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2. Kumdo - Wikipedia

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   World Heritage Sites. 100 Cultural Symbols of Korea. v. t. e. Keomdo (Korean: 검도; lit. the way of the sword) is a modern Korean martial art. It is derived from and has a name cognate to kendo, the Japanese martial art. Despite being accurate, [1] its name is also spelled Kǒmdo, Kumdo and Geomdo. As a martial art, Kumdo has become accepted ...

3. Full contact karate - Wikipedia

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   Hybrid fighting karate is a form of full contact karate allows the use of both striking (Karate) and grappling (Judo / Jujutsu) techniques, both standing and on the ground. In 1981, Grandmaster Takashi Azuma created "Karatedo Daido Juku" in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture. Daido Juku introduced "Kakuto Karate (Combat Karate)" a safe, practical ...

4. Kickboxing - Wikipedia

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   Kickboxing (/ ˈkɪkbɒksɪŋ / KIK-boks-ing) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. [ 2 ] The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and bare feet to favor the use of kicks.

5. Kyokushin - Wikipedia

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   Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu), officially the International Karate Organization. Previously, this institution was known as the Oyama Dojo.

6. Mixed martial arts in the United States - Wikipedia

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   20,427 (UFC 205) [1] Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the fastest growing sport in the United States. [2] Mixed martial arts largely developed in the 1990s, and has achieved popularity in the early 21st century. Many companies promote MMA cards, with the U.S. based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) the most dominant. [3]

7. Karate in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 1946 Robert Trias, a returning U.S. Navy veteran, began teaching private lessons in Phoenix, Arizona. [9] Other early teachers of karate in America were Ed Parker (a native Hawaiian and Coast Guard veteran who earned a black belt in 1953), [10] George Mattson (who began studying while stationed in Okinawa in 1956), and Peter Urban (a Navy veteran who started training while stationed in ...