Aikijujutsu is a Japanese martial art which dates back to the samurai.
It has been suggested that Aikido evolved from this style.
Aikido is a Japanese martial art which evolved from Jujutsu and
Kenjutsu.
Amateur wrestling emphasises on throws,controlling opponent's movement
both while standing up and on the ground and positioning, notable
styles are Greco-Roman wrestling and Freestyle wrestling.
Baguazhang is an internal Chinese martial art that trains in distinctive
circular footwork patterns and is also known for training with unusually
large weapons at advanced levels in some schools.
Bando is the official Burmese Fighting System that includes techniques
of throws, holds, locks, chokes, foot-sweeps, etc. Several Bando
sub-systems include Lethwei, Naban and Banshay which includes stick
fighting, sword fighting, knife fighting, spear fighting, etc.
Catch Wrestling forms the base of many modern martial arts including
shootfighting,pancrase and shooto. This form of wrestling emphasises
ground fighting, submissions, throws and fighting from multiple
positions.
Capoeira is a survival-oriented dance-fight-game originally developed
in the 16th century by Angolan slaves in Brazil. It emphasizes kicks,
dodging, and mental training including trickery, sense of humor,
and understanding of rhythm.
Eskrima or Pekiti Tirsia Kali highly combative Filipino Martial
Art.
Fencing (the European Olympic style), exists now almost entirely
as a sport.
Hapkido is a Korean martial art with kicks, punches, joint manipulation,
locks, and throws that is said to have developed from Aikijutsu.
Many of its techniques are similar to those of Aikido.
Hybrid systems combine multiple arts: Kenpo, military combatives,
Jeet Kune Do, most mixed martial arts
Jeet Kune Do, meaning 'Way of the intercepting fist', was developed
by Bruce Lee, one of the most famous martial artists of the 20th
century.
Judo means gentle way, ('Do' means 'Way of'), a Japanese martial
art and sport that consists in the aggregation of techniques from
many jujutsu schools. Striking (atemi-waza) and some dangerous throws
are forbidden in competitions but still present in training and
sparring.
Jujutsu is a general Japanese term encompassing mostly unarmed martial
arts with strikes, throws, grappling and locks and those using small
weapons.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a much modified version of some original
Japanese jujutsu schools, based on and closely related to Judo but
with even greater emphasis on ground fighting. Sometimes referred
to as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu after its founders.
Kalarippayattu a martial art from Kerala in South India. It has
a strong association with Ayurveda and healing systems.
Karate meaning 'Empty hand' (originally 'Chinese hand'), and is
perhaps the most popular martial art in Japan and the West. It is
Okinawan in origin and has several sub styles including Shotokan,
Shotokai and Wado Ryu.
Isshin-ryu, meaning "One Heart Way", is a descendent of
Karate. It's forms were taken from Shirin-ryu and Gojo-ryu. The
style stands out because of it's vertical fist punch (much like
a boxer's jab) and it's forearm blocking, which utilizes the large
area of the forearm instead of the muscled sides.
Kendo is the Japanese art of sword fighting, using bamboo swords
(shinai) and protective clothing.
Kuk Sool Won is a systematic study of all of the traditional fighting
systems which together comprise the martial arts history of the
Korean Peninusla.
Kung Fu, or more precisely "wushu", refers to the many
diverse Chinese martial arts, some of which include: Shaolin, Shuai
Chiao, Wing Chun, Drunken boxing, Taijiquan, Xingyiquan, Yiquan,
Lau Gar, Hung Gar and many more. The Chinese words kung fu can be
used to describe one's skill in any discipline, not just martial
arts.
Krav Maga is a modern martial art, derived from the distinctive
fighting style of the Israeli Haganah and the modern day IDF. The
style is purely focused on practical combat skills and eschews competitions
beyond occasional 'fight club' nights, wherein practitioners can
free-form spar with protective padding.
Mixed martial arts or MMA, a modern martial art which attempts to
combine practical aspects of many (or all) useful martial arts,
including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and wrestling, among others.
The emphasis is on actual combat and freestyle competition with
few rules, as opposed to theoretical philosophy. Well-known MMA
organizations include PRIDE and UFC. By definition, any combinational
or open-ended style of fighting may be considered a form of MMA.
Muay Thai, a Thai martial art, from which most styles now known as kickboxing descend.
Ninjutsu (AKA Taijutsu) is a Japanese style said to have originally
been practiced by Ninja, this martial art combines traditional attacks
with scout style survival and elusive moves.
Retsuken Ryu Martial art developed in Costa Rica which evolved from
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and Tang Soo Do .
Silat is an art from the Malay World and has regional variations
in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, among others.
Systema is an art of Russian origin. This style employs no pre-defined
moves, katas, rankings, or sport application. Rather, Systema works
from the basis of the breathing, movement, form (not to be confused
with "forms"), and lastly technique.
Tai Chi Chuan, the different styles of which are a Chinese martial
art practiced nowadays by many people for health maintenance. Its
slow moving training forms are often described as "moving meditation,"
but are also a catalogue of self-defence techniques. Despite the
emphasis on relaxed training the name actually means "Supreme
Ultimate Fist" and often uses its soft style interceptions
to simultaneously counter attacks and strike the attacker in its
advanced level martial training. Traditional T'ai Chi classes at
intermediate level and above should include weapons training, two
person pushing hands as well as ch'i kung, for greater health benefits
and generating coordinated martial power.
Taekwondo is a modern Korean martial sport, with literal meaning
"the way of the hand and foot". Along with Judo, one of
only two Asian martial arts to make it into the Olympic Games.
Tang Soo Do (which means 'way of the Chinese hand') is a traditional
Korean martial art descended from Karate, which remained outside
the merging of Korean styles into a national sport in 1961. Its
most famous proponent is Chuck Norris.
Western martial arts (WMA) or "European martial arts"
consist mainly of fighting techniques developed in Europe. They
include everything from unarmed combat to grappling ("ringen")
to weapons practices with a great variety of weapons such as the
longsword, various types of staves and polearms, daggers, sword
and buckler, to more specialized weapons such as the rapier. The
premier organization for WMA training is the Association for Renaissance
Martial Arts, better known as ARMA. Other organizations such as
the Society for Creative Anachronism also practice WMA, but due
to the fact that that such organizations are generally more concerned
with re-enactment the fighting techniques they teach are generally
watered down and/or historically inaccurate.
Xingyiquan is also an internal Chinese martial art, known for its
direct offensive style.
Yiquan is a relatively modern Chinese martial art, which attempts
to move away from traditional concepts.
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