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Wrestling
Origin: Various ancient cultures. Key Characteristics: Combat sport involving grappling techniques, throws, and joint locks.
Iaido
Origin: Japan. Key Characteristics: The art of drawing the sword, smooth controlled movements of drawing and cutting, often practiced as a form (kata).
Judo
Origin: Japan. Key Characteristics: Focus on throws, joint locks, and chokes. Ground and standing techniques.
Capoeira
Origin: Brazil. Key Characteristics: Afro-Brazilian art form combining dance, acrobatics, and music with martial elements.
Kung Fu
Origin: China. Key Characteristics: Broad term covering various Chinese martial arts styles, emphasizing fluid movements and animal mimicry.
Aikido
Origin: Japan. Key Characteristics: Focus on harmonizing with the opponent's movements to execute joint locks and throws.
Boxing
Origin: Ancient Greece. Key Characteristics: Combat sport focusing on punch combinations, footwork, and head movement.
Sambo
Origin: Soviet Union. Key Characteristics: Combines judo and wrestling, known for leg locks and aggressive grappling.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Origin: Brazil. Key Characteristics: Focuses on ground fighting and submission holds, prioritizing leverage and technique over brute force.
Kendo
Origin: Japan. Key Characteristics: Traditional Japanese sword-fighting, focuses on discipline and skill with bamboo swords (shinai).
Karate
Origin: Okinawa, Japan. Key Characteristics: Striking art using punches, kicks, knee strikes, and open-handed techniques.
Muay Thai
Origin: Thailand. Key Characteristics: Known as the 'Art of Eight Limbs'; uses punches, kicks, elbows, and knee strikes.
Taekwondo
Origin: Korea. Key Characteristics: Emphasizes head-height kicks, jumping spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.
Krav Maga
Origin: Israel. Key Characteristics: Developed for military use, focuses on real-world situations and efficient, brutal counter-attacks.
Silat
Origin: Southeast Asia. Key Characteristics: Encompasses a variety of fighting styles from the Indonesian archipelago, combining strikes, grappling and throwing in conjunction with weaponry.
Sumo
Origin: Japan. Key Characteristics: Full-contact wrestling sport where a wrestler wins by forcing their opponent out of the ring or making them touch the ground with anything other than their feet.
Kyudo
Origin: Japan. Key Characteristics: Japanese traditional archery focusing on posture, shooting form, and spirituality.
Eskrima
Origin: Philippines. Key Characteristics: Martial art with a strong emphasis on stick and knife fighting, also incorporates hand-to-hand combat and weapons training.
Hapkido
Origin: Korea. Key Characteristics: Emphasizes circular motion, non-resisting movements, and control of the opponent.
Jujutsu
Origin: Japan. Key Characteristics: Ancestoral art of many modern techniques that focuses on close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent.
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