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Top Ten Martial Arts

Karate​
Karate​

The martial arts movies of the 1960s and 1970s served to greatly increase the popularity of martial arts around the world, and in English the word karate began to be used in a generic way to refer to all striking-based Oriental martial arts.

Mixed Martial ​Arts​
Mixed Martial ​Arts​

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Taekwondo​
Taekwondo​

The oldest governing body for taekwondo is the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA), formed in 1959 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the nine original kwans, or martial arts schools, in Korea.

Boxing​
Boxing​

Boxing originated from the Greece who had their own fighting style of Boxing and wrestling, Boxing is the martial arts with the best punching strikes, the attacks of boxing ill go as far to say are more powerful and faster then Wing chun attacks.

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Muay Thai​
Muay Thai​

Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the twentieth century, when practitioners defeated notable practitioners of other martial arts. The professional league is governed by The Professional Boxing Association of Thailand (P.A.T) sanctioned by The Sport Authority of Thailand (S.A.T.), and World Muaythai Federation (WMF) overseas.

Kickboxing​
Kickboxing​

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Judo​
Judo​

Russian judo: This distinctive style of judo was influenced by the Russian martial art called Sambo. It is represented by well-known coaches such as Alexander Retuinskih and Igor Yakimov, and mixed martial arts fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko and Karo Parisyan.

Brazilian jiu-​Jitsu​
Brazilian jiu-​Jitsu​

Brazilian jiu-jitsu (/ dʒ uː ˈ dʒ ɪ t s uː /; Portuguese: [ˈʒiw ˈʒitisu], [ˈʒu ˈʒitisu], [dʒiˈu dʒiˈtisu]) (BJJ; Portuguese: jiu-jitsu brasileiro) is a martial art and combat sport system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting.

Jujutsu​
Jujutsu​

Martial arts influenced or derived from jujitsu Some examples of martial arts that have developed from or have been influenced by jujutsu are: aikido, bartitsu, hapkido, judo (and thence Brazilian jiu-jitsu and sambo), kajukenbo, krav maga, kapap, pangamot, and kenpo.

Chinese ​Martial Arts​
Chinese ​Martial Arts​

Chinese martial arts. Chinese martial arts, often named under the umbrella terms kung fu (/ˈkʊŋ ˈfuː/; Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōng fu; Cantonese Yale: gūng fū) and wushu (武术; wǔshù), are the several hundred fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China.

Wing Chun​
Wing Chun​

Wing Chun, together with Hung Gar and Choi Lei Fut, is named as one of "The Three Great Martial Art Schools of the South", which originated and became popular in Southern China. Global spread Wing Chun is practiced globally in over 64 countries.

Krav Maga​
Krav Maga​

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Aikido​
Aikido​

Aikido (Japanese: 合気道, Hepburn: aikidō) [aikiꜜdoː] is a modern Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the way of unifying (with) life energy" or as "the way of harmonious spirit".

Jeet Kune Do​
Jeet Kune Do​

Jeet Kune Do liberates seekers from the patternised rigidity of traditional martial arts emphasizing the difference of Jeet Kune Do vs other Martial Arts.

Ninjutsu​
Ninjutsu​

[page needed] Ninjutsu was a separate discipline in some traditional Japanese schools, which integrated study of more conventional martial arts (taijutsu) along with shurikenjutsu, kenjutsu, sōjutsu, bōjutsu and others.

Kyokushin​
Kyokushin​

Kyokushin was featured on Fight Quest on Discovery Channel as the Japanese Martial Arts Style. Kyokushin was the style of karate featured in an episode of Human Weapon. Kyokushin was studied by a character named Sutton in an episode of Elementary.

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Tai chi​
Tai chi​

In my book, The Power of Internal Martial Arts and Chi: Combat Secrets of Tai Chi, Bagua and Hsing-i, I talk about four different stages of learning tai chi as a martial art. To go through all four stages requires ten to twenty years of learning and is only for the most dedicated (some would say extreme).

Wushu​
Wushu​

Wushu is a term that describes the Chinese martial arts, similar to kung fu. Learn about the history, competitions, and practitioners. Wushu is a term that describes the Chinese martial arts, similar to kung fu.

