Martial arts

Martial arts

Marial arts are codified forms of combat practices employed for the purposes of combat, competition, self-defense and physical health.

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Choke hold

Sports; Martial arts

A submission hold applied to the neck that restricts air flow, blood flow or both. A choke is designed to cause the other fighter to tap out or be choked out.

Armbar

Sports; Martial arts

A lock in which the arm is straightened hyper extending the elbow. In MMA this is most often done by trapping the arm between the legs and extending the hips upward.

Omoplata

Sports; Martial arts

A Kimura lock using the leg to trap the fighter's arm instead of the arm.

An eclectic hand-to-hand martial art from Israel, that involves striking techniques, wrestling and grappling, mostly known for its extremely efficient and brutal counter-attacks. Military units and ...

Sambo

Sports; Martial arts

A Russian martial art for hand to hand combat, based on Japanese judo and karate, and also traditional folk styles wrestling such as Armenian kokh, Uzbek kurash, etc.

Kungfu

Sports; Martial arts

Chinese martial art, a number of fighting styles that developed over the centuries in China. It is also reffered to as "wushu".

Pencak silat

Sports; Martial arts

An indonesian martial art, pencak silat practitioners often utilise the following methods: evasion, striking, kicking, locking, throwing, ground fighting, weapons.