swap_horiz Taekkyon Alternatives

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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 Japanese martial art focused on dynamic techniques involving throws, grappling, and close-quarters combat. Dev...

Japan Olympic Grappling Throws

9.4 Excellent

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Muay Thai

Muaythai, also known as Thai boxing, is a combat sport originating in Thailand. It utilizes strikes from all eight point...

Traditional Ring Combat Sport Southeast Asia

9.3 Excellent

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Sambo

Sambo is a Russian martial art developed in the Soviet Union. It combines elements of judo, wrestling, and grappling tec...

Combat Russian Sport Grappling

8.8 Great

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Capoeira

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art rooted in African traditions, combining athletic movements with musical accompanimen...

Music Traditional Acrobatic Brazilian

8.7 Great

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Sumo

Sumo is a traditional Japanese martial art and sport practiced within a circular dohyō ring. Two rikishi wrestlers compe...

Japan Traditional Sport Wrestling

8.6 Great

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Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art characterized by its distinctive focus on kicking techniques, speed, and agility. Orig...

Korean Modern Olympic Striking

8.4 Great

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Pencak Silat

Pencak Silat is a traditional martial art originating in Indonesia and Malaysia. It’s notable for its comprehensive syst...

Traditional Indonesian Striking Grappling

8.4 Great

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Savate

Savate is a French striking martial art and combat sport that combines punches derived from boxing with precisely codifi...

French Sport Boxing Striking

8.0 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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Karate

Karate is a traditional Japanese martial art developed in Okinawa. It’s notable for its emphasis on precise striking tec...

Japan Traditional Discipline Impact

7.6 Good

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Hapkido

Hapkido is a Korean martial art blending striking techniques like punches and kicks with joint locks, throws, and immobi...

Korean Self Defense Kicks Throws

7.6 Good

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Tang Soo Do

Tang Soo Do is a Korean martial art developed in the early 20th century that combines striking techniques like punches a...

Korean Traditional Striking Kicking

7.4 Good

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Wing Tsun Kung Fu

Wing Tsun Kung Fu, founded by Ip Man, emphasizes close-range fighting techniques utilizing trapping and deflecting movem...

Traditional Chinese Self Defense Kung Fu

7.3 Good

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Kyudo

Kyudo, the Japanese archery style, emphasizes mental discipline and precise movement through a rigorous training system...

Japan Traditional Archery Budo

7.3 Good

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Nippon Kempo

Nippon Kempo is a Japanese martial art emphasizing practical self-defense techniques developed primarily during the Meij...

Armor Modern Japan Striking

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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Naginatajutsu

Naginatajutsu is a traditional Japanese martial art utilizing a polearm – the naginata – employing techniques of slashin...

Japan Traditional Budo Armed

7.1 Good

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Gatka

Gatka is a traditional South Asian martial art closely associated with the Sikh community and the Sikh Gurus. It is a we...

Traditional Sword Weapons Punjabi

7.0 Good

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Soo Bahk Do

Soo Bahk Do is a Korean martial art emphasizing powerful linear strikes, blocks, and joint manipulations developed durin...

Korean Traditional Striking Kicking

6.8 Fair