swap_horiz Nunchaku-do Alternatives

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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Mixed martial arts brings striking and grappling into a full-contact combat sport, requiring athletes to manage exchange...

Modern Global Hybrid Cage

9.48 Excellent

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Boxing

Contested in a ring, boxing centers on punches delivered with gloved hands under rules governing legal targets and condu...

Olympic Ring Striking Punching

9.32 Excellent

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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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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (No-Gi)

Without the traditional kimono, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi centers on controlling an opponent through the body rather tha...

Ground Brazilian Submission Grappling

9.22 Excellent

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Queensberry Rules Boxing

Published in 1867 and drafted by John Graham Chambers, the Marquess of Queensberry Rules helped establish the framework...

Historic Boxing Ruleset Striking

9.20 Excellent

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Epee Fencing

Epee fencing is an Olympic combat sport employing a specialized thrusting sword. It’s notable for its complex scoring sy...

Olympic Weapon Thrust Epee

8.85 Great

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Fencing

Fencing is a precision combat sport utilizing swords. It involves strategic duels between two competitors employing thre...

Modern Olympic Weapon Duel

8.80 Great

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Fencing (Épée)

Épée is one of the three modern fencing weapons and is used in Olympic, international, and recreational competition. The...

Modern Olympic Weapon French Origin

8.72 Great

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Fencing (Sabre)

Sabre is one of the three Olympic fencing weapons and is used for both cutting and thrusting actions. The valid target i...

Modern Olympic Weapon Cut Thrust

8.56 Great

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Fencing (Foil)

Foil is one of the three modern fencing weapons, alongside epee and sabre. It is a light, flexible thrusting weapon, and...

Modern Olympic Weapon French Origin

8.44 Great

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Historical European Martial Arts

Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) involves the research, study, and practice of martial traditions of European ori...

European Historic Weapon Duel

7.80 Good

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Dog Brothers Martial Arts Gatherings

Dog Brothers Martial Arts Gatherings are full-contact weapons-fighting events associated with the Dog Brothers organizat...

Modern Weapon Stick Filipino

7.55 Good

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Naginatado

Naginatado, also written naginata-do, is a Japanese budo discipline centered on the naginata, a long weapon with a curve...

Traditional Japanese Modern Sport Weapon

7.46 Good

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Eskrima

Eskrima is a collective name for Filipino martial traditions also widely called arnis or kali. Training is strongly asso...

Traditional Weapon Stick Filipino

7.45 Good

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Classical Fencing

Classical fencing is the study and practice of European fencing methods associated mainly with the nineteenth and early...

Historic Weapon Western Duel

7.05 Good

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Buhurt

Buhurt is a modern full-contact combat sport in which participants wear historically inspired armor and fight with blunt...

Armor Team Medieval Weapon

6.85 Fair

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WEKAF Stick Fighting

WEKAF stick fighting is a competitive form of Filipino martial arts conducted under rules associated with the World Eskr...

Armor Weapon Stick Filipino

6.80 Fair

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Historical Medieval Battle

Historical Medieval Battle (HMB) is a full-contact combat sport in which participants use historically accurate reproduc...

Armor Team Medieval Weapon

6.75 Fair

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Sports Chanbara

Sports Chanbara is a Japanese combat sport in which participants engage in free sparring with padded weapons. The format...

Modern Japanese Weapon Foam

6.55 Fair

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Baton Francais

Baton Francais is French staff fighting linked to savate and canne, notable as a codified two-handed baton discipline wi...

French Weapon Duel Staff

5.85 Mediocre