swap_horiz Banshay Alternatives

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Arnis

Arnis, also known as Kali or Eskrima, is the national martial art and combat sport of the Philippines. It is distinguish...

Traditional Filipino Weapons Sticks

7.9 Good

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Lutte Traditionnelle

Lutte Traditionnelle is a style of folk wrestling native to West Africa, featuring distinct regional variations such as...

Traditional Folk African Grappling

7.2 Good

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Turkish Karakucak

Karakucak is a traditional Turkish folk-wrestling style practiced in outdoor competitions and regional festivals. Wrestl...

Traditional Folk Turkish Grappling

7.1 Good

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Jacket Wrestling

Jacket wrestling is a broad category of grappling traditions in which competitors use an opponent's jacket, coat, belt,...

Traditional Folk Grappling Throws

7.1 Good

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Mongolian Khapsagai

Mongolian Khapsagai is a Mongolian folk wrestling style, notable for stand-up bouts in which touching the ground with an...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

7.0 Good

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Karakucak Wrestling

Karakucak is a traditional Turkish form of folk wrestling practiced at festivals and organized competitions. Wrestlers c...

Traditional Folk Turkish Grappling

6.8 Fair

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Backhold Wrestling

Backhold wrestling is a traditional grappling style associated with Scotland and northern England, particularly the Cumb...

Traditional Folk Grappling Throws

6.8 Fair

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Nguni Stick Fighting

[Nguni stick fighting](https://www.unescoicm.org/en/global_arts/view/139) is a traditional martial art and competitive p...

Combat Traditional Zulu Stick

6.7 Fair

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Gatta Gusthi

Gatta Gusthi is a traditional submission-wrestling style associated with Kerala, India. Bouts take place in a godha, a p...

Indian Traditional Folk Grappling

6.7 Fair

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Jukendo

Jukendo is a Japanese martial art based on bayonet fighting. Practitioners use a wooden replica rifle called a mokujū an...

Armor Traditional Japanese Weapons

6.5 Fair

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Chidaoba

Chidaoba is a traditional form of jacket wrestling from Georgia, in the Caucasus. Wrestlers use a short jacket and seek...

Traditional Folk Grappling Georgian

6.3 Fair

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Tankendo

Tankendo is a modern Japanese martial art based on the use of a short sword or short-bayonet weapon held in one hand. It...

Armor Traditional Japanese Weapons

6.2 Fair

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Tegumi

Tegumi is a traditional form of wrestling from Okinawa, also known in historical accounts by names such as mutō. It is a...

Traditional Folk Standing Grappling

6.1 Fair

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Kokh

Kokh is a traditional Armenian folk-wrestling style and is recognized as Armenia's national wrestling. It is a grappling...

Traditional Folk Grappling Armenian

6.1 Fair

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Kalarippayattu

Kalarippayattu is a martial art from Kerala in southern India. Its training can include physical conditioning, body-cont...

Indian Traditional Striking Weapons

6.0 Fair

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Bando

Bando is a Burmese martial art associated with the wider Thaing tradition. It includes unarmed techniques such as strike...

Traditional Striking Grappling Weapons

6.0 Fair

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Boli Khela

Boli Khela is a traditional form of Bengali wrestling associated with Chittagong, Bangladesh. Competitors grapple in an...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

6.0 Fair

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Ristynes

Ristynes is a Lithuanian folk wrestling tradition. It was popular from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century an...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

6.0 Fair

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Naban

Naban is a traditional grappling practice from Myanmar, also known historically as Burma. It emphasizes close-contact wr...

Traditional Folk Submission Grappling

5.9 Mediocre

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Vo Co Truyen

Vo Co Truyen is a Vietnamese term used for traditional Vietnamese martial arts. It refers to a broad collection of regio...

Combat Traditional Vietnamese Striking

5.9 Mediocre