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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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Muay Boran

Muay Boran is the ancient Thai martial art that served as the direct predecessor to modern Muay Thai, incorporating brut...

Traditional Ancient Striking Thai

8.3 Great

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Muay Chaiya

Muay Chaiya is a regional style of Muay Boran originating in southern Thailand, heavily distinguished by its compact, de...

Traditional Defensive Striking Thai

8.3 Great

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Pradal Serey

Pradal Serey is a Cambodian kickboxing style renowned for its emphasis on elbow strikes, closely related to the martial...

Traditional Striking Cambodian Elbows

8.0 Great

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Kajukenbo

Kajukenbo is an American hybrid martial art founded in 1947 in Hawaii, notable for combining karate, judo, kenpo, and bo...

American Hybrid Hawaiian Striking

7.8 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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Amateur MMA

Amateur MMA is non-professional mixed martial arts, notable for IMMAF's 2012 founding and world championships using safe...

Hybrid Cage Striking Grappling

7.7 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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Tomoi

Tomoi is a Malaysian combat sport derived from Malay Peninsula traditions that closely mirrors Muay Thai, featuring punc...

Traditional Striking Southeast Asian Malaysian

7.2 Good

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Taekkyeon

Taekkyeon is a traditional Korean martial art recognized by UNESCO, notable for its fluid, dance-like footwork and sweep...

Korean Traditional Striking Fluid

7.1 Good

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Dambe

Dambe is a traditional Nigerian martial art historically practiced by the Hausa people, characterized by a single heavil...

Traditional Striking Bareknuckle West African

7.0 Good

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Ju-Jitsu Fighting

Ju-Jitsu Fighting is a JJIF sport format with three phases: striking, throws, and groundwork, and it has appeared at the...

Hybrid Striking Grappling Tatami

6.9 Fair

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Silat Olahraga

Silat Olahraga is the competitive sports division of the Indonesian martial art pencak silat, recognized internationally...

Competition Indonesian Striking Southeast Asian

6.8 Fair

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Krav Maga Sport

Krav Maga Sport is the competitive, rule-bound adaptation of the Israeli military self-defense system, designed to allow...

Israeli Hybrid Competition Self Defense

6.8 Fair

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World Combat Jiu-Jitsu

World Combat Jiu-Jitsu is Eddie Bravo's no-gi grappling event series, notable for allowing open-hand strikes on the grou...

Modern Hybrid Striking Grappling

6.8 Fair

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Modern Pankration

Modern pankration is a revived Greek combat sport combining striking and grappling, notable for UWW recognition in 2010...

Modern Hybrid Striking Grappling

6.6 Fair

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Yoseikan Budo

Yoseikan Budo is a comprehensive Japanese martial art developed by Minoru Mochizuki in 1931, noted for integrating techn...

Traditional Japanese Hybrid Striking

6.0 Fair