swap_horiz Sports Chanbara 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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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

8.9 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

8.8 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

8.7 Great

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Kyokushin Karate

Kyokushin is a full-contact style of karate founded by Masutatsu Oyama and formally established in 1964. Its training em...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

8.6 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

8.6 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

8.4 Great

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Pancrase

Pancrase is a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion founded in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minor...

Japanese Hybrid Submission MMA

8.3 Great

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Shooto

Shooto is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization and combat sport created by professional wrestler Satoru Sayama in...

Professional Japanese Hybrid Submission

8.2 Great

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Shoot Wrestling

Shoot wrestling is a Japanese combat-sport and professional-wrestling tradition built around realistic grappling, takedo...

Professional Japanese Hybrid Submission

8.1 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

Ashihara Karate is a full-contact Japanese martial art founded by Hideyuki Ashihara in 1984. The style is distinguished...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

7.9 Good

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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

7.8 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

7.5 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

7.5 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

7.1 Good

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Nunchaku-do

Nunchaku-do is a semi-contact martial art and competitive sport based on the use of a nunchaku, a handheld weapon made o...

Modern Weapon Duel Nunchaku

6.0 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

5.9 Mediocre

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Sport Chanbara

Sport Chanbara is a Japanese combat sport in which participants spar with padded weapons and protective equipment. Its f...

Japanese Sport Competition Foam

5.5 Mediocre