Online Encyclopedia
List of martial arts
This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style.
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Asian and Pacific Martial Arts
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China The hundreds of different styles of Chinese martial arts are collectively called Kung Fu, Wushu, Kuoshu , or Ch'uan Fa.
- Internal styles 內家, nei chia, (pinyin nèi jiā) internal family martial arts:
- Hsing Yi (Hsing-i Ch'uan, Xingyiquan)
- Liuhe Bafa (Liu He Ba Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa)
- Pakua Chuan (Pa Kua Chang, Baguazhang)
- Tai Chi Chuan (T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Taijiquan)
- External styles 外家, wei chia (py wài jiā) external family and combination styles:
- Black Tiger Kung Fu
- Chin Na (actually a feature of many different Chinese styles as well, internal and external)
- Choy Lay Fut
- Chuo Jiao
- Dog Kung Fu
- Dragon Kung Fu
- Duck Kung Fu
- Eagle Claw
- Emei Quan
- Fang Zi
- Five Ancestors
- Hung Gar
- Leopard
- Mei Hua Quan (Plum Blossom Fist)
- Monkey Kung Fu
- My Jong Law Horn
- Nan Quan
- Northern Praying Mantis
- Pak Mei (White Eyebrow)
- Phoenix
- Rat Kung Fu (Choy Gar)
- Shaolin Quan
- Shuai Chiao (Shuai Jiao)
- Snake Kung Fu
- Southern Praying Mantis
- San Da
- San shou
- Tantui
- Tiger Kung Fu
- Tompei Quan
- Wing Chun
- Wing Tsun
- White Crane
- Internal styles 內家, nei chia, (pinyin nèi jiā) internal family martial arts:
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Guam
- San Jitsu
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India
- But Marma Atti
- Gatka
- Kalaripayatu
- mallak-rida
- malla-yuddha
- niyuddha-kride
- Silambam Nillaikalakki
- Vajra Mushti
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Korea
- Gjogsul
- Hapkido
- Haidong Gumbo
- Hoi Jeon Moo Sool
- Hup Kwon Do
- Hwa Rang Do
- Kuk Sool Won
- Kumdo
- Kwon Pup
- Soo Bahk Do
- Ssireum - Korean Sumo Wrestling
- Taekyon
- Tae Kwon Do
- Tang Shou Dao
- Tang Soo Do
- Yudo
- Yusul
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Laos
- Lao Boxing
- Ling Lom
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Mongolia
- Mongolian wrestling
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Philippines - (too many to list here; see the list of Eskrima systems) - Most native martial arts fall under the umbrella of Eskrima. Other arts that have been recently imported or created or are somehow different may include:
- Buno
- Combat Judo
- Dumog
- Estoca
- Estocado
- Gokusa
- Kombatan
- Kuntaw
- Kuntaw Silat
- Panandata
- Panantukan
- Sagasa
- Sikaran
- Silat
- Suntukan
- Tat Kun Tao
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Thailand
- Krabi Krabong
- Lerdrit
- Muay Boran (Ancient Thai boxing)
- Muay Thai (Thai boxing, Thai kickboxing)
European Martial Arts
- General:
- Boxing
- ESDO (European Self-Defense Organization)
- Fencing
- Historical fencing
- Leonese fighting
- Wrestling
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Britain
- Cornish Wrestling
- Cumberland wrestling
- Llap-goch (a parody)
- Lutte Breton
- Purring
- Westmoreland wrestling
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Germany
- Anti Terror Kampf
- Gojutedo
- Individual Fighting Concepts Mallepree
- Kenjukate
- MilNaKaDo
- Stockfechten
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Israel
- Haganah system
- Krav Maga
- Krav Maga Maor
- Wu Wei Kung Fu
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Italy
- Caestus
- Graeco-Roman wrestling
- Scherma di daga
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Netherlands
- Amsterdams Vechten
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Scotland
- Greenoch
Middle Eastern Martial Arts
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Iran
- Koshti
- Wu Wei Kung Fu
African Martial Arts
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Egypt
- Egyptian stick fencing
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Kenya
- Massaï
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Sudan
- Nuba fighting
- Other African Martial Arts
- Canarian fighting
- Zulu stick fighting
- Kalindi Lyi
South American Martial Arts
North American Martial Arts
- All Style Karate
- American Combat Sambo
- American Kenpo
- American Kuntao Silat
- Pacific Archipelago Combatives
- Choi Kwang-Do
- Chu Fen Do
- Combat Submission Wrestling
- Dos Manos System (not to be confused with Dos Manos )
- Full Contact Karate
- Jailhouse Rock
- Kickboxing
- Kajukenbo
- Marine Corps LINE Combat System
- Native American fighting styles
- Natural Spirit
- Progressive Fighting System
- Red Warrior or Tushka-homa
- SCARS
- Senshido
- Shootfighting
- World War Two Combatives
Misc
- All-Style-Do Karate
- Bajawah Boxing
- Black bloc
- Catch-As-Catch-Can
- Chi Ling Pai Gung Fu
- Combat Bujutsu
- Combat Hapkido
- Combat Ju Jutsu
- Combat Karate
- Defendo
- Defendu
- Eskimo Fighting
- Goshindo
- Inoue grappling
- Inoui Fighting
- Jeet Kune Do
- Jukado
- Kalimasada
- Kajukenbo
- Kali Sikaran
- La Lutte
- Lima Lama
- Nanbudo
- Personal Unarmed Combat
- Progressive Self Defence System
- Savasu
- Silek
- Sport Karate
- Street Sambo
- Taekido
- Thaikido
- Tidju Boxing
- Wing Kido Kai
Last updated: 10-24-2004 05:10:45