Notable styles of martial arts
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Adithada, an ancient Tamil martial art which is a form of kickboxing. Disciples of Adithada are trained in using bare knuckles, feet, knees, elbows and forehead.
Advanced commando combat system, an Indian system of Military Close Combat focussing on Close Quarters Battle techniques & tactics for military.
Aikido is a Japanese martial art which is based on Jujutsu and Kenjutsu.
Amateur wrestling emphasizes throws and controlling opponent's movement, both while standing up and on the ground, and positioning. Notable styles are Greco-Roman wrestling and Freestyle wrestling.
American Kenpo is a martial art developed by Ed Parker from Chinese and Japanese styles he studied in Hawaii.
Baguazhang is an internal Chinese martial art that trains in distinctive circular footwork patterns and is also known for training with unusually large weapons at advanced levels in some schools.
Bando is the official Burmese Fighting System that includes techniques of throws, holds, locks, chokes, foot-sweeps, etc. Several Bando sub-systems include Lethwei, Naban and Banshay which includes stick fighting, sword fighting, knife fighting, spear fighting, etc.
Bartitsu is an eclectic self-defense system combining the basics of Tenjin-Shinyo Ryu Jiujitsu, Shinden-Fudo Ryu Jiujitsu, early Kodokan Judo, the Vigny system of stick fighting, classical boxing and savate.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a much modified version of some original Japanese jujutsu schools, based on and closely related to Judo but with strict emphasis on ground fighting. Sometimes referred to as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu after its founders.
Combat Martial Arts Any self-defense oriented fighting method, style or system.
Capoeira is a survival-oriented dance-fight-game originally developed in the 16th century by Angolan slaves in Brazil. It emphasizes kicks, dodging, take downs, and mental training. This mental training can include trickery, an awareness of the opponent, and understanding of rhythm.
Catch wrestling forms the base of many modern martial arts including shoot wrestling, shootfighting, shooto and Japanese professional wrestling style of puroresu. This form of wrestling emphasizes ground fighting, submissions, throws and fighting from multiple positions based on Judo.
Chow Gar is a Close in fighting system from the Southern Shaolin, and is a form of Southern Praying Mantis (martial art)
Eskrima, a Filipino Martial Art that focuses on blunt and bladed weapons.
Fencing (the European Olympic style), exists now almost entirely as a sport.
Hapkido is a Korean martial art with kicks, punches, joint manipulation, locks, and throws that is said to have developed from Aikijutsu. Many of its techniques, as well as the characters used to write the style's name, are similar to those of Aikido.
Hung Gar is a southern Chinese style made famous by its usage by many well known Hong Kong film actors and directors. It is a form of Shaolin martial arts with strong stances and rooting in the ground.
Hwarangdo is a Korean martial art that was created in its modern form by Dr. Joo Bang Lee and his brother, Joo Sang Lee. This martial art teaches and encourages fighting and defense techniques, religious training, intellectual enhancement, and artistic pursuits. It has an extensive history, and a very involved technique structure.
Hybrid martial arts, systems which combine multiple arts: military combatives, Advanced commando combat system, Jeet Kune Do, and Har-Ki Martial Arts. See also: mixed martial arts.
Jeet Kune Do, meaning 'Way of the intercepting fist', was developed by Bruce Lee, one of the most famous martial artists of the 20th century. This is not actually a specific martial arts style, but a collection of concepts from arts such as Wing Chun and other styles that focuses on constant adaptation.
Judo means gentle way, ('Do' means 'Way of'), a practical martial art and sport that consists of techniques from many jujutsu schools. Striking (atemi-waza) and some dangerous throws are forbidden in competitions, but are still present in training and sparring.
Jujutsu is a general Japanese term encompassing mostly unarmed martial arts with strikes, throws, grappling and locks and those using small weapons.
Kajukenbo a combination of Karate, Jujutsu, Kenpo, and Chinese Boxing founded in 1947 in Oahu, Hawaii by a group of instructors.
Kalari Payattu, a martial art from Kerala, South India. It combines self defense, religion and elements of "martial dance", and has a strong association with the Ayurveda healing system.
Kandoshin is a freestyle fighting arts system which unifies many modern and ancient martial arts from four major continents, namely; Africa, Asia, Europe and America.
Kapap is a modern martial art, derived from the distinctive fighting style of the Israeli Haganah and the modern day IDF. The style is purely focused on practical combat skills and eschews competitions beyond occasional 'fight club' nights, wherein practitioners can free-form spar with protective padding.
