The martial arts make up an exciting sport that is a great tool for self defense and discipline. Training involves intense mental concentration and physical stamina. The key of each technique is to sharpen you thinking to the point that you simply react. There are many different forms of martial arts that specialize in a wide range of self defense and offensive combat.

Aikido is a Japanese form of martial arts that is derived form Jujitsu. It is not an offensive type of fighting that involves punching and kicking. It focuses on using your opponents own moves against himself by focusing on the flow of energy. By manipulating the force someone uses towards you, they can be thrown aside or even flipped over backwards in the direction of their energy.

Karate is the original form of martial arts. It is translated to mean