The idea that a secret and deadly martial art can kill a person with bare hands or cripple a crowd of gopniks, has always warmed the hearts of nerds around the world. And, of course, the idea of fighting like Jackie Chan, breaking boards with his bare hands. The debate about how realistic or unrealistic it is to kill everyone with your bare hands runs like a red thread through all holivars in many forums. We are writing this only to tell you something interesting.
1. Sambo. Country of origin: Russia
An interesting observation: the more often a country has to defend itself and attack various neighbors, the more often it all results in an interesting martial art. Russia is just such a country. After the revolution, all the numerous experiences of fighting with bare hands were combined into “Self-defense without weapons” or sambo. Both government agents and ordinary soldiers were trained in this type of fighting.
And here is sambo in action.
2. Muay Thai. Country of origin: Thailand
Thailand's borders were also often violated, so it is not surprising that they developed their own martial art. Another name for Muay Thai is eight-limb fighting, or Thai boxing. What are these extra limbs? Elbows and knees, of course! Wrestlers use them like clubs, expertly beating their opponents with them. The power of the blow in this type of martial arts is simply amazing. One smart person once said that Muay Thai is “Kill the bull with one blow.” And he was damn right.
As is always the case with good things, there are many legends associated with Muay Thai. the most famous and partially true one dates back to 1774, when the Kingdom of Burma captured Thailand, which was then Siam. Against the great Muay Thai master Nai Khanom Tom, who was captured, the king of Burma, for the sake of general jubilation, put up a great master of the Burmese martial art, called lethwei. They say that dude lasted 10 seconds against Tom and was brutally killed. But the judge decided that Tom was cheating by distracting his opponent. Being a true gentleman, the Muay Thai master agreed to nine(!) battles that he won with amazing ease and cruelty. The King of Burma was amazed at Tom's skill and offered him, along with the freedom to choose, two rewards: two very beautiful girls and a bag of money. Tom refused the money (happiness is not in it), but he took the women. And he rode off into the sunset with them on a horse.
3. MCMAP - Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Country of Origin: USA
Martial art for Marine Corps USA was invented in the eighties. Its special feature was the ability to use a pistol, a bayonet-knife, or a rifle with a bayonet as an improvised weapon for close combat. Most often, the program is used to neutralize the enemy, breaking a couple of bones, immobilizing him hellish pain, but you can also kill with it.
4. Silat. Country of Origin: Malaysia
Malaysia also suffered a lot at one time. Pirates, Portuguese, British, and even the Japanese - all these dudes tried to screw over the Malays. But they didn’t whine and invented silat.
Many martial arts were invented to improve the body and spirit, find yourself and complete your spiritual quest. So, silat does not apply to them. The first masters of this martial art used it to beat the enemy to the point of inability to stand with lightning attacks in 10 seconds, and then finish the half-dead man with something heavy. Silat masters encourage various sneaky attacks and tricks.
The most brutal and vile methods of fighting are still taught in the jungles of Malaysia. Rumor has it that such masters, aged 7-10 years, once beat an adult half to death. Dudes who were taught silat spent years in dark caves in which they could not see anything beyond their noses. If the Shaolin monks learn restraint, the madmen of Silat learn from a young age to tear flesh like animals.
By the way, silat masters actively use a kris - a wavy dagger that rips pieces of meat out of the victim. Often a deadly poison is literally melted into the kris, which is very easy to kill a person - just a scratch is enough.
5. Excrima. Country of Origin: Philippines
Excrima is ancient art Philippines, which involves beating opponents with wooden sticks at stunning speed. Until 1521, Filipinos practiced excrement on each other, but then Magellan arrived, and foreigners experienced the hard way of what Filipino martial art means.
Excrima became the main protection of the peasants who grew rice. The most famous victim of this art was Ferdinand Magellan, who was beaten to death with sticks. For 450 years, excrima was banned and survived only because it was disguised as a dance.
From the very beginning of their history, people tried to come up with the most sophisticated techniques for inflicting pain and injuring the enemy. It all started with claws and teeth, then there was the era of sticks and stones, and gradually all this resulted in systems of a wide variety of martial arts.
