swap_horiz Enshin Karate Alternatives

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K-1 Rules Kickboxing

K-1 Rules Kickboxing developed from Japanese combat sport traditions, primarily established by Kazuyoshi Ishii in 1993....

Japanese Ring Ruleset Striking

9.2 Excellent

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Japanese Kickboxing

Japanese kickboxing, primarily K1 style, is a combat sport developed in Japan. It blends elements of Muay Thai and karat...

Japanese Striking Standing Lowkick

9.0 Excellent

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Kyokushin Karate

Founded by Mas Oyama in 1964, Kyokushin is a full-contact style of Japanese karate famous for its intense bare-knuckle c...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

8.6 Great

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Puroresu

Puroresu represents a unique form of Japanese combat sport. It blends elements of professional wrestling with martial ar...

Performance Professional Japanese Striking

8.1 Great

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Ashihara Karate

Founded by Hideyuki Ashihara in 1984, this Japanese karate style is notable for its sabaki method, which emphasizes tact...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

7.9 Good

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ITF Taekwondo

Founded by Choi Hong Hi in 1966, ITF Taekwondo is a Korean martial art notable for its distinct sine wave patterns and a...

Korean Itf Striking Patterns

7.9 Good

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Goju-ryu Karate

Goju-ryu is a major Okinawan karate style founded by Chojun Miyagi in 1930, distinguished by its combination of hard str...

Traditional Sport Striking Karate

7.7 Good

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American Kickboxing

American kickboxing is a full-contact sport developed in the 1970s that blends Western boxing punches with karate kicks,...

American Striking Kicks Fullcontact

7.6 Good

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Shootfighting

Developed and trademarked by Bart Vale in the 1990s, Shootfighting is a hybrid combat sport that integrates professional...

Professional Japanese Hybrid Striking

7.5 Good

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Uechi-ryu Karate

Uechi-ryu is a traditional Okinawan karate style founded by Kanbun Uechi in the early 20th century, notable for its emph...

Traditional Striking Karate Okinawan

7.5 Good

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Shito-ryu Karate

Shito-ryu is an Okinawan karate style founded by Kenwa Mabuni in 1928, recognized for its extensive kata curriculum that...

Traditional Japanese Sport Striking

7.5 Good

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Wado-ryu Karate

Wado-ryu is a Japanese karate style founded by Hironori Otsuka in 1934, notable for being one of the first pure styles t...

Traditional Japanese Sport Striking

7.4 Good

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Shoot Boxing

Shoot Boxing is a Japanese hybrid sport founded by Caesar Takeshi in 1985, mixing kickboxing with standing throws and su...

Japanese Ring Striking Standing

7.4 Good

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Karate Kumite

Karate Kumite is the sparring discipline of karate; under WKF rules it debuted at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with three wei...

Olympic Striking Points Karate

7.3 Good

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Full Contact Karate

Full Contact Karate is a hard-contact karate competition style popularized in the 1970s, notably by the PKA's 1974 world...

Modern Ring Striking Karate

7.3 Good

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Savate Combat

Savate Combat is the full-contact form of French savate, allowing forceful punches and shoe-clad kicks after technical a...

Modern French Ring Striking

7.2 Good

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Seidokaikan Karate

Seidokaikan Karate is a Japanese full-contact style created by Kazuyoshi Ishii in 1981, later serving as the karate base...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

7.1 Good

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WKF Sport Karate

WKF Sport Karate is the standardized, point-based amateur fighting format governed by the World Karate Federation, featu...

Olympic Striking Karate Kumite

6.8 Fair

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Point Fighting

Point fighting is a stop-start karate and kickboxing format, notable in WAKO rules for controlled strikes, speed, timing...

Striking Points Karate Kickboxing

6.4 Fair

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Tang Soo Do Sparring

Tang Soo Do sparring is the contest format of Korean karate-based Tang Soo Do, notable for roots in post-1945 kwans such...

Korean Tournament Striking Points

6.3 Fair