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  2. Kendo - Wikipedia

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    www .kendo-fik .org. Kendo ( 剣道, Kendō, lit. 'sword way', 'sword path' or 'way of the sword') [1] is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship ), that uses bamboo swords ( shinai) as well as protective armor ( bōgu ). [2] It began as samurai warriors' customary ...

  3. Judo - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide. Olympic. Debuted in 1964. Judo ( Japanese: 柔道, Hepburn: Jūdō, lit. 'gentle way') is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally. [3] [4] [5] Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō ( 嘉納 治五郎) as an eclectic ...

  4. Brazilian jiu-jitsu - Wikipedia

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    Brazilian jiu-jitsu is one of the safest full contact martial arts. Its injury rate is around 9~39 per 1000 athlete exposures. This is lower than in mixed martial arts (236~286 per 1000), boxing (210~420 per 1000), judo (25~131 per 1000) and taekwondo (21~140 per 1000).

  5. Karate - Wikipedia

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    The martial arts he mastered were new and different from te. As tōde was spread by Sakugawa, traditional te became distinguished as Okinawa-te (沖縄手, lit. ' Okinawa hand '), and gradually faded away as it merged with tōde. It is generally believed that today's karate is a result of the synthesis of te (Okinawa-te) and tōde. Funakoshi ...

  6. Martial arts - Wikipedia

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    Etymology. "Martial arts" is a direct English translation of the Sino-Japanese word ( Japanese: 武芸, romanized : bu-gei, Chinese: 武藝; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-gē; pinyin: wǔyì ). Literally, it refers to "武 martial" and "艺 arts". It was first used in the Japanese-English dictionary "Takenobu Japanese-English Dictionary (Collection of the ...

  7. Muay Thai - Wikipedia

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    According to IFMA rules, Muay Thai is a full contact martial art that uses the fists, elbows, knees and feet to strike an opponent. For a strike to count as a point score, it has to connect without being blocked by your opponent. Strikes do not score if they connect with your opponent's glove, forearm, shin or foot.

  8. Iaido - Wikipedia

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    The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) was established in Kyoto in 1952 and is dedicated to the promotion and development of the martial arts worldwide, including iaido. [26] International Kendo Federation (FIK), established in 1970, an international organization for Kendo, Iaido and Jodo practitioners, which many national Kendo ...

  9. Shaolin kung fu - Wikipedia

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    No. Shaolin kung fu ( Chinese: 少林功夫; pinyin: Shǎolín gōngfū ), also called Shaolin Wushu ( 少林武術; Shǎolín wǔshù ), or Shaolin quan ( 少林拳; Shàolínquán ), is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, or kung fu of Chan Buddhism. It combines Chan philosophy and martial arts.

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