swap_horiz Nanbudo 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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Low-Kick Kickboxing

Low-kick kickboxing is a combat sport ruleset popularized in the Netherlands where competitors are permitted to throw di...

European Competition Striking Standing

8.4 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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Enshin Karate

Founded by Joko Ninomiya in 1988, Enshin Karate is a Japanese full-contact style recognized for its circular movements a...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

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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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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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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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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Xingyiquan (competition)

Xingyiquan competition features a Chinese internal martial art known for its aggressive, linear striking patterns inspir...

Traditional Competition Chinese Internal

6.5 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

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Soo Bahk Do Sparring

Soo Bahk Do sparring is the competitive side of Hwang Kee's Moo Duk Kwan art, notable after the organization adopted the...

Korean Tournament Striking Points

6.2 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

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American Kenpo Sparring

American Kenpo sparring is competition in Ed Parker's U.S. kenpo system, notable from the Pasadena school and IKKA he es...

American Tournament Striking Points

5.9 Mediocre

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Sport Chanbara

Sport Chanbara is a Japanese weapons-based martial sport created by Tanabe Tetsundo in 1971, noted for its use of padded...

Japanese Sport Competition Foam

5.5 Mediocre