Martial law

Abuses of the Marcos Regime Martial law is the most ruthless way to extend one’s presidency in a nation. Ferdinand Marcos made the young activists and concerned citizens look like rebels that are trying to ruin our nation. He made it as a reason to impose martial law in our country. But before the imposing of martial law many significant events happened in our country. After he won his election to for presidency in 1965, he planned numerous projects that would definitely boost our economy. He is very ambitious in proposing projects; he even planned to build a nuclear power plant in Bataan. During his regime he had built 20 power plants around the country which was in Bataan, Leyte, tiwi, Makiling-Banahaw, Calaca, Cebu, Pilinpon, and Pantabangan etc. Marcos had also built many major bridges that became very useful for the commuters. One example is the San Juanico Bridge built in the center part of the Philippines. The bridge is 2060 meters long which connects Tacloban to Santa Rita, Samar. Many other bridges were built in the following places Biliran, leyte, Buntun, Cagayan, Candamba, Bulacan, cebu, ilocos norte and many more. He also improved our agricultural sector since we are an agricultural country that has a lot of land to perfectly plant crops. Abundant farmers are available to work so Marcos decided to invest…

Its roots lie in the art of Judo, a martial art using throws and holds (“History of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu”). Judo was originally created by a man named Jigoro Kano, who was believed to be the father of the modern Japanese educational system. In 1882, he used techniques he had learned from two other martial arts, Tenshin Shin’yo Ryo and Kito Ryu, to form his own style “Kodokan Judo.” Kano believed in extensive kata practice, a system of individual training exercises for practitioners of martial…

This pertains to the amount a customer, in this case, a student, pays for the products and services. LMAC offers a free trial which is one free day on the first try. After the first day has been used up, the student decides whether to continue or not. This is where LMAC must make a great impression to continue satisfying their marketing objective. If the new student decides to enroll, they have a few options to choose from. First, they can pay monthly, with this option, the student gets to…

Somehow I find pure joy in watching two men or women display their superior ass kicking skills on one another. So much so that I endure movies with painfully corny and cliché story lines, all to watch Keanu Reeves in a well tailored suit show off his impressive mixed martial art abilities and military grade handling of assault rifles (John Wick). What the movie lacks in its plot more than graciously substitutes in for its incredibly stylish persona of John Wick, as well as a more than healthy…

Many people may argue that MMA and boxing are similar because they both teach skills in self- defense. Although the bear some superficial similarities, The differences between MMA and boxing are very clear if you ever watched or performed in any of these sports. MMA is also known as (Mixed Martial Arts), In MMA they use smaller gloves with openings in the fingertips and are light weight. The gloves are actually used for protection for the knuckles and the opponent's face and body. These…

establishing a working rhythm while performing labor to martial arts and military cadence. Often noted as one of Japan 's core reflections of traditional Japanese culture, Taiko has evolved from its traditional roots into a popular contemporary sport. This paper would explore the origins of Taiko drumming, its applications in various ritualistic practices, and how Taiko rhythms and movement have transmitted this information across generations. Attention will be paid to a wide range of Taiko…

This picture shows the martial art from of Thailand is Muay Thai. The art of Muay Thai, I mean posture of integration, using feet, knees, and elbows to offense or get in fight. Muay Thai is used skillfully to go through basic training for fluently, then learn to use both feet, knees, and elbow to blend art and maneuvering to based on the Thai Boxing teacher will be adapted to apply then named the boxing. In Thailand, The ancient culture and art, such as the many beautiful such as temples,…

Greek athletics went from a pure competition with regard to how more athletic you were to the other opponent to ones where whoever could withstand hits the longest wins. War became an integral part of Greek society, which in turn, brought more violent games to the Olympics. This being said, in order to create fierce competition, the Greeks needed to implement the rule for weight or age classes with all fighting competitions. The competitions were pale, which translates to boxing and was…

Have you ever had to fight someone before? Okay, maybe not a schoolyard brawl, but sparring with someone in a martial art. That is what I do twice every week because I take Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo. I have been taking it for almost a year now, but I occasionally still feel a little uneasy when I battle against higher ranked opponents. But when I first started, I was extremely nervous, as a consequence, I wanted to drop out of the class early. It was April of 2017 when I started Judo.…

what, they’re always there for you. This is a huge reason why I continue to train. Throughout most of my senior year, I wanted to leave the state for college. I think it was because I wanted a change. I ended up deciding to stay in New Mexico for multiple reasons. One of the main reasons was because my first two years of college are practically free. Another reason was because I didn’t want to and I was scared to leave my family. Lastly, it broke my heart whenever I thought of leaving my karate…