swap_horiz Wado-ryu Karate 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

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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Muay Boran

Muay Boran is a collective term for the ancient, unarmed martial arts originating in Thailand, serving as the direct pre...

Traditional Ancient Striking Thai

8.3 Great

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Muay Chaiya

Muay Chaiya is a regional style of Muay Boran, the predecessor to modern Muay Thai, originating in the Chaiya district o...

Traditional Defensive Striking Thai

8.3 Great

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Knockdown Karate

Knockdown Karate is a full contact martial art derived from Kyokushin karate. Developed by Mas Oyama, it emphasizes powe...

Striking Karate Bareknuckle Fullcontact

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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Enshin Karate

Enshin Karate is a full-contact karate system founded in 1988 by Joko Ninomiya. Its central tactical method, sabaki, emp...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

7.7 Good

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Goju-ryu Karate

Goju-ryu is a major traditional style of Okinawan karate founded by Chojun Miyagi in 1930. The discipline is distinguish...

Traditional Sport Striking Karate

7.7 Good

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Uechi-ryu Karate

Uechi-ryu is a traditional Okinawan karate style founded by Kanbun Uechi in the early 20th century. Uechi studied Chines...

Traditional Striking Karate Okinawan

7.5 Good

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Shito-ryu Karate

Shito-ryu is a school of Okinawan karate founded by Kenwa Mabuni in 1928. The style is recognized for its extensive kata...

Traditional Japanese Sport Striking

7.5 Good

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Shotokan Karate Kumite

Shotokan karate kumite is the partner practice and sparring component of Shotokan karate. Kumite applies techniques from...

Japanese Striking Shotokan Karate

7.4 Good

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Wado-Ryu Karate Kumite

Wadō-ryū Karate-dō is a Japanese martial-arts style formally founded by Hironori Ōtsuka in 1934. Ōtsuka combined Okinawa...

Japanese Striking Karate Kumite

7.3 Good

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Sport Jujutsu

Sport jujutsu is a competitive form of jujutsu adapted for organized matches. Depending on the governing body and event,...

Traditional Japanese Sport Submission

7.2 Good

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Seidokaikan Karate

Seidokaikan is a Japanese full-contact karate organization and fighting style founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii in 1981. Its co...

Japanese Striking Karate Fullcontact

7.1 Good

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Isshin-Ryu Karate

Isshin-Ryu Karate is an Okinawan style of karate founded by Tatsuo Shimabuku in 1956. The system draws on earlier Okinaw...

Traditional Competition Striking Karate

6.9 Fair

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WKF Karate (Olympic)

WKF Karate is the competition ruleset administered by the World Karate Federation. It organizes karate into kata, which...

Modern Olympic Japanese Striking

6.8 Fair

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Chito-Ryu Karate

Chito-Ryu Karate is a Japanese karate style founded by Tsuyoshi Chitose in 1946. Its name is commonly translated from Ja...

Traditional Striking Karate Okinawan

6.8 Fair

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Point Karate

Point karate is a form of competitive karate sparring in which a referee stops the exchange when a scoring technique is...

Global Sport Striking Points

6.6 Fair

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Yoseikan Budo

Yoseikan Budo is a modern Japanese martial art created by Minoru Mochizuki. It combines striking, throwing, grappling, j...

Traditional Japanese Hybrid Striking

6.0 Fair