swap_horiz Capoeira Alternatives

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Muay Thai

Known internationally as Thai boxing, Muay Thai is a striking martial art and combat sport originating in Thailand. Its...

Traditional Ring Combat Sport Southeast Asia

8.87 Great

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Jeet Kune Do

Bruce Lee developed Jeet Kune Do around the search for efficient, direct responses in combat. Its roots include Wing Chu...

Modern American Hybrid Striking

8.38 Great

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Sumo

Sumo is a traditional Japanese martial art and sport practiced within a circular dohyō ring. Two rikishi wrestlers compe...

Japan Traditional Sport Wrestling

8.27 Great

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Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art characterized by its distinctive focus on kicking techniques, speed, and agility. Orig...

Korean Modern Olympic Striking

8.22 Great

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Lethwei

Lethwei is a brutal full-contact martial art originating in Myanmar. It’s notable for its bare knuckle rules allowing he...

Sport Striking Myanmar Bareknuckle

8.16 Great

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Pencak Silat

Pencak Silat is a traditional martial art originating in Indonesia and Malaysia. It’s notable for its comprehensive syst...

Traditional Indonesian Striking Grappling

8.11 Great

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Kudo

Kudo is a Japanese combat sport blending elements of Judo and Savate, emphasizing grappling, striking techniques, and co...

Japan Sport Hybrid Striking

7.91 Good

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Savate

Savate is a French striking martial art and combat sport that combines punches derived from boxing with precisely codifi...

French Sport Boxing Striking

7.86 Good

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Kalaripayattu

Kalaripayattu is an ancient Indian martial art originating in Kerala, characterized by its fluid movements, striking tec...

Indian Traditional Striking Weapons

7.82 Good

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Kun Khmer

Kun Khmer, also known as Cambodian kickboxing, is a striking art blending Muay Thai and Long Arm Boxing techniques, char...

Sport Striking Cambodian Clinching

7.77 Good

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Kuk Sool Won

Kuk Sool Won is a comprehensive Korean martial art blending striking, grappling, joint manipulation, and energy work (So...

Korean Traditional Hybrid Ancestral

7.73 Good

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Karate

Karate is a traditional Japanese martial art developed in Okinawa. It’s notable for its emphasis on precise striking tec...

Japan Traditional Discipline Impact

7.66 Good

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Bokator

Bokator, originating in the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a traditional martial art incorporating striking, grappling, and wea...

Ancient Striking Grappling Weapons

7.59 Good

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Shorinji Kempo

Shorinji Kempo is a Japanese martial art blending striking techniques with grappling and mental discipline, emphasizing...

Modern Japan Hybrid Striking

7.50 Good

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Tang Soo Do

Tang Soo Do is a Korean martial art developed in the early 20th century that combines striking techniques like punches a...

Korean Traditional Striking Kicking

7.41 Good

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Wing Tsun Kung Fu

Wing Tsun Kung Fu, founded by Ip Man, emphasizes close-range fighting techniques utilizing trapping and deflecting movem...

Traditional Chinese Self Defense Kung Fu

7.34 Good

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Kyudo

Kyudo, the Japanese archery style, emphasizes mental discipline and precise movement through a rigorous training system...

Japan Traditional Archery Budo

7.34 Good

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Soo Bahk Do

Soo Bahk Do is a Korean martial art emphasizing powerful linear strikes, blocks, and joint manipulations developed durin...

Korean Traditional Striking Kicking

6.67 Fair

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Thang Ta

Thang Ta is a traditional Vietnamese martial art utilizing a wooden staff, rattan shield, and sword to develop striking,...

Indian Traditional Combat Sport Striking

6.56 Fair

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Taido

Taido is a Japanese martial art emphasizing precise, flowing movements and mental focus through unarmed combat drills, t...

Modern Japan Acrobatic Striking

6.44 Fair