Chapter 4: Southeast Asia

Question 1

The best assumption is that Khmer (Cambodian) bare-handed fighting borrowed from both _____ and _____, and gave to each in turn, but remained throughout a unique style unto itself.

Answer 1

China

India

Question 2

Historically, _____ has had the dubious distinction of being the only Southeast Asian country under nearly constant Chinese subjugation for the past _____ years.

Answer 2

Vietnam

2,000

Question 3

_____ ___ was practiced in Vietnam throughout written history.

Answer 3

Ch’uan fa

Question 4

_____ Quan Khi is the Vietnamese name of a Chinese Shaolin ch’uan fa master from Canton, China.

Answer 4

Chau

Question 5

Chau Quan Khi He entered Vietnam in the late 1930s where he founded a Vietnamese martial arts school in year ____.

Answer 5

1956

Question 6

Chau named _____ Xuan Tong as his successor, and this successor took up residence in _____ in 1968. In the early 1980s he created a new martial art known as _____.

Answer 6

Pham
France
Quankido

Question 7

Quankido is similar to karate but more _____ and spectacular; Vietnamese weapons such as the _____ are also utilized.

Answer 7

acrobatic

sword

Question 8

In 1945, a Vietnamese master named Nguyen Loc opened a “_____” Vietnamese martial arts school in Hanoi. He is credited with creating several Vietnamese styles, namely Vovinam _____ ___ _____ and _____ ___ _____.

Answer 8

traditional
Viet Vo Dao
Viet Vo Dao

Question 9

Numerous forms of unarmed combat are found in modera Thailand, the most famous—or notorious—of which is simply called “Thai boxing” (_____ _____).

Answer 9

Muay Thai

Question 10

The precursor to Muay Thai was an ancient martial art called _____ ___ _____ and was not a sport but a form of life-and-death hand-to-hand combat.

Answer 10

mai si sok

Question 11

The metamorphosis of Muay Thai into a sport occurred in the late _____.

Answer 11

1930s

Question 12

The combat of Muay Thai is remindful of other Southeast Asian kicking styles and has prompted more than one writer to speculate that it was the precursor of _____ _____.

Answer 12

Okinawan karate

Question 13

The famous actor and martial artist, _____ _____, strongly endorsed Muay Thai techniques.

Answer 13

Bruce Lee

Question 14

The brief appearance of Muay Thai in the United States brought about a new revolution in the Asian martial arts, e.g. _____ and full-contact _____.

Answer 14

kickboxing

karate

Question 15

_____ _____, a Shorinryu stylist, is reputed to have introduced full-contact karate in 1970.

Answer 15

Joe Lewis

Question 16

Another American influenced by Muay Thai was Mike _____, who promoted full-contact events from 1974.

Answer 16

Anderson

Question 17

In kickboxing there are no _____ and all terminology is in _____.

Answer 17

kata

English

Question 18

Village rivalry is an integral part of _____ culture. The most colorful way in which this is evidenced is in the pitting of the various village champions against one another during _____ held throughout the year.

Answer 18

Indonesia’s

festivals

Question 19

As the drumming tempo increases, the master performs the formal and stylized langkas and djuroes (JEW-rows), dancelike fighting movements that appear similar to the various karate _____, but that lack the stiff formality thereof. If the man’s performance is ______, the evening’s entertainment might end at that point with no challengers risking defeat.

Answer 19

kata

flawless

Question 20

Interestingly enough, a _____ causing an opponent to fall is oftentimes the margin of victory. If, however, the person knocked to the ground refuses to concede victory, a bloody contest will ensue in which _____ is not uncommon for one of the combatants.

Answer 20

footsweep

death

Question 21

It is very likely that India influenced the development of a weaponless system of fighting in _____ called _____.

Answer 21

Malasia

bersilat

Question 22

There is more direct evidence at the present time to support the common hypothesis that _____ was the real spiritual force behind bersilat’s evolution in Malaysia.

Answer 22

China

Question 23

Bersilat in translation means “_____-_____,” but according to a popular legend its origin is said to have been traced to a woman named “_____” who, through a series of dreams, acquired a knowledge of the fundamentals of empty-handed fighting.

Answer 23

self-defense

Bersilat

Question 24

Bersilat today remains one of the world’s _____ fighting arts due to the intense secrecy with which it evolved in Malaysia.

Answer 24

rarest

Question 25

Eclecticism is the hallmark of the fighting systems in the _____.

Answer 25

Philippines

Question 26

In 1521, Ferdinand _____ was killed by Filipinos wielding rattan and hardwood sticks. His crew, in part, escaped and went on to complete the first circumnavigation of the globe.

Answer 26

Magellan

Question 27

_____ is considered the oldest form of fighting in the Philippines and utilizes sticks, blades, and empty-hand combat.

Answer 27

Kali

Question 28

With Spanish rule intact about 1600, and weaponry outlawed in general, Filipino martial arts were being practiced clandestinely, similar to karate in the _____ Islands, curiously about the same time, in the early seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Out of this period of Spanish conquest came the term _____.

Answer 28

Ryukyu

eskrima

Question 29

Another term for eskrima is _____. These two are essentially the same thing, though followers of the two forms might argue otherwise.

Answer 29

arnis

Question 30

One of the notable features in arnis combat is the continuous striking patterns in a _____-_____ form.

Answer 30

figure-eight

Question 31

After World War II, arnis changed. The influence of judo, karate, and aikido led to _____ in the mainstream Filipino martial arts, and some older styles were abandoned.

Answer 31

modifications

Question 32

Now arnis is the national _____ of the Philippines.

Answer 32

sport