Võ Phục

picture info	Võ Phục ''Võ phục'' (Chữ Hán: 武服) is a Vietnamese term that refers to a martial arts uniform (which may include a ranking belt), mainly associated with Vietnamese martial arts, particularly Vovinam. Usage The term ''võ phục'' may be used alone in the context of Vietnamese martial arts or often to refer to the martial arts suit worn by practitioners of Vovinam. The Vietnamese alphabet pronunciation (and writing) of the word ''võ phục'' differs from another common Vietnamese term ''vô phúc'' (無福) "bad luck."Confucianism and the Family: A Study of Indo-Tibetan Walter H. Slote, George A. De Vos - 1998 Page 322 "Based on the manner in which one lives one's life, it can be a force for evil (vo phuc) as well as good." Usage with Other Martial Art Forms Võ phục may be used before the accepted name of another martial art in order to refer to the uniform of that particular martial art. For example, ''võ phục Judo'' refers to the martial arts uniform used in Judo, kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Martial Arts Uniforms Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial ; March, between 38 and 41 AD – between 102 and 104 AD) was a Roman poet from Hispania (modern Spain) best known for his twelve books of '' Epigrams'', published in Rome between AD 86 and 103, during the reigns of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan. In these short, witty poems he cheerfully satirises city life and the scandalous activities of his acquaintances, and romanticises his provincial upbringing. He wrote a total of 1,561 epigrams, of which 1,235 are in elegiac couplets. Martial has been called the greatest Latin epigrammatist, and is considered the creator of the modern epigram. Early life Knowledge of his origins and early life are derived almost entirely from his works, which can be more or less dated according to the well-known events to which they refer. In Book X of his ''Epigrams'', composed between 95 and 98, he mentions celebrating his fifty-seventh birthday; hence he was born during March 38, 39 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dobok Dobok is the uniform worn by practitioners of Korean martial arts. ''Do'' means "way" and ''bok'' means "clothing." The dobok is came from the Japanese '' keikogi/dōgi'', used in Japanese martial arts, such as judo. The dobok comes in many colors, though white and black are the most common. The dobok may have the reverse in a different colour than the rest of the dobok. They are made in a variety of materials, ranging from traditional cotton to cotton-polyester blends. The pants and sleeves of the dobok are wider and longer than the traditional Japanese keikogi. Due to this, practitioners often wear a dobok modeled after the Korean hanbok. The dobok of World Taekwondo Federation-style taekwondo practitioners usually have v-neck jackets, tailored after the design of the hanbok. Traditional taekwondo practitioners may wear dobok that are identical or very similar to ''keikogi'', with a cross-over jacket front, while International Taekwon-Do Federation-style taekwondo practitione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Keikogi (, "practice", , "dress or "clothes"), also known as or , is a traditional uniform worn for training in Japanese martial arts and their derivatives. Emerging in the late 19th century, the was developed by judo founder Kanō Jigorō. Origin Japanese martial arts historian Dave Lowry speculates that Kanō derived the uniform's design from the uniforms of Japanese firefighters' heavy hemp jackets, . By 1920, the as it exists today was worn by Kanō's students for judo practice; a photo displayed in the Kodokan (judo headquarters) taken in 1920 shows Kanō himself wearing a modern . Until the 1920s, Okinawan karate practice was usually performed in everyday clothes. Given the social climate between the Japanese and Okinawans during this time, karate was seen as brutish compared to Japanese martial arts, which had their roots in samurai culture, such as jujutsu. To help market karate to the Japanese, Gichin Funakoshi – the founder of Shotokan karate and the instructor respon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Keikogi (, "practice", , "dress or "clothes"), also known as or , is a traditional uniform worn for training in Japanese martial arts and their derivatives. Emerging in the late 19th century, the was developed by judo founder Kanō Jigorō. Origin Japanese martial arts historian Dave Lowry speculates that Kanō derived the uniform's design from the uniforms of Japanese firefighters' heavy hemp jackets, . By 1920, the as it exists today was worn by Kanō's students for judo practice; a photo displayed in the Kodokan (judo headquarters) taken in 1920 shows Kanō himself wearing a modern . Until the 1920s, Okinawan karate practice was usually performed in everyday clothes. Given the social climate between the Japanese and Okinawans during this time, karate was seen as brutish compared to Japanese martial arts, which had their roots in samurai culture, such as jujutsu. To help market karate to the Japanese, Gichin Funakoshi – the founder of Shotokan karate and the instructor respon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]