How many levels are there in martial arts?

Answer 1

There are literally dozens of styles, each with their own branches for a total of hundreds of kinds of Martial Arts. * Boxing * kickbox * muay thai * Okinawan karate - kyokoushin, * Japanese Karate - shotokan, * wing chun * Wrestling * Brazilian jiu jitsu * Judo * Aikido * Kendo * iaido * copiera * Jiu jitsu * hapkido * tae kwon do

Answer 2

In most martial arts based on the Asian region, there are 10 levels of black belt. The levels before black belt vary from school to school and style to style. Typically there are between 7 and 12 of these levels.

In another context, there are levels of knowledge and understanding at a more spiritual level. These are the Japanese levels, taken from the essay collection book "Kodo; Ancient Ways;" A 17th century Japanese swordsman by the name of Skiun wrote there are three stages in martial arts training, and, further paraphrasing the essay collection, these stages are accepted as "the standard" in Japanese-style martial arts training. The first stage is the "Shu" stage. Shu means the protecting stage; by "protecting" it is meant, you don't try to innovate, you don't argue, you don't change anything, you practice the martial art EXACTLY how its given to you. That is why its called "protecting;" you train, in accordance to accepted tradition. In Japan there is a proverb that goes "innovation is not possible without firm grounding in tradition." The second stage is called the "Ha" stage. Ha means, you can use your style, to defeat any style, you have become a true expert. Traditionally trained Japanese black belts of the 1940's and 50's were at this level.

Shaolin monks, the majority, reach the "Ri" stage. Ri means, you know your martial art so well that to defeat other styles you pull off techniques that did not previously exist. Also, whereas even a "Ha" stage martial artist needs to think, by now martial arts is as natural to you as breathing.

There is a fourth stage, that was not written down, but passed down orally by Skiun to his student, and then that student to the next and so on. The fourth stage is called the "Ku" or "emptiness" stage. Ku means going "beyond" just "mastery." To the east Asian mind, "emptyness" and "infinity" mean the same thing.

Answer 3

Even before you count local variants and styles based elsewhere that have core and almost entire curriculum directly from kung fu, there are several hundred styles of Chinese kempo. To put this into perspective Rising Dragon school, being open particular school popular for catering to the west- has between 10 and 20 (depending on how you count wushu made up of more then one style) styles in ONE SCHOOL! This is also seen in many of the martial arts universities there in china which may each have a style or two that the others don't!

Answer 4

Hundreds, perhaps even thousands. There are several hundred versions of karate being taught throughout the world.

Every skill used in combat is considered a martial art. That includes most of what is learned in military training as well as those practicing the martial arts that originated in Asia.