swap_horiz Muay Boran Alternatives

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Muaythai

Originating in Thailand, Muaythai, also written Muay Thai, combines a martial tradition with a competitive ring sport. I...

Ring Striking Thai Elbows

9.31 Excellent

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Muay Chaiya

Muay Chaiya is a regional style of Muay Boran, the predecessor to modern Muay Thai, originating in the Chaiya district o...

Traditional Defensive Striking Thai

7.64 Good

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Pradal Serey

Pradal Serey is a Cambodian unarmed combat sport and martial art that includes strikes with the fists, elbows, knees, sh...

Traditional Striking Cambodian Elbows

7.31 Good

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Ancient Greek Boxing

Ancient Greek boxing, known as pygmachia, was a striking combat sport contested in classical antiquity. It was introduce...

Historic Olympic Boxing Ancient

7.15 Good

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Goju-ryu Karate

Goju-ryu is a major traditional style of Okinawan karate founded by Chojun Miyagi in 1930. The discipline is distinguish...

Traditional Sport Striking Karate

7.08 Good

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Isshin-Ryu Karate

Isshin-Ryu Karate is an Okinawan style of karate founded by Tatsuo Shimabuku in 1956. The system draws on earlier Okinaw...

Traditional Competition Striking Karate

6.91 Fair

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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

6.90 Fair

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Shito-ryu Karate

Shito-ryu is a school of Okinawan karate founded by Kenwa Mabuni in 1928. The style is recognized for its extensive kata...

Traditional Japanese Sport Striking

6.90 Fair

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Chito-Ryu Karate

Chito-Ryu Karate is a Japanese karate style founded by Tsuyoshi Chitose in 1946. Its name is commonly translated from Ja...

Traditional Striking Karate Okinawan

6.84 Fair

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Wado-ryu Karate

Wado-ryu is a Japanese karate style established by martial artist Hironori Otsuka in the 1930s. Its name is commonly tra...

Traditional Japanese Sport Striking

6.81 Fair

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Tomoi

Tomoi is a Malaysian striking combat sport with roots in traditions of the Malay Peninsula and strong technical similari...

Traditional Striking Southeast Asian Malaysian

6.58 Fair

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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

6.53 Fair

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Sikaran

Sikaran is a traditional Filipino martial art and folk sport associated particularly with the province of Rizal. Its def...

Traditional Striking Filipino Kicking

6.46 Fair

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Dambe

Dambe is a traditional Hausa combat sport associated with northern Nigeria and other Hausa communities in West Africa. I...

Traditional Striking Bareknuckle West African

6.39 Fair

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Adithada

Adithada is an Indian martial art from Tamil Nadu that incorporates striking, kicking, grappling, and pressure point att...

Indian Traditional South Asian Striking

6.38 Fair

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Harimau Silat

Harimau silat is a style or approach within pencak silat, the family of Indonesian and Malay martial arts. It is associa...

Traditional Ground Striking Malaysian

5.98 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

5.94 Mediocre

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Moraingy

Moraingy is a traditional unarmed striking sport from Madagascar, also known as Malagasy boxing. It is especially associ...

Traditional African Striking Bareknuckle

5.93 Mediocre

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Qwan Ki Do

Qwan Ki Do is a Vietnamese-Chinese martial art developed and codified in France by Pham Xuan Tong in 1981. Its training...

Combat Traditional Vietnamese Striking

5.82 Mediocre

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Musti Yuddha

Musti-yuddha is a traditional unarmed combat practice from the Indian subcontinent; the Sanskrit name means “fist fighti...

Indian Traditional Boxing Ancient

4.14 Poor