Prematch Briefing

Prematch Briefing is mandatory meeting must be attended by all coaches and fighters before tournament, very important to socialize the tournament rules used by the organizer.

There are so many martial art tournament organizers nowadays. Those organizers created their own rules based on their own personal taste and style, that why prematch briefing is important. For examples:

- Some Taekwondo organizers permit all basic strikes, other organizers ban punches.

- Some Karate organizers permit all basic strikes, other organizers ban kicks.

- Some Kickboxing organizers permit Round Kick to calf area, other organizers only permit Sweep Kick to ankle area.

- Some Kenpo organizers permit all basic strikes, other organizers ban both elbow and knee strikes.

- Some Tui Shou organizers permit all basic throws, other organizers only permit pushing the opponent body with palm techniques.

- Some Jujutsu organizers use single point match tournament format, other organizers use point collecting match format.

- Some Knife Fighting organizers permit blocking/trapping using the unarmed hand, other organizers only permit blocking with the knife.

Dizzy? Me too.

Although there are so many tournament organizers with different personal taste, at least all good martial art tournament organizers are agree with 1 thing: Ban all strikes to most fatal areas like back brain, eyes, neck, throat, back bone, bladder and testicle for safety.

Prematch Briefing is also effective method to prevent cheats by corrupt referees. When i participate at a Karate fighting tournament in 2008, the organizer told us at prematch briefing “All basic strikes are permitted except to groin area!!”, but there are corrupt referees who give a penalty (yellow card) to fighters who use kicks and at other side they let the fighters who pay them to use any kicks they want, of course the coaches and audiences protest together (because they already knew the real rules, coaches and audiences aren’t stupid).

Kenpo

Kenpo (拳法) is a Northern Japanese (Muromachi Kingdom) fighting style created in 15th century.

Developed from Chinese Kungfu (功夫) brought by Buddhist monks to Northern Japan.

What Is Martial Art?

Martial Art (Art Of Fighting) or Self Defense is an ancient survival skill used for unarmed fighting against attackers like bandits, enemy soldiers and wild bad animals.

In the battlefield or street fighting, sometimes our weapon are thrown or broken, that's why we must know how to defend ourselves even without weapon.

Not only for fighting, self defense is also useful to trained as daily aerobic exercise for fun. Today, there are lot of aerobic clubs which that incorporates self defense techniques worldwide. Like Aerobic Boxing, Cardio Kickboxing, Aerobic Karate and Aerobic Muay Thai.

For psychological aspect, self defense is best training to build your courage, confidence, calmness and sportmanship. Self defense is best sport which train both your physical and psychological.

Generally, all self defense schools have 1 same basic principe: Hit the enemies first quickly as possible before they hit you.

By the way, you don’t need to mastering all techniques forcefully. Even legendary masters and world champions only focus mastering their own favourite moveset. For Examples:

- Some martial art schools are focus on punch like Boxing.

- Some schools are focus on kick like Taekkyon.

- And some schools are focus on both punch and kick balancedly like Karate.

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).

Silat

Southeast Asian fighting style created by Malay warriors in 14th century.

Silat was not created by a single person only, it evolved as an indigenous martial art developed over centuries by the ancient peoples of Malay Archipelago for self defense and warfare.

Beipai Kungfu

Beipai Kungfu (北派功夫) / Kuoshu (國術) is an ancient Northern Chinese martial art 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.

Adimurai

Indian fighting style also known as Musti Yuddha and Adithada.

Created by the ancient Siddhars/masters of southern India, the earliest references to Musti Yuddha also come from various classical literatures compiled in the middle of the 2nd millennium BC.

Karate

Karate (空手) is a Southern Japanese (Ryukyu Kingdom) fighting style created in 17th century.

Developed from Chinese Kungfu (功夫) brought from by Ryukyuan students to Southern Japan.

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 various martial arts into his new fighting style.

Greek Boxing

Ancient Greek fighting style also known as Pygmachia (Greek), Pugilatus (Roman), Mulakima (Arabic) and Loh Mushti (Punjabi).

Further archaeological evidence appears in the Bronze Age Akrotiri fresco known as the "Boxing Boys", which depicts two Minoan youths dueling with belts and Boxing gloves.