Martial Arts Outdoor | 1 WaKi-Do Escrima Münster

This video is for entertainment and fun purposes only. It is not for instruction and is not intended to encourage viewers to try anything without first learning from a qualified instructor no one should attempt to try these techniques without being trained and supervised by a qualified person. It demonstrates an impression of spirit and fun of various Escrima martial arts, self defence, katas and sparring outdoor. The Chinese and Malay communities of the Philippines have practiced Escrima together with Kuntaw and Silat for centuries, so much so that many people mistakenly believe silat to have originated in the Philippines. Some of the modern styles, particularly Doce Pares and modern Arnis contain elements of Japanese martial arts such as Judo and Karate as some of the founders were blackbelters in these systems. Escrima is complementary with Aikido because of the rounded nature of the conditioning and body mechanics when twirling or swinging sticks. In Western countries, it is common for Escrima to be practiced in conjunction with other martial arts, particularly Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do or Silat. As a result, there is some confusion between styles, systems and lineage because some people cross-train without giving due credit to the founders or principles of their arts Lars Lömke Kutaw and Kenpo training for example derives from the interactions between Chinese, Japanese and Filipino styles, and to a lesser extent in other parts, another one is the cross-training between Waki-Do Escrima, Wing Chun, JKD, Lars Hof Escrima and Paul Vunak JKD. Bruce Lee's close collaboration with Dan Inosanto (the weapons aspect of JKD comes primarily from Escrima and Bruce Lee considered it as the martial art which had the closest philosophy to JKD). Proponents of such training say the arts are very similar in many aspects and complement each other well. It has become marketable to offer Escrima classes in other traditional Asian martial arts studios in America but some practitioners of other Escrima styles often dismiss these lessons as debased versions of original training methods. China has a long history of martial traditions that includes hundreds of different styles. Over the past two thousand years many distinctive styles have been developed, each with its own set of techniques and ideas. There are also common themes to the different styles, which are often classified by "families" ( jiā), "sects" pai) or "schools" ( men). There are styles that mimic movements from animals and others that gather inspiration from various Chinese philosophies, myths and legends. Some styles put most of their focus into the harnessing of qi, while others concentrate on competition. Chinese martial arts can be split into various categories to differentiate them: For example, external and internal. Chinese martial arts can also be categorized by location, as in northern and southern as well, referring to what part of China the styles originated from, separated by the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang); Chinese martial arts may even be classified according to their province or city. The main perceived difference between northern and southern styles is that the northern styles tend to emphasize fast and powerful kicks, high jumps and generally fluid and rapid movement, while the southern styles focus more on strong arm and hand techniques, and stable, immovable stances and fast footwork. Examples of the northern styles include Changquan and Xingyiquan. Examples of the southern styles include Bak Mei, Wuzuquan, Choy Li Fut and Wing Chun. Chinese martial arts can also be divided according to religion, imitative-styles , and family styles such as Hung Gar. There are distinctive differences in the training between different groups of the Chinese martial arts regardless of the type of classification. However, few experienced martial artists make a clear distinction between internal and external styles, or subscribe to the idea of northern systems being predominantly kick-based and southern systems relying more heavily on upper-body techniques. Most styles contain both hard and soft elements, regardless of their internal nomenclature. Analyzing the difference in accordance with yin and yang principles, philosophers would assert that the absence of either one would render the practitioner's skills unbalanced or deficient, as yin and yang alone are each only half of a whole. If such differences did once exist, they have since been blurred.