test cutting. The kanji literally mean " test cut " ( kun'yomi: ためし ぎり tameshi giri ). This practice was popularized in the Edo period (17th century) for testing the quality of Japanese swords. [1] It continues to the present day, but has evolved ...