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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Ang Lee's masterpiece redefined the Wuxia genre for a global audience. 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' seamlessly blen...

Epic Choreography Action Adventure Historical

9.5 Brilliant

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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a modern combat sport centered around grappling techniques executed on the ground. Practitioners...

Modern Combat Sport Self Defense Submission

9.4 Excellent

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Kuk Sool Won

Kuk Sool Won is a comprehensive Korean martial art blending striking, grappling, joint manipulation, and energy work (So...

Korean Traditional Hybrid Ancestral

9.4 Excellent

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Judo

Judo is a grappling martial art originating in Japan that emphasizes throws, holds, and submissions using principles of...

Olympic Japanese Grappling Throws

9.4 Excellent

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Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a traditional combat sport originating in Southeast Asia. This martial art employs strikes from hands, feet...

Traditional Combat Sport Southeast Asia Ancient

9.3 Excellent

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Enter the Dragon

Bruce Lee's final completed film, 'Enter the Dragon,' remains a seminal work in the martial arts genre. Its a thrilling...

Action Classic Cult Classic Espionage

9.2 Excellent

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The Raid: Redemption

Gareth Evans' 'The Raid: Redemption' revitalized the martial arts genre with its brutal, relentlessly paced action and i...

Action Modern Gore Film

9.0 Excellent

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Sambo

Sambo, originating in the Soviet Union, is a grappling combat sport and self-defense system blending elements of judo, w...

Combat Russian Sport Grappling

8.8 Great

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Pencak Silat

Pencak Silat is an Indonesian and Malaysian martial art encompassing striking, grappling, and weapon techniques develope...

Traditional Indonesian Striking Grappling

8.4 Great

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Pekiti-Tirsia Kali

Pekiti Tirsia Kali is a Silat-derived Filipino martial art characterized by its emphasis on close-range striking, utiliz...

Combat Blade Stick Filipino

8.3 Great

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Kudo

Kudo is a Japanese combat sport blending elements of Judo and Savate, emphasizing grappling, striking techniques, and co...

Japanese Sport Hybrid Striking

8.1 Great

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Kalaripayattu

Kalaripayattu is an ancient Indian martial art originating in Kerala, characterized by its fluid movements, striking tec...

Indian Traditional Striking Weapons

7.9 Good

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Bokator

Bokator, originating in the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a traditional martial art incorporating striking, grappling, and wea...

Ancient Striking Grappling Weapons

7.5 Good

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Vovinam

Vovinam, originating in Vietnam, is a dynamic striking art emphasizing explosive movements, acrobatic techniques, and cl...

Modern Vietnamese Striking Grappling

7.3 Good

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Silambam

Silambam is a South Indian martial art utilizing a single rattan staff, traditionally held with one hand, to develop str...

Indian Traditional Staff Weapons

7.2 Good

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Gatka

Gatka is a Sikh martial art utilizing sticks (gats) and swords (kisars) to develop combat skills through controlled stri...

Traditional Sword Weapons Punjabi

7.0 Good

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Thang Ta

Thang Ta is a traditional Vietnamese martial art utilizing a wooden staff, rattan shield, and sword to develop striking,...

Traditional Sword Weapons Manipuri

6.8 Fair

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Hwa Rang Do

Hwa Rang Do is a Korean martial art emphasizing explosive power generation through rhythmic movement and breath control,...

Korean Modern Hybrid Grappling

6.6 Fair

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Mardani Khel

Mardani Khel is a traditional combat system originating in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, characterized by its grappling t...

Indian Traditional Sword Weapons

6.5 Fair

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Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is a modern Japanese martial art system encompassing historical combat techniques from various wa...

Modern Japanese Weapons Ninjutsu

6.4 Fair