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Wrestling​
Wrestling​

A large portion of traditional martial arts can be categorized as folk wrestling (see the separate article), although in some cases a folk wrestling style and a modern combat sport may overlap or become indistinguishable from each other once the sport has been regulated.

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Arnis​
Arnis​

Arnis is a filipino martial art that uses a lot of weapons especially the wooden stick called BASTON, Arnis is the National Sport of the Philippines.

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Capoeira​
Capoeira​

Capoeira is a martial art that combines elements of fight, acrobatics, music, dance and rituals in a very elegant and magnetic way. Performed by two people, it is often called “Capoeira game” that is played, not a fight.

Silat​
Silat​

Silat is a collective word for a class of indigenous martial arts from a geo-cultural area of Southeast Asia encompassing most of the Nusantara, the Malay Archipelago, and the entirety of the Malay Peninsula.

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Shotokan​
Shotokan​

Shotokan (松濤館, Shōtōkan) is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945).

Hapkido​
Hapkido​

Like most martial arts, hapkido employs a great number of punches and hand strikes, as well as elbow strikes. A distinctive example of hapkido hand techniques is "live hand" strike that focuses energy to the baek hwa hyul in the hand, producing energy strikes and internal strikes.

Shaolin Kung ​Fu​
Shaolin Kung ​Fu​

Shaolin Kung Fu, like all of the kung fu styles, is primarily a striking style of martial art that utilizes kicks, blocks, and punches to stop attackers. One thing that is pervasive in kung fu is the sheer beauty of the forms they practice, as well as the mixture of open and closed hand, strikes to defend against attackers. There is a minimal emphasis on throws and joint locks.

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Sambo​
Sambo​

Sambo (Russian: са́мбо, IPA: ; САМозащита Без Оружия) is a Russian-Soviet martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons".

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Kenpō​
Kenpō​

Kenpō is the name of several Japanese martial arts. The word kenpō is a Japanese translation of the Chinese word "quán fǎ". This term is often informally transliterated as "kempo", as a result of applying Traditional Hepburn romanization, but failing to use a macron to indicate the long vowel.

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Japanese ​Martial Arts​
Japanese ​Martial Arts​

Japanese martial arts refer to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan. At least three Japanese terms are used interchangeably with the English phrase "Japanese martial arts".

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Gōjū-ryū​
Gōjū-ryū​

Gōjū-ryū (剛柔流), Japanese for "hard-soft style," is one of the main traditional Okinawan styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book used by Okinawan masters during the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bubishi (Chinese: 武備志; pinyin ...

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Kalaripayattu​
Kalaripayattu​

This was essential in older martial arts, due to non human opponents. Besides wildlife issues, kalaripayattu was the main military training for indian warriors. This helped the kalaripayattu martial art progress further, as a martial art. A very common misconception about the history of kalaripayattu is that the british banned kalaripayattu.

Systema​
Systema​

In this case, acquiring the martial art skill is a way to improve the function of all seven physiological systems of the body and all three levels of human abilities the physical, the psychological and the spiritual. The key principle of the Russian Systema is non-destruction.

Kendo​
Kendo​

The International Kendo Federation (FIK) was established in 1970 and is the world governing body of Kendo and has many attached organisations. There are competitive Kendo tournaments just like many other martial arts with a World Kendo Championship which is held every 3 years.

Tang Soo Do​
Tang Soo Do​

And like many martial arts types, Tang Soo Do has a history steeped in mystery. The History of Tang Soo Do Tang Soo Do started with the early Korean fighting arts, which paintings and murals tell us were utilized during the time of the three kingdoms in Korea.

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Sanshou​
Sanshou​

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Keysi Fighting ​Method​
Keysi Fighting ​Method​

KFM is a singular method of self defense of Spanish gypsy origin. Developed by Justo Diéguez Serrano and Andy Norman from their fighting experiences in the streets of Spain and the UK, respectively, the method is very instinctive, using economical and real-life street fighting techniques.

