swap_horiz Muay Chaiya Alternatives

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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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Muay Boran

Muay Boran is a collective term for the ancient, unarmed martial arts originating in Thailand, serving as the direct pre...

Traditional Ancient Striking Thai

8.3 Great

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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

8.0 Great

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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

7.7 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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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

7.5 Good

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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

7.4 Good

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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

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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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

7.0 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

6.9 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

6.8 Fair

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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

6.5 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

6.5 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

6.5 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

6.4 Fair

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Adimurai

Adimurai is a traditional Tamil martial art associated with southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu. It is practiced as...

Indian Traditional Striking Tamil

6.2 Fair

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Kalarippayattu

Kalarippayattu is a martial art from Kerala in southern India. Its training can include physical conditioning, body-cont...

Indian Traditional Striking Weapons

6.0 Fair

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Bando

Bando is a Burmese martial art associated with the wider Thaing tradition. It includes unarmed techniques such as strike...

Traditional Striking Grappling Weapons

6.0 Fair

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Kuntao

Kuntao is a broad term for Chinese martial arts practiced in Southeast Asia, especially in communities with Chinese cult...

Traditional Hybrid Striking Southeast Asian

6.0 Fair