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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