Martial Arts Blew Away the Movie Industry!
VIDEO: The transformation when martial arts came to Hollywood
As the popularity of kung fu movies grew however, so did the making of these movies purely for entertainment. As they reached Hong Kong, these movies were no longer just watched by the Chinese, but many throughout the world. In the 60`s and 70`s as America and Britain and other countries were becoming more acquainted with Asian culture do in part to the Korean conflict and the Vietnam war, many became more interested in the fighting arts from Asia.
It should go without saying that there is a tremendous difference between what happens in a choreographed fight scene in a martial arts flick and what happens in real life. Without a doubt, trained stuntmen and the fighters who enact these scenes are basically dancing with each other in a preplanned fashion.
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Judo DoJo
Judo (meaning "gentle way") is a modern martial art, combat and Olympic sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano . Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the objective is to either throw or takedown an opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue an opponent with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke. Strikes and thrusts by hands and feet as well as weapons defenses are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata,) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice. A judo practitioner is called a judoka.