Some types of martial arts are really more like an art, for example, like a dance, while others have left nothing from the battle except extreme efficiency and lethality. We will consider the latter:
An ancient martial art from Cambodia, also known as Labokka-tao. Translated from the ancient language, it is translated as “beating the lion.” Bokator originated on the battlefield, during the clash of ancient armies, and not in daily small skirmishes, so it is not surprising that this system takes into account the use various types weapons - sticks, spears, etc.
This is a Canadian invention. Today it is no longer practiced, but during the Second World War Combato proved to be an extremely lethal form of martial arts, which Canadian soldiers used against opponents (Canadians fought mainly in Italy and Northern Europe, approx. website).
Jeet Kune Do
In Chinese it sounds like " Tse-quan-dao“, translated means “The Way of the Leading Fist.” This style, developed by Bruce Lee, contains all the most effective techniques all martial arts that the “Little Dragon” mastered. For his style, Bruce chose only those elements that were truly useful in battle, putting efficiency rather than entertainment in the foreground.
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Sib pal ki
This martial art has been in service with the Korean armies for hundreds of years. It is built on three main elements - lunge, strike, cut. Sib stick ki differs from other Korean martial arts by placing more emphasis on efficiency and less on philosophy.
Although Capoeira is now more of a dance than a fighting style, in the very beginning this fighting art was quite fearsome. It appeared several hundred years ago in Brazil, in slave settlements. Capoeira was created so that a runaway slave could defend himself if caught, which is why it quickly became banned.
Kajukenbo (kajukembo)
This American-Hawaiian hybrid appeared relatively recently, around the time of World War II. The name is no coincidence: “ka” - karate, “ju” - judo, “ken” - kempo, or Chinese boxing. The history of the origin of this martial art is interesting - it was invented by the Hawaiians for self-defense both from street gangs, and from drunken American sailors.
The word, familiar to Russian ears, means “self-defense without weapons” and is a lethal combination of striking and wrestling techniques. This martial art was developed by order of the Red Army in the 20s of the last century. Sambo includes the most effective techniques and tactics of various types combat sports, martial arts and folk types of wrestling: Azerbaijani (gyulesh), Uzbek (uzbekcha kurash), Georgian (chidaoba), Kazakh (Kazaksha kures), Tatar (tatarcha korәsh), Buryat wrestling; Finnish-French, free-American, English wrestling of Lancashire and Cumberland styles, Swiss, Japanese judo and sumo and other types of martial arts.
Balintawak Eskrima
Also known as Balintawak Arnis or simply Balintawak. This martial art originates from the Philippines. The technique is so effective and sophisticated that the Spanish colonialists banned the Filipinos from practicing Baliwantak after several mass riots. The style flourished in the 50s of the 20th century.
Although the English word “spear” in translation means “spear,” the name of this type of combat is in no way connected with edged weapons. The English acronym SPEAR (Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response, site note) means “spontaneous protection with accelerated counterattack.” The style is almost entirely based on the use of natural human reflexes and is used by many police services around the world.
GRU special forces combat system
As the name suggests, it is used by Russian military intelligence. Extremely effective style a battle where the enemy is incapacitated as quickly and reliably as possible. Experts say that there is only one analogue in the world that is comparable in effectiveness and lightning speed - Krav Maga, used by Israeli special forces.
Krav Maga
Actually, the Israeli twin previous type battle. Fast and reliable is the main message. None sports competitions Krav Maga is not held, there are no amateur sections.
Muay Thai
In its homeland it is called “the art of eight limbs”, in the West the popular name is “Thai boxing”. Due to the active use of elbows, knees, feet and legs, even sports matches often lead to serious injuries. Muay Thai is a very ancient fighting art, but it gained worldwide popularity relatively recently, after the release of the film “Kickboxer,” where Jean-Claude VanDamme played the main role.
Vale Tudo
Widely known under the names “Fight without rules”, “Mixed style Fight” or “Mixfight”. Translated from Portuguese, “vale tudo” means “anything goes” or “whatever works.” This martial art of Brazilian origin came to Russia not so long ago - the first championship in “Fightings Without Rules” took place in 1995, where Russian fighter Mikhail Ilyukhin, having reached the final, lost first place to a Brazilian champion named Ricardo Morais. Currently the most famous Russian athlete This style is Fedor Emelianenko.
