swap_horiz ITF Taekwondo Alternatives

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Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts combines techniques from various fighting styles including boxing, wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...

Hybrid Cage Striking Submission

9.8 Brilliant

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Professional Boxing

Professional boxing involves athletes engaging in one-on-one contests utilizing punches and defensive techniques. It’s n...

Professional Punch Striking Gloves

9.5 Brilliant

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Boxing

Boxing is an Olympic combat sport involving striking opponents using gloved hands within a defined ring. Established rul...

Olympic Ring Striking Punching

9.3 Excellent

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Muaythai

Muaythai, also written Muay Thai, is a combat sport and martial art from Thailand. Its rules permit striking with the fi...

Ring Striking Thai Elbows

9.3 Excellent

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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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Queensberry Rules Boxing

Queensberry Rules Boxing established the foundation for modern professional boxing. Developed by John Graham Chambers in...

Historic Boxing 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

Kyokushin is a full-contact style of karate founded by Masutatsu Oyama and formally established in 1964. Its training em...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

8.6 Great

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Knockdown Karate

Knockdown Karate is a full contact martial art derived from Kyokushin karate. Developed by Mas Oyama, it emphasizes powe...

Striking Karate Bareknuckle Fullcontact

8.1 Great

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Ashihara Karate

Ashihara Karate is a full-contact Japanese martial art founded by Hideyuki Ashihara in 1984. The style is distinguished...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

7.9 Good

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Olympic Taekwondo

Olympic Taekwondo is the competitive form of the Korean martial art governed by World Taekwondo, the international feder...

Korean Olympic Striking Kicks

7.8 Good

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Enshin Karate

Enshin Karate is a full-contact karate system founded in 1988 by Joko Ninomiya. Its central tactical method, sabaki, emp...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

7.7 Good

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American Kickboxing

American kickboxing is a full-contact combat sport that emerged in the United States during the 1970s by combining Weste...

American Striking Kicks Fullcontact

7.6 Good

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WT Taekwondo

WT Taekwondo refers to the competition ruleset and style governed by World Taekwondo (WT), the international federation...

Korean Electronic Olympic Striking

7.6 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. Uechi studied Chines...

Traditional Striking Karate Okinawan

7.5 Good

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Olympic Taekwondo (WT)

Olympic Taekwondo under World Taekwondo rules is a combat sport based on controlled kicking and punching techniques. Tae...

Korean Modern Olympic Striking

7.4 Good

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Savate Combat

Savate Combat, also known as Savate Boxe Française, is the full-contact competitive iteration of the French martial art...

Modern French Ring Striking

7.2 Good

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Taekkyeon

Taekkyeon is a traditional Korean martial art inscribed in 2011 on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultur...

Korean Traditional Striking Fluid

7.1 Good

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Seidokaikan Karate

Seidokaikan is a Japanese full-contact karate organization and fighting style founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii in 1981. Its co...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

7.1 Good

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Subak

Subak is a historical Korean martial art associated with open-handed striking and close combat. References to the discip...

Korean Historical Ancient Striking

4.2 Poor