The World Martial Arts Video

The annual capoeira festival continues to grow in popularity in the Russian capital. Edan Marrari, Capoeira Master from Israel (speaking English): “Capoeira is growing very fast in Russia. Russians are just discovering what capoeira is all about: the freedom of Brazil, the body movements, the body language, and of course martial arts are very strong in Russia, always been.” Edan Marrari, Capoeira Master from Israel (speaking English): “Capoeira is not competitive. It’s more like an art than a fight system. It’s good for your spirit, it’s great for your body and most people do it because it’s fun.” Alexander Rogozin, Real Capoeira School (speaking Russian): “We've traveled for five years, visited a lot of countries and invited the best 25 masters to come here from Brazil, France, Italy, everywhere.” Story Who knew the oppression of Brazilian slaves hundreds of years ago would beat a path to Russia’s door in the 21st century? RT visited the annual capoeira festival to fin...

A young Russian student Anastasia Yankova is taking the world of women's kickboxing by storm. Anastasia Yankova, Russian Thai boxer (speaking Russian): “My mother didn't take it very well at first. She was relieved when I stopped fighting, that there was no more karate. And then I started all over again. But she's fine with it now and will come to my fights.” Anastasia Yankova, Russian Thai boxer (speaking Russian): “There's more to sport than just the body. It's mostly about what's inside you. And winning is about 50% your physical shape, and 50% what's in your head. There are many good sportsmen who, once in the ring, start feeling sort of lost, because they’re people watching, because they feel the pressure. And there's no sign of the skills they demonstrate during training. You have to learn to overcome it. I'm not pleased with myself, I know what I can do. I see myself practice and then I see the difference when I'm competing - and i...

The Russian team claim 10 victories out of 11 different martial arts bouts in the Battle of Champions tournament. Russia continues to prove itself as a martial arts powerhouse after a near clean sweep at last weekend's Battle of Champions tournament in Moscow. Aleksandr Gerunov, three-time world karate champion (speaking Russian): “I did what I planned to do - neutralized his legs and didn't let him kick me in the head. Although he managed to hit me with some body shots, well, let's give him some credit, he's a very experienced fighter.” Sergey Kharitonov, mixed martial arts star (speaking Russian): “I'm glad to see that a lot of home-grown talent has emerged in Russia over the last four years. Both in wrestling and stand-up fighting disciplines they are developing very fast. And martial arts are gaining more and more popularity with the Russian people.” Story The proud name of the annual event, which was held in Moscow for the sixth time, is fully just...

Yoga for Mixed Martial Arts is a Russian project uniting yoga techniques with jujitsu and could soon be used to help professional competitors. Igor Lunyakov, Y4MMA founder (speaking Russian): “This is the Y4MMA project, Yoga for Mixed Martial Arts. It was created to help people who do martial arts – sambo, judo, jujitsu, boxing or karate – to help them get a better feel for their body, make it more mobile.”  Alexander Dida Brazilian jujitsu trainer (speaking English): “Actually in Brazil we don’t hear much about sambo. Of course we’ve heard something but we don’t have much access to video or information about sambo, just like some people here do not know about Brazilian jujitsu.” Tatiana Illarionova, yoga trainer (speaking Russian): “There are not just two poles – plus and minus, no. A sportsman is ready when he is calm. He can be tumultuous on the outside but quiet inside. This is what we’re working on, on the calmness inside. In this case adrenalin doesn’t get going wit...

The Master (Sang Guru) of Tarung Derajat, Drs. G.H. Achmad Dradjat who has a nickname AA Boxer that applied and inherent on his self, after he was able to successfully use and implement the arts of self defense on the various forms of fighting, where the need and must to fight in order to strive and maintain the viability, upholding the honor and defend humanity in everyday life in harmony with nature of his life. The Master (Sang Guru)  Drs. G.H. Ahmad Drajat had two sons and a daughter who all inherited the martial arts of Tarung Derajat. The three people that later on will continue the struggle of Sang Guru to disseminate martial arts of Tarung Derajat to the world. They are Kang Badai Mega Negara, Kang Rimba Dirgantara, and Dara Mentari.