This world-famous martial art is based on merging with an opponent's attack and redirecting the attacker's energy. Simply put, the enemy's strength is used against him. Leaving range to throw your opponent off balance is common. This art is so traumatic that no competitions are held in traditional aikido styles. In addition, the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, rejected the very possibility of any rivalry: ““There are no and cannot be competitions in Aikido.”
Originally from medieval Japan, translated means “the art of being invisible.” Ninjutsu is an invention of the Japanese spy clans, or "ninjas", there is no concept of "rules". Anything can be used as a weapon; any means are suitable to achieve the goal. Ninja training began from infancy, literally from the cradle itself, which was rocked so that when it hit the wall, it helped the baby learn to group when hit. Ninjas mastered swimming before walking, they could walk along a slack rope like across a wide bridge, and the ability to “merge” with the environment for camouflage is still legendary. Usually, a clash between an ordinary ninja and an ordinary samurai did not bode well for the latter, because the samurai, with his laws of honor, was initially vulnerable. Due to their extreme unscrupulousness, ninja performers were also called “genin”, or “non-human”.
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The Belarusian kickboxing team took the first two team places - among adults and juniors - at the 2014 World Cup, which was held in Szeged, Hungary. “Big” joins the ocean of congratulations. We are proud of you guys! And, of course, “Bolshoi” cannot help but ask what the most exotic and little-known martial arts people are studying in order to break a couple of bones for their neighbor.
To this day, there are styles of martial arts in the world that have not made it to the silver screen, have not become a mass hobby, and some of them are even banned because of their cruelty.
Bokator
The birthplace of bokator is the territory of modern Cambodia. This martial arts originated more than 1,700 years ago during the reign of Angkor. The bokator received special development in the Angkorian army, which at one time was considered one of the best in Indochina.
Bokator literally means “beating a lion.” The name comes from an ancient (1700 years old after all) legend. In the story, a bokator fighter entered into a fight with a man-eating lion and killed the predator with one targeted knee blow.
Bokator is based on the movements and behavior of animals: eagles, cranes, horses, snakes and (see above) lions. He is distinguished by extreme cruelty and practicality during a duel. There are 10 thousand different techniques in bokator: strikes with elbows and knees, fixation of joints, throws and 9,996 others.
ROUGH-and-TUMBLE
The name of this style can be literally translated as “fight” or “dump”. This combat system appeared in the southern United States at the end of the 18th - beginning of the 19th century. The people in the United States at that time were tough and uncompromising, and therefore this struggle should, in fact, be called “mutilate and kill.” For example, to describe this style hand-to-hand combat the term “gouging” was used - one of the most used techniques in “flips and throws” was gouging out the eyes with fingers.
During the "flip-and-throw" style fights, fighters tried their best to disfigure their opponents. Cruelty was not limited to any boundaries. It is said that some of them sharpened their teeth in order to bite off the enemy’s ears, noses, lips and fingers during battle. Genitals also did not fall under the “ban on defeat”, and therefore many fighters lost not only their ears during fights.
As such, there has never been an official list of rules for “coups and throws,” and therefore this martial art has become something of a pariah in the modern world. Today's sissies do not tolerate scenes of eyes being gouged out, genitals being torn off, ears being bitten off, limbs being broken and twisted. Therefore, elements of wrestling were preserved only in underground rings.
tank
Bakom is a very young martial arts compared to other styles. It was born in the 1980s in the slums of the Peruvian capital of Lima. Copyright by former Marine and convict Roberto Pooh Bezad. Bakom is considered an extremely dangerous martial art, designed primarily for survival in urban slums.
The official classification of bakoma is a modern hybrid martial art that includes elements of jiu-jitsu and martial arts without rules. Popular techniques in wrestling: grabs and arm breaks, strangulation, targeted strikes in vital important organs. A distinctive feature of the bakoma is the extremely fast pace of attack with the goal of stunning and thus weakening the enemy. In general, if you characterize the tank in one word, then - blitzkrieg.
