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Mix Fight
Mix Fight (MMA – from the English. Mixed Martial Arts) – martial arts, which are a combination of many techniques, styles and directions of various martial arts. Mixfight is full-contact battles in which shock technique is used, both in the rack and on the floor. Some still say – fights without rules, but this is not right, since there are still rules here.
The most ancient style of fighting without weapons, like modern MMA, in Ancient Greece was Pankration, which was part of the ancient Olympic Games. Further, this sport grew from the ancient Romans into fierce battles, which were still on display at the Coliseum. Continue reading
Krav Maga
Krav Maga is an Israeli military hand-to-hand combat system designed specifically to quickly eliminate the threat to life. Krav Maga became famous after it was adopted by various security forces in Israel.
Name history
The name of martial arts in Hebrew means “close combat” from the magician – contact, Krav – battle. In a krav maga, a battle occurs with physical contact with an opponent, which is different from a battle using weapons from a distance, although in this martial art they also teach how to use firearms in combination with hand-to-hand techniques. Continue reading
Kudo
Kudo is a Japanese sports style that was founded in 1981 by master Azuma Takashi. This type of martial arts includes techniques from a wide variety of martial arts, such as karate, boxing, judo, etc.
According to the rules of the competition, fighters are allowed all the tricks of the fight, and besides blows with limbs, knees, elbows and the head in all parts of the body except the back, neck and groin. The use of painful and suffocating techniques is allowed.
After the formation of a new karate style, the Japanese media called it “furious.” The original name of the style sounded like “Daido Juku Karate-do.” The first name of the style contained Chinese wisdom, which Continue reading