Does Dancing and Martial Arts come hand in hand?
My previous post about Martials art does state that i am a fan of bruce lee and have interest in Jeet kune do and other various forms of martials such as Capoeira, but i also have a great interest in dancing. I’ve always felt the two had simularities. After reading this article in MI: Martial Arts and Culture, its pretty much strengthed my belief. Not only it mentions that the late great Bruce Lee was a Cha Cha Champion in Hong Kong, it also mentions a martial art that was done in a way that mask the training in a form of dancing, Capoeira! There are theories that Break Dancing orignated from Capoeira
Many of the same skills in dance are just applicable to the martial arts, and especially in that of Kung Fu where you are not just employing power but all the subtle talents of dancing as well.
July 18th, 2007 at 1:33 am
Yep, dancing and martial arts go side by side. Aikido, for example, is a very graceful type of Martial Arts. Sometimes, people are surprised to see Aikidokans practice because it’s as if, according to the former, they are doing ballet. Stances are very, very important in any field of martial arts and I think that’s why it goes side by side with dancing.
July 25th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
I have to say personally that I am a dancer turned martial artist and that it really helps to alredy have the balance and coordination of dance when I started. I love the fact that I don’t have to rework my body to learn to stretch among other things. However, it is hard to break the dancer habits. Like keeping your leg straight for a kick when you are supposed to snap it, or not holding your hands in because you’re used to hands out all pretty. Anyway, it does help but has its downsides too.
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