Lerdrit
Thailand is known as the birthplace Thai boxing. But the Thais have another very interesting style. It's called Lerdrite. Translated from Thai - “highest power”. Lerdrit is a modern development of the traditional Thai fighting techniques of Muay Thai and Muay Boran. But, unlike traditional martial arts, Lerdrit is the prerogative of the elite special forces of the Royal Thai Army.
Lerdrit fighters are taught to attack suddenly and end the fight with one killer blow: an elbow to the temple or a foot to the throat. Style techniques are also designed to prevent injury. Knees, palms, shins and elbows are used. Well, since this is the official combat sport of the Thai special forces, it is not surprising that the goal of Lerdrit is specific - murder.
Dambe
Despite the fact that boxing is considered traditional English look massacre, the facts are categorical: back in Ancient Egypt they loved to box. And so, based on the ancient traditions of Egyptian boxing, the West African Hausa people created dambe - a deadly martial art.
Hausa - famous in West Africa promoters and fighters. They travel between villages where they perform fighting ceremonies for a fee. And, of course, they organize fights.
The main thing in the dam is striking with the strong side of the fist. In fighting terminology, a dambe is a “spear.” The Hausa wrap their fists in cloth and then wrap them with a hard cord. Kick leg the fighter is wrapped in a thick chain. But since the Hausa consider themselves to be truly tough fighters, they additionally wrap their legs with jagged metal.
But here’s a very interesting fact: before a fight, opponents smoke marijuana as a ritual. One can only marvel at the fury of the Hausa fighters. There is no other way to explain how incompatible things are combined in this case.
Hand-to-hand combat system
Many people have heard about Russian special forces. Some have seen television programs, some have seen movies, others were simply lucky to survive. The hand-to-hand combat system was specially designed for these fighters. The system is the general name for several types of martial arts from the arsenal of special forces fighters.
The philosophy of the system is the study of the laws of biomechanics and human anatomy, since one of the basic principles of combat is control of the elbows, neck, knees, waist, ankles and shoulders using strong and targeted blows.
Among other things, a unique technique for fighting simultaneously with several armed opponents has been developed within the system.
Prison Rock 52 blocks
This type of martial art owes its name to a 1957 film starring Elvis Presley. Prison Rock is the second form of martial art to originate in the United States. As the name suggests, he was born inside the American penitentiary system. And is a great example of no holds barred brawling. Although what else could people give birth to who have no choice but to swing and fight. This is not a Russian logging site.
One of the distinguishing features prison rock- extremely strict training principles. For example, "52 blocks". A deck of cards is scattered on the floor, and the trainee must, in defense, collect all the cards while he is beaten by several “teachers.”
Kalaripayattu
Kalaripayattu is generally recognized as the oldest martial art in the world. He was born in the south of India in the state of Kerala. Indian legends say that kalaripayattu was created by the incarnation of the god Vishnu, who is called the “guardian of the universe” in the chronicles. In addition, Kalaripayattu is considered the ancestor of most martial arts.
To kalaripayattu a large number of subspecies and various forms. One of the deadliest is marma arti. It consists of striking a person’s vital points. A marma arti master is able to instantly paralyze or kill with one targeted blow to a very vulnerable nerve node. There are 108 such nodes in a person using marma arti tactics.
But India would not be India if the kalaripayattu masters only learned to kill. The philosophy of martial arts encourages feeling shame because of how lethal the martial arts practitioners are. Therefore, in parallel with kalaripayattu, fighters study the ancient medical system of siddha.
Silat
Silat is the general name for a variety of different fighting styles developed by tribes from Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. The main techniques that unite the styles are strikes, twisting of joints, grabs, throws and the use of knives.
Silat was first mentioned in ancient chronicles in Sumatra. Legend has it that a local resident (what the men were doing is not reported) observed the habits of the animals for a long time and created a combat system on this basis.
Today, silat is part of the training of several military groups throughout the Malay Archipelago. In addition to them, silat is very popular within the pirate clans of the South China Sea.
Okeechitaw
“Okeechitaw is one of the few surviving examples of American Indian martial arts and is based on the fighting techniques of the Plains Cree tribes.” In fact, Okeechitaw is a combined system of fighting traditions of the Indians and oriental styles. Okeechitaw author - George LePine. He studied judo, taekwondo, hapkido, and mastered the art of fighting with the traditional Indian “war club” and tomahawk.
