Welcome to Our Website!
Since 1989, Sho-Lung-Dojo has been providing "Personal and Private" instruction in the martial arts in the Frederick, MD and its Local areas.
We hope you enjoy our website and will ask for an Invite. This site is designed to give you information about our style of martial arts, or purpose and provide you with information on how to contact us as well.
What Are Martial Arts?
A Martial Art can be defined as a system of techniques - physical and mental exercises developed as a successful means for self-defense, both armed and unarmed.
Martial Arts
Techniques, skills and abilities that are martial in nature but do not benefit the practitioner and their community are generally not considered martial arts. Mutual benefit must be a component. Martial arts utilize a variety of combat methods. Some fighting styles emphasize weaponless techniques while others teach the use of weapons. Some styles focus on grappling while others put their emphasis on striking. Weaponless systems use hand, arm, foot, shin, and knee striking and blocking techniques. Some weapons that may be used are the staff, sword, knife, dagger and nunchaku.
Not all forms of basic hand to hand combat/Self defense are actually considered to be martial arts. Some argue that unless warriors were using a adaptable fighting system in actual combat, it was not truly a martial art. Additionally, there is a difference between martial art and martial sport; the sport application of a combat system is more for Recreational and self reflection then a living Fighting System. Not all activities designated as martial arts are martial or artistic as well.
Martial Arts Today
While some developed from a warriors need in combat, other martial arts developed as a means for spiritual and physical development. Strictly defined, martial arts are combat arts, methods for disabling an opponent in battle. Martial ways, or, those arts that have a spiritual component, go beyond combat effectiveness and seek to expand the method of personal combat...in life's task or Work.
