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K-1 Rules Kickboxing

K-1 rules kickboxing combines gloved punches and kicks with permitted knee strikes in a ring. The name comes from the K-...

Japanese Ring Ruleset Striking

9.18 Excellent

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Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts combines techniques from various fighting styles including boxing, wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...

Hybrid Cage Striking Submission

9.02 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

8.23 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

7.87 Good

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Amateur Sumo

Amateur sumo is the nonprofessional form of sumo wrestling practiced in schools, universities, clubs, national federatio...

Modern International Japanese Grappling

7.46 Good

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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

7.45 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

7.42 Good

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Shoot Boxing

Shoot boxing is a Japanese combat sport and hybrid martial art established in 1985 by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi. I...

Japanese Ring Striking Standing

7.36 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

7.28 Good

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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

7.22 Good

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Shidokan Karate

Shidokan is a Japanese full-contact karate system founded by Yoshiji Soeno in 1978. Its competitive format combines bare...

Japanese Hybrid Karate Grappling

7.22 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

7.06 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

7.04 Good

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Shootfighting

Shootfighting is a hybrid combat sport and martial arts system developed and trademarked by American martial artist Bart...

Professional Japanese Hybrid Striking

6.90 Fair

15

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

6.90 Fair

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Ju-Jitsu Fighting

Ju-Jitsu Fighting is a competitive martial arts format governed internationally by the Ju-Jitsu International Federation...

Hybrid Striking Grappling Tatami

6.88 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

6.82 Fair

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Wado-ryu Karate

Wado-ryu is a Japanese karate style established by martial artist Hironori Otsuka in the 1930s. Its name is commonly tra...

Traditional Japanese Sport Striking

6.81 Fair

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Tomiki Aikido

Tomiki Aikido, also called Shodokan Aikido or competitive aikido, is a Japanese martial art developed by Kenji Tomiki. I...

Modern Competitive Japanese Grappling

6.76 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

5.52 Mediocre