swap_horiz Banshay Alternatives

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Arnis

Arnis, also known as Kali or Eskrima, is the national martial art of the Philippines, distinguished by its training meth...

Traditional Filipino Weapons Sticks

7.9 Good

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Lutte Traditionnelle

Lutte Traditionnelle is West African folk wrestling, known as Laamb in Senegal and Kokawa in Hausa areas, with Francopho...

Traditional Folk African Grappling

7.2 Good

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Jacket Wrestling

Jacket Wrestling is a family of belt-and-jacket grappling styles from Europe and Asia, notable because clothing grips de...

Traditional Folk Grappling Throws

7.1 Good

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Karakucak Wrestling

Karakucak Wrestling is a Turkish folk style sanctioned nationwide, fought on grass in canvas trousers and distinguished...

Traditional Folk Turkish Grappling

6.8 Fair

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Backhold Wrestling

Backhold Wrestling is a Scottish and North Country style in which wrestlers lock arms around the torso; a broken grip or...

Traditional Folk Grappling Throws

6.8 Fair

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Nguni Stick Fighting

Nguni Stick Fighting is a traditional South African martial art practiced by Zulu youth, notable for its use of two stic...

Combat Traditional Zulu Stick

6.7 Fair

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Gatta Gusthi

Gatta Gusthi is Kerala's submission wrestling style in India, notable for beach or sand-ground bouts in a godha and phay...

Indian Traditional Folk Grappling

6.7 Fair

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Shima Wrestling

Shima Wrestling is Okinawa's local sumo style, notable for festival bouts on sand where victory comes by putting the opp...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

6.7 Fair

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Jukendo

Jukendo is a modern Japanese martial art of bayonet fighting, notable for being developed in the early 20th century by t...

Armor Traditional Japanese Weapons

6.5 Fair

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Chidaoba

Chidaoba is a traditional Georgian jacket wrestling style recognized on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, em...

Traditional Folk Grappling Georgian

6.3 Fair

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Tankendo

Tankendo is a Japanese martial art focused on short-bayonet combat, notable for originating from the Imperial Japanese N...

Armor Traditional Japanese Weapons

6.2 Fair

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Tegumi

Tegumi is a traditional form of Okinawan wrestling notable for being a foundational precursor to modern karate, heavily...

Traditional Folk Standing Grappling

6.1 Fair

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Kokh

Kokh is Armenia's national folk wrestling, known since the early Middle Ages and often performed with folk music before...

Traditional Folk Grappling Armenian

6.1 Fair

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Kalarippayattu

Practiced in the Indian state of Kerala, Kalarippayattu is widely considered among the oldest surviving martial arts, in...

Indian Traditional Striking Weapons

6.0 Fair

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Bando

Bando is a Burmese martial art emphasizing unarmed defense and animal-inspired striking techniques, which was formally s...

Traditional Striking Grappling Weapons

6.0 Fair

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Boli Khela

Boli Khela is a Bengali wrestling tradition from Chittagong, Bangladesh, associated with merchant Abdul Jabbar Saodagar...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

6.0 Fair

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Ristynes

Ristynes is a Lithuanian folk wrestling tradition, popular from the mid-19th to early 20th century and revived in demons...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

6.0 Fair

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Naban

Naban is a traditional grappling martial art from Myanmar (Burma), notable for its historical practice among the Buddhis...

Traditional Folk Submission Grappling

5.9 Mediocre

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Mukna

Mukna is a Meitei folk wrestling style from Manipur, India, traditionally played on the last day of the Lai Haraoba fest...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

5.9 Mediocre

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Pwa Yein

Pwa Yein is a traditional Burmese performance art incorporating acrobatics and martial arts techniques, historically uti...

Traditional Boxing Folk Striking

4.5 Poor