When We Are Allowed To Hit Someone?

As self defense practitioner, there are 4 situations where we are allowed to hit someone:

1. When someone trying to attack us or touching our body.

2. When someone trying to touching, stealing or sabotage our private belongings.

3. When someone trespassing our private area without permission.

4. When someone being attacked and need our help (good person only, we never help bad person).

How To Stopping A Fight

Stopping a fight is mandatory skill that must be mastered by all fighting sport trainers and referees.

Sometimes, the fighters can't / won't listen your command, so you must stop the fight and separating both fighters using direct force (personally, i was also can't listen the referee several times because the tournament venues are too noisy).

Taekwondo

Taekwondo (태권도) is a Korean fighting style, also known as Tang Soo Do (당수도).

This fighting style was created by Korean masters who are previously learn Kungfu (武術) which brought from China during Tang dynasty era (ruled from 618 to 907).

Silat

Southeast Asian fighting style developed from Chinese Kungfu (武術).

In southeast Asia countries, Kungfu was brought by buddhist monks. Then the Malay students created new fighting style named Silat between 14th-17th century.

Kungfu

Kungfu (武術) / Kuoshu (國術) is an Ancient northern Chinese fighting style created before Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC).

It is said that the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi), who ascended to power in 2698 BC, introduced the earliest systematized fighting style in China which taught both punch and kick techniques.

Kickboxing

English name of ancient fighting style. Also known as Musti Yuddha (Hindi), Adithada (Tamil) and Moraingy (Madagascar).

Second oldest fighting style after Boxing. Various ancient Kickboxing tournaments existed in ancient India since the middle of the 2nd millennium BC.

Karate

Karate (空手) is a Southern Japanese (Ryukyu Kingdom) fighting style created in 13th century. Developed from Kungfu (武術) brought from Northern China to Southern Japan.

After trade relationships were established with Ming Dynasty (China) by King Satto of Chuzan, Chinese fighting style also introduced to the Ryukyu islands. Many years later, Ryukyuan Kungfu students created new fighting style named Karate.

Jeet Kune Do

Jeet Kune Do (截拳道) is a modern Kungfu style created by Bruce Lee (Lee Jun Fan) in 1967. Bruce Lee combine both Wing Chun Kuntao punches he learned from Ip Man and Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo Kicks he learned from Jhoon Rhee.

Ancient Kungfu styles didn’t teach balance fighting technique, Northern Chinese style focus on long range kicks and southern Chinese style focus on close range punches. Bruce Lee want to create new Kungfu style which train balanced striking techniques, new Kungfu style that teach both short range punches and long range kicks with balanced portion so the students can adapt on all ranges of combat.

When it comes to combat, Jeet Kune Do practitioners believe the simplest techniques are work best, finish the fight quick as possible without wasting time and stamina.

Boxing

English name of ancient fighting style. Also known as Mulakima (Arabic), Pygmachia (Greece), Dambe (Nigeria), Takanakuy (Peru), Kulachniy Boy (Russia), Loh Mushti (Punjab) and Bahu Yuddha (Hindi).

Oldest fighting style on the world, named Boxing because 2 fighters are fight in box-shaped arena. The oldest historical artifact of Boxing comes from a Sumerian relief in Iraq from the third millennium BC.