List of martial arts
There are a large number of distinct styles and schools of martial arts. Sometimes, schools or styles are introduced by individual teachers or masters, or as a brand name by a specific gym. Martial arts can be grouped by type or focus, or alternatively by regional origin. This article focuses on the latter grouping.
For hybrid martial arts, as they originated from the late 19th century and especially after 1950, it may be impossible to identify unique or predominant regional origins. It is not trivial to distinguish "traditional" from "modern" martial arts. Chronology isn't the decisive criterion, as, for example, "traditional taekwondo" was developed in the 1950s, while the "modern" hybrid martial art of Bartitsu was developed in ca. 1900.
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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Africa[edit]
- Styles of stickfighting
- Surma stickfighting (Ethiopia)
- Dambe (Nigeria)
- Nguni Stick Fighting (South Africa)
- Istunka (Somalia)
- Nuba fighting (Sudan)
- Bare knuckle boxing
The Americas[edit]
- American Karate
- American Kenpo
- American kickboxing
- Bojuka
- Bok Fu
- Close Quarters Combat
- Chun Kuk Do
- Danzan-ryū
- Emerson Combat Systems
- Gaidojutsu
- Gouging (fighting style)
- Jailhouse rock (52 Hands Block/JHR)
- Jeet Kune Do
- Jigo Tensin-Ryu Jujutsu
- Kajukenbo
- Marine Corps Martial Arts
- Model Mugging
- Modern Army Combatives
- Oom Yung Doe
- S.C.A.R.S. (military)
- Shootfighting (American)
- Sli Beatha
- Small Circle Jujutsu
- SPEAR System
- World War II combatives
Asia[edit]
- Gatka
- Inbuan Wrestling
- Kalaripayatu
- Malla-yuddha
- Musti-yuddha
- Mukna
- Pehlwani
- Sarit Sarak
- Silambam
- Kuttu Varisai
- Varma Kalai
- Thang-Ta
- Choi Kwang-Do
- GongKwon Yusul
- Gwonbeop
- Gyongdang
- Haidong Gumdo
- Han Mu Do
- Hankido
- Hapkido
- Hwa Rang Do
- Kuk Sool Won
- Kuk Sul Do
- Kumdo
- Shippalgi
- Subak
- Taekkyeon
- Taekwondo
- Tang soo do
- Yusul
- Krabi Krabong (กระบี่-กระบอง)
- Lerdrit (เลิศฤทธิ์)
- Muay Boran (มวยโบราณ)
- Muay Thai (มวยไทย)
- Silat Pattani
Europe[edit]
- Pygmachia (Ancient Greek Boxing)
- Pale (Ancient Greek wrestling)
- Pankration (Ancient Greek Hybrid Combat Sport)
- Kampfringen (Medieval Wrestling)
- German school of fencing
- French school of fencing
- Italian school of swordsmanship
- Destreza
European folk styles[edit]
Modern sports[edit]
- Amateur Wrestling
- Archery
- Chess Boxing
- Dutch kickboxing
- Fencing
- Greco-Roman wrestling
- Freestyle fighting
- Freestyle Wrestling
- Mixed martial arts
- Bare-knuckle boxing - (London Prize Ring rules)
- Bartitsu
- Boxing - (Marquess of Queensberry rules)
- Defendu
- Shin-kicking
Near East & Central Asia[edit]
Traditional[edit]
- Yağlı güreş (Turkish oil wrestling)
- Turkish archery
- Köräş/Kurash (Central Asian folk wrestling)
- Varzesh-e Bastani / Pahlavani (Persian wrestling)
- Khridoli (Georgia)
- Tahtib (Egyptian Stick Fighting)
Modern[edit]
Oceania[edit]
Traditional[edit]
- Mau Rakau (Maori)
- Kapu Kuialua (Hawaii)
Modern[edit]
- Zen Do Kai (Australia)
- Coreeda (Australian Wrestling)
See also[edit]
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