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Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat that are practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental, physical and spiritual development. The term martial art has become heavily associated with the fighting arts of eastern Asia, but was originally used in regard to the combat systems of Europe as early as the 1550s. An English fencing manual of 1639 used the term in reference specifically to the "Science and Art" of swordplay. The term is ultimately derived from Latin, martial arts being the "Arts of Mars," the Roman god of war. Some martial arts are considered 'traditional' and tied to an ethnic, cultural or religious background, while others are modern systems developed either by a founder or an association.
Martial arts may be categorized along a variety of criteria, including:
Unarmed martial arts can be broadly grouped into focusing on strikes, those focusing on grappling and those that cover both fields, often described as hybrid martial arts.
Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial) (March 1, 40 AD – between 102 and 104 AD), was a Latin poet from Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula) 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, of which 1,235 are in elegiac couplets. He is considered to be the creator of the modern epigram.
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 on March 1 (x. 24) 38, 39, 40 or 41 AD, under Caligula or Claudius. His place of birth was Augusta Bilbilis (now Calatayud) in Hispania Tarraconensis. His parents, Fronto and Flaccilla, appear to have died in his youth.
Actors: Hanneke Niens (producer), Hans de Wolf (producer), Jose Van Doorn (producer), Kim Timmermans (producer), Coen Soepboer (miscellaneous crew), Robert Labruyère (producer), Wilko Bello (director), Erna Kappe (miscellaneous crew), Marco Gerris (miscellaneous crew), Melanie van der Mee (actress), Ken Srisangkhan (actor), Junadry Leocaria (actress), Kjer Bongers (actor), Shayro Elisabeth (actress), Vincent Watson (actor),
Plot: A run to freedom about the power of evasion and the beauty of indulging. Hyperscape is a martial arts dance film. Trickers, breakers and free runners will go to the extreme to stop dancer Marco Gerris who has broken free. Is there any escape if freedom is an illusion? Hyperscape is part of Point Taken. This project consists of four dance films for which Dutch choreographers and film makers joined to write a film plan. Four teams were selected to receive production funding. The four films will premiere in December 2010 at Cinedans, followed by a television broadcast by NTR.
Genres: Short,[Instrumental by Andre Anderson.]