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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

9.21 Excellent

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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

8.96 Great

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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

8.87 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

8.27 Great

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Kendo

Kendo is a Japanese martial art utilizing bamboo swords (shinai) and protective armor (bogu) to develop striking skills,...

Japan Sport Budo Sword

7.95 Good

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Kudo

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

Japan Sport Hybrid Striking

7.91 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

7.66 Good

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Shorinji Kempo

Shorinji Kempo is a Japanese martial art blending striking techniques with grappling and mental discipline, emphasizing...

Modern Japan Hybrid Striking

7.50 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

7.34 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

7.27 Good

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Jodo

Jodo is a Japanese striking art developed by samurai warriors that focuses on utilizing a short staff (jo) for close-qua...

Japan Budo Armed Forms

7.20 Good

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Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu

Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu is a Japanese martial art emphasizing the redirection of an opponent’s force through precise body...

Japan Joint Locks Jujutsu Aiki

7.14 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

7.00 Good

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Kumdo

Kumdo, also known as Korean swordsmanship, is a traditional martial art focusing on precise footwork and cutting techniq...

Korean Sport Sword Armed

6.89 Fair

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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

6.78 Fair

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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,...

Indian Traditional Combat Sport Striking

6.56 Fair

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Taido

Taido is a Japanese martial art emphasizing precise, flowing movements and mental focus through unarmed combat drills, t...

Modern Japan Acrobatic Striking

6.44 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

6.11 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 Japan Weapons Ninjutsu

6.00 Fair

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Aikido

Aikido is a Japanese martial art emphasizing blending with an opponent’s force through circular movements and joint lock...

Modern Japan Throws Budo

5.68 Mediocre