Styles – Page 7 – Martial Arts Videos

Tantui
Tantui is a famous Northern wushu routine and has several versions due to its incorporation into various styles. For this reason the name can be translated to mean “spring” or “springing leg” (the most popular) or “pond” or “lake leg”. Styles that incorporate Tán Tuǐ include Northern Praying Mantis, Chángquán, and Northern Shaolin as... more »
Tenjin Shinyo ryu
Tenjin Shin’yō-ryū, literally meaning “Divine True Willow School”, can be classified as a traditional school (koryū) of Jujutsu. It was founded by Iso Mataemon Minamoto no Masatari in the 1830s. Once a very popular jujutsu system in Japan, among the famous students who studied the art were Kano Jigoro, whose modern art of Judo... more »
Tongbeiquan
Tongbeiquan (literally “Spreading Power from the Back Boxing”) is a school of martial arts popular in northern China. Tongbeiquan’s basic precepts are Taoist in nature and many of the training methods in Tongbeiquan are similar to those of the internal styles. In traditional Tongbeiquan training, several parts are included: basic training (stance, arm techniques,... more »
Uechi Ryu Karate-do
Uechi Ryu is one of the most popular styles of Okinawan Karate-do practiced today. It enjoys not only a large following in Okinawa and Japan, but throughout the world, especially in the United States. This style of Karate derived from ancient Chinese Pangainoon Kenpo. It teaches in-close fighting, utilizing circular blocks, grappling, and concentrated... more »
Vale tudo
Vale tudo (meaning “anything goes” or “No rules”) are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. This form of wrestling has been considered a combat sport by some observers. Vale tudo has been made famous by fighters such as Marco Ruas and... more »
Viet vo dao
Viet Vo Dao is a modern martial arts discipline originated from Vietnam. It is practiced worldwide in more than 40 countries covering all major continents. The Viet Vo Dao history is strictly tied to the history of Vietnamese people and, therefore, reflects its spirit accurately. The Viet Vo Dao is characterized by the fact... more »
Wado Ryu Karate-do
The name Wadō-ryū has three parts: Wa, dō, and ryū. Wa means “harmony,” dō means “way,” and ryū means “style.” Harmony should not be interpreted as pacifism; it is simply the acknowledgment that yielding is sometimes more effective than brute strength. From one point of view, Wadō-ryū might be considered a style of jūjutsu... more »
Waraku Budo
Waraku Budo is a martial art arising from ancient Shinto beliefs and practices. Waraku focuses on the eight fundamental spiral movements that the human body can make. The spiral is the path that planets, stars, and galaxies traverse. In tracing these cosmic spirals, we align ourselves with the constructive forces of the universe. Each... more »
Wing Chun
Wing Chun (literally “spring chant”) is a concept-based Chinese martial art and form of self-defense utilizing both striking and grappling while specializing in close-range combat. This complete system of fighting and self defense was developed in China 3 centuries ago. Wing Chun is unique in that you do not need strength to do it,... more »
Wing Tsun
Wing Tsun (chant spring” is a branch of Wing Chun, led by Leung Ting.The particular phonetic spelling of 詠春 as Wing Tsun was picked by the branch founder Leung Ting to differentiate his branch from the others. WingTsun (without a space) is the trademarked form used by the International WingTsun Association (IWTA), not the... more »
Xingyiquan
Xingyiquan is one of the major “internal” or Wudang styles of Chinese martial arts. The word translates approximately to “Form/Intention Boxing”, or “Shape/Will Boxing”, and is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power. There is no single organizational body governing the teaching of the art, and several variant styles exist. A practitioner... more »
Yang style Tai Chi Chuan
Yang family-style Tai Chi Chuan in its many variations is the most popular and widely practised style in the world today and the second in terms of seniority among the primary five family styles of Tai Chi Chuan. Most of the popular forms today evolved from the Yang. Tai Chi started out with 13... more »
Yoseikan Budo
Yoseikan Budo may be classified as a sogo budo form (lit. “composite” or “comprehensive” martial art), but is used here to indicate a martial art into which various martial ways have been integrated. It is probably most widely known for its connection to a pre-war style of Aikido; however, it has important connections to... more »
Yudo (Korean Judo)
Yudo is the Korean pronunciation for Judo and some Koreans tend to use the two terms interchangeably. Jigoro Kano’s teachings are the basis for the practice of Yudo within the Republic of Korea Yudo Association (ROKYA). Those teachings were reinforced and developed for the Korean practitioners by the teachers sent to the Korean Peninsula,... more »
Zui quan (drunken boxing)
Zui Quan (drunken boxing) is a concept in traditional Chinese martial arts, as well as a classification of modern Wushu forms. It is a category of techniques, forms and fighting philosophy that appear to imitate a drunkard’s movements. The postures are created by momentum and weight of the body, and imitation is generally through... more »

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