MARTIAL ARTISTS PERFORM FOR PEACE : A.V. CONTINGENT IMPRESSES MASTERS AT URUGUAY SUMMIT.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Five Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley residents jumped, spun and kicked before a gathering of martial arts This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style. African martial arts Eritrea
The sight of people cracking boards with their bare hands and feet might not conjure up conjure up Verb 1. to create an image in the mind: the name Versailles conjures up a past of sumptuous grandeur 2. images of peace, but the practitioners say the martial arts are not about aggression. Self-defense and an integration of the mind, body and spirit are the focus. ``It's not about fighting,'' said tae kwon do tae kwon do Korean martial art resembling karate. It is characterized by the use of high standing and jump kicks as well as punches and is practiced for sport, self-defense, and spiritual development. In sparring, blows are stopped just short of contact. first-degree black belt Jesse Wood Jesse Wood [1] is a London based model and guitarist who has played with , Glyda, The Leah Wood Band and The Ronnie Wood Band. Jesse is currently playing with his band, HOGG , with John Hogg and Martin Wright. , 17, of Lancaster. ``It's about bettering your mind. When you are confident in your movements, there is no need to fight.'' Dae Shik Yin, a grandmaster of tae kwon do, instructor David Reynolds and first-degree black belts Wood, Tommy Nguyen and Jimmy Nguyen demonstrated their skills at the first Pan-American Martial Arts Masters for World Peace Conference. The conference, held Dec. 16-21 in Montevideo, Uruguay, was a gathering of martial arts masters from 33 nations. The Yin demonstration team was invited to the conference to represent the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The team spent five days in Uruguay, making a favorable impression with the masters at its Dec. 20 performance. ``We were the only team that did jumping and turning kicks,'' said Reynolds, 25, a tae kwon do instructor of 7 years. ``They were impressed with the flying kicks.'' Brothers Jimmy, 13, and Tommy Nguyen, 15, of Palmdale started learning tae kwon do three years ago. ``I got into it mostly for self-defense,'' Tommy Nguyen said. ``Jimmy got into it mostly because of Hollywood.'' ``I like the Ninja Turtles and Jean Claude Van Damme,'' Jimmy Nguyen said. The Uruguay demonstration included Jimmy Nguyen doing a triple kick and Tommy Nguyen jumping over eight people and breaking a board with a kick at the end of the jump. ``We've been practicing together for a couple of years,'' Wood said. ``We only had a week's notice for this. It was the best of what we usually do.'' The conference was an opportunity to observe other martial art martial art Any of several arts of combat and self-defense that are widely practiced as sport. There are armed and unarmed varieties, most based on traditional fighting methods used in East Asia. forms. ``I've never seen martial arts masters do their movements,'' Jimmy Nguyen said. ``Kung fu kung fu Pinyin gongfu Chinese martial art that is simultaneously a spiritual and a physical discipline. It has been practiced at least since the Zhou dynasty (1111–255 BC). looks nice. I like the movement.'' An Argentine martial arts expert put on an impressive show. He broke eight bottles, then stood on the glass shards and did a back kick to break a brick. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--ran in AV and CONEJO--color in AV) Jesse Wood executes a double split kick, breaking boards held by brothers Jimmy and Tommy Nguyen. All three are first-degree black belts. (2--ran in AV and CONEJO--color in AV) Tae kwon do team members instructor David Reynolds, left, Jimmy Nguyen, Tommy Nguyen and Jesse Wood warm up. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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