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Thursday, 26 April 2012
Amputees Looking to Join the M.M.A. Fray Face Obstacles
Amputees pursuing careers in mixed martial arts have come up against state athletic commissions concerned about licensing them and able-bodied fighters concerned about fighting them.
Karate, the ultimate martial art that developed from a synthesis of indigenous Ryukyuan fighting methods and southern Chinese martial arts. "Karate" originally meant Tang hand, i.e. Chinese hand, which was later changed to a homonym meaning 'empty hand' in Japanese. It is known primarily as a striking art, featuring punching, kicking, knee/elbow strikes and open handed techniques. However, grappling, joint manipulations, locks, restraints/traps, throws and vital point striking also appear in karate. - Excert from Wikipedia, summing up the essence of Karate.
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