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Many arts are practiced in Taiwan, but the various styles of Kung Fu will be the most prevailant.
Cuba studied some form of Japanese martial arts directly after high school.
It is a martial art practiced by ninjas. Very few schools still exist.
No. The ninja (or Shinobi, as they were traditionally called) practiced the martial art of Ninjutsu.
Kendo is the japanese martial art of the sword. Iaido is the art of drawing the sword. Kyudo is the art of archery, Yabusame, the art of horseback archery. These were all practiced by samurai. In England knights also trained in ways of the sword, shield, mace, longbow, catapult and other weaponry. Although they had no exotic names, these disciplines are martial arts in the most literal sense.
No martial art is practiced only on the floor. All of them at least start out in a standing position. Brazilian JuJutsu concentrates on ground aspect, but also spends time working on how to get someone on the ground.
No; most martial arts historians are in agreement, that it is wrestling which holds that honor. No, actually, the first real martial art is believed to be an inian martial art known as Kalarippayattu.
No, ikebana is the art of arranging flowers. It was often practiced by the Samurai, as it was believed that a warrior needed to be skilled in the other arts, as well as the art of war.
If you mean martial arts then yes. Though not Chinese, Judo and Tae Kwon Do are martial arts and Olympic Sports. Mixed Martial Arts is a popular sport that uses parts of different martial arts, and some Chinese arts can be incorporated into this at appropriate times.
No, they are two very different martial arts. Ninjutsu is a Japanese art that focused on spying and assassination. Kung Fu is a martial art from China, often practiced by monks as part of their daily routine.
Jujitsu is not a sport. It is a martial art that is practiced in many countries of the world including Canada.
Karate comes from Okinawa. It is based on the ancient art of kung fu from China combined with the local Okinawa art of te. From there it went to Japan and from there it went to Korea where it was combined with the local martial art and became what we know as Tae kwon do.