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Vale Tudo or vale-tudo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvali ˈtudu]; English: Everything Goes/Everything Allowed), also known as No Holds Barred (NHB) in the United States, is an unarmed, full-contact combat sport with relatively few rules. It became popular in Brazil during the 20th century and would eventually evolve into modern mixed martial ...
Karate was first introduced to American service men after World War II by Japanese and Okinawan karate masters. [1][2] Many of these US servicemen took their newfound skills to the United States and established their own dojos. [1][3][4] Many Japanese karate instructors were also sent to popularize the martial art in the United States. [5][6 ...
In Kill Bill: Volume 2, a 2004 American martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, a martial arts teacher named Pai Mei uses his Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique to kill opponents after they have taken five steps. [13] [14] In the 2012 video game Sleeping Dogs it is the final and most powerful move that can be learned.
In martial arts, a knifehand strike is a strike using the part of the hand opposite the thumb (from the little finger to the wrist), familiar to many people as a karate chop (in Japanese, shutō-uchi). [1][2] Suitable targets for the knifehand strike include the carotid sinus at the base of the neck (which can cause unconsciousness), [3 ...
Derrick Lewis. Derrick James Lewis[4] (born February 7, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he currently holds the record for most knockouts in UFC history. A professional competitor since 2010, Lewis has also competed for ...
“Warrior” is one of a number of recent TV shows and movies by Asian Americans that are taking a new look at kung fu, and using the genre to explore American culture, politics and identity ...
Jailhouse rock is a name used to describe a collection of fighting styles that were practiced or developed within black urban communities in the 1960s and 1970s. [1][3] The many different manifestations of JHR share a commonality in blending western boxing with other stylised martial arts techniques. [4] The basic principle of these styles is ...
George Dillman (born November 23, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [2] is a controversial American martial arts instructor, who popularized the use of techniques such as pressure points (also known in Japan as kyūsho jutsu (急所術)) among the United States' martial arts practitioners. Dillman is a member of Black Belt magazine's Hall of ...