Shitō-ryū​
Shitō-ryū​

Seitō Shitō-ryū: is the style promoted by Shitō-ryū International Karate-dō Kai and is the other of the two branches claiming direct lineage from Kenwa Mabuni. It was founded by his son Kenzo Mabuni and, since his death in 2005, belongs to Kenzo's daughter, Tsukasa Mabuni.

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Savate​
Savate​

Savate (French pronunciation: ), also known as boxe française, savate boxing, French boxing or French footfighting, is a French combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of English boxing with graceful kicking techniques.

Fencing​
Fencing​

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Muay Boran​
Muay Boran​

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Kenjutsu​
Kenjutsu​

Modern Kenjutsu is quite popular amongst those interested in traditional style Japanese martial arts and is now mostly practised using a Bokken. The art is also quite commonly added to other martial arts to attach weapons type training to an otherwise free hand type martial art.

Vale Tudo​
Vale Tudo​

Vale Tudo (meaning = anything goes/everything allowed) is a Brazilian hybrid combat martial art. Essentially it is a mixed martial art with very little in the way of rules. As far back as the 1920’s Vale Tudo was showcased at shows/circuses throughout Brazil, where fighters from various martial arts fought each other.

Marine Corps ​Martial Arts Program​
Marine Corps ​Martial Arts Program​

The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP, / ˈ m ɪ k m æ p /) is a combat system developed by the United States Marine Corps to combine existing and new hand-to-hand and close quarters combat techniques with morale and team-building functions and instruction in the Warrior Ethos.

Kajukenbo​
Kajukenbo​

Kajukenbo (Japanese: カジュケンボ Kajukenbo) is a hybrid martial art from Hawaii. The name Kajukenbo is a portmanteau of the various arts from which its style is derived: KA for Karate, JU for Judo and Jujutsu, KEN for Kenpo and BO for Boxing.

Okinawan ​Kobudō​
Okinawan ​Kobudō​

Okinawan Kobudō is a Japanese term that can be translated as "old martial way of Okinawa". It is a generic term coined in the twentieth century. Okinawan kobudō refers to the weapon systems of Okinawan martial arts.

Stick-Fighting​
Stick-Fighting​

Stick-fighting, stickfighting, or stick fighting is a variety of martial arts which use simple long slender, blunt, hand-held, generally wooden 'sticks' for fighting; such as a staff, cane, walking stick, baton or similar.

Chun Kuk Do​
Chun Kuk Do​

What is Chun Kuk Do? Date: August 12, 2014 Author: James 0 Comments Some people say it is a collection of all the best techniques in martial arts put together in one style while others say it is basically the same as Tang Soo Do just with a different name.

Submission ​Wrestling​
Submission ​Wrestling​

Submission wrestling (also known as submission fighting, submission grappling, sport grappling, or simply as no-gi) or combat wrestling (in Japan), [clarification needed] is a form of competition and a general term for martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission through the use ...

Hung Ga​
Hung Ga​

Hung Gar (洪家Hung Ga, 洪拳Hung Kuen, or 洪家拳Hung Ga Kuen) is a member of the family of kung fu styles known as Southern Shaolin Kung Fu. The art was founded in the early Qing Dynasty in Fujian Province, China, by the tea merchant 洪熙官Hung Hei Kwun (Mandarin Hong Xiguan), a lay student of the Fukien...

Pankration​
Pankration​

Pankration, as practiced in historical antiquity, was an athletic event that combined techniques of both boxing (pygmē/pygmachia – πυγμή/πυγμαχία) and wrestling (palē – πάλη), as well as additional elements, such as the use of strikes with the legs, to create a broad fighting sport very similar to today's mixed martial arts competitions.

LINE​
LINE​

LINE is a close quarters combat system, derived from various martial arts, used by the United States Marine Corps between 1989 and 1998, and then from 1998 through to 2007 for the US Army Special Forces.

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Vacón​
Vacón​

Vacon Categorized in Vacon Martial Arts, Country of Origin is: Peru Vacon is a hybrid martial art used by the Peruvian military personnel and local police to prevent crime in impoverished areas.

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