Mortal Kombat - Fighting Styles: Aikido, Ba Gua, Ba Shan Fan, Baji Quan, Chou Jaio, Choy Lay Fut, Crane, Dragon, Dragon Kung Fu, Drunken Fist, ... Chuan, Hung Gar, Jeet Kune Do, Jojutsu, Judo
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ISBN / ASIN123471423X
ISBN-139781234714239
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This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Aikido, Ba Gua, Ba Shan Fan, Baji Quan, Chou Jaio, Choy Lay Fut, Crane, Dragon, Dragon Kung Fu, Drunken Fist, Escrima, Fan Zi, Fu Jow Pai, Goju Ryu, Gold Dragon, Hapkido, Hua Chuan, Hung Gar, Jeet Kune Do, Jojutsu, Judo, Jujutsu, Jun Fan, Karate, Kata, Kenpo, Kuatan, Kung Fu, Kuo Shou, Leopard, Long Fist, Lui He Ba Fa, Mantis, Mi Tzu, Mi Zong, Mian Chuan, Moloch, Monkey, Moves, Muay Thai, Nan Chuan, Netherrealm, Ninjitsu, Pao Chui, Pi Gua, Sambo, Shaolin Fist, Shaolin Kung Fu, Shorin Ryu, Shotokan, Silat, Snake, Sumo, Tae Kwon Do, Tai Chi, Tang Soo Do, Val Tudo, Wing Chun, Wu Shu, Xing Yi, Ying Yeung, Yue Chuan, Zha Chuan, Zi Ran Men. Excerpt: Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. This requires very little physical strength, as the aikidÅka (aikido practitioner) "leads" the attacker's momentum using entering and turning movements. The techniques are completed with various throws or joint locks. Aikido can be categorized under the general umbrella of grappling arts. Aikido derives mainly from the martial art of DaitÅ-ryÅ« Aiki-jÅ«jutsu, but began to diverge from it in the late 1920s, partly due to Ueshiba's involvement with the ÅŒmoto-kyÅ religion. Ueshiba's early students' documents bear the term aiki-jÅ«jutsu. Many of Ueshiba's senior students have different approaches to aikido, depending on when they studied with him. Today aikido is found all over the world in a number of styles, with broad ranges of interpretation and emphasis. However, they all share techniques learned from Ueshiba and most have concern for the well-being of the attacker. Kano uses Aikido as his fighting style used in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. It is used by Kitana as her secondary fighting style in Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance and Armageddon and by Ashrah as her secondary fighting style in Mortal ...