Okichitaw involves the use of weapons. It can be compared to aikido: even without a weapon, blows are delivered as if it were in the hands of a fighter. In addition, Okichitaw pays great attention to knife fighting techniques. What is logical: the martial art of the Indians simply must teach how best to scalp a white man. Or at least take the fire water away from him.
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Martial arts are various martial arts systems. They are practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, physical health, as well as for mental and spiritual development. To an uninitiated person, some martial arts may seem bizarre and strange due to unusual exercises and techniques; these are the types that will be discussed today.
10. Sumo
Sumo – national species sport in Japan and one of the varieties of martial arts. The arsenal of practically naked and very well-fed wrestlers includes slaps, pushes, grabs for any permitted parts of the body, throws, various kinds of trips and sweeps. Professional sumo combines elements of sport, martial arts, show, tradition and business.
9. Kushti
Kushti is the national form of martial arts in India. Almost always, kushti competitions take place in a small square pit, where the wrestler’s task is to knock down his opponent. At the same time, special attention is paid to training, and wrestlers adhere to a strict regime.
8. Capoeira
Capoeira is a Brazilian national martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, games, and is accompanied by Brazilian music. This type of martial arts originated in South America thanks to the black slaves whom the Portuguese brought from other colonies. Capoeira is also famous for its abundance of acrobatics.
7. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art based on ground fighting, as well as painful and choking techniques. This art is based on the principle that even weak person can successfully defend against a stronger opponent using proper technique.
6. Kalaripayattu
Traditional martial art of South India. Combat is fought with a sword and shield, and the fighters have hundreds of defensive and offensive techniques in their arsenal. Kalaripayattu is over 6000 years old and is considered the mother of all eastern martial traditions.
5. Tai Chi
This type of Chinese martial art is more like meditation or health-improving gymnastics. Tai Chi has become popular throughout the world because it is a sophisticated and beautiful system of exercises for the body, mind and energy management.
4. Shaolin Quan
A fascinating type of martial art that originated in the Songshan Shaolin Buddhist monastery, located in the Chinese province of Henan. There is no smoothness or softness in it, but these amazing complexes group exercises, speed, external ferocity, but the internal calm of the fighters is truly amazing.
3. Bollywood Martial Art
Bollywood films have become famous for their abundance of absolutely incredible action scenes. It is often a mixture of colorful techniques from different martial arts from around the world. Any ninja can envy the skills of such Indian heroes.
2. Wrestling
A performance that combines athleticism, martial arts and theater skills. Heavyweights perform in the rings according to a script, showing attacking and power techniques, throws and quite funny acrobatic maneuvers (especially jumping on an opponent).
There are hundreds of types of martial arts in the world, but the most original of them are concentrated in Asia. Until now, people resort to the practice of martial arts to improve their level of physical and mental health, calmness and self-control. There are many types of arts that we know little about, and they all look quite bizarre on the outside.
1. Sumo
Sumo is perhaps the most popular sport in Japan, which is practiced only there, but is known throughout the world. The uniqueness of Sumo lies in physical fitness wrestlers who not only train every day, but also consume a huge amount of calories to gain both muscle and fat mass. In addition, sumo wrestlers perform practically naked, and some techniques resemble bullying rather than wrestling.
2. Kushti
Kushti wrestlers also do not look skinny. But despite this, they all adhere to an extremely strict diet and training regimen. The game takes place in a square pit covered with sand, and the goal of the game is to overwhelm your opponent. This martial art can only be found in India as a national sport.
3. Kalaripayattu
Another type of martial art that can only be seen in South India. This unique fighting method is considered fundamental to all types of oriental martial arts. Opponents fight using swords and shields. At the same time, the blows are delivered with terrible force. Kalaripayattu has been practiced for more than 6,000 years, and the number of techniques for defense and attack number several hundred.
4. Taijiquan
Tai Chi is not a martial art aimed at defeating or destroying an opponent. This sport is very popular among the mature population of China, who monitor their health. The art of Tai Chi allows you to gain peace of mind and perform exercises at a slow pace with minimal harm to health. In addition, visually they look very beautiful and even graceful.
5. Shaolin Quan
Buddhist monks also play sports and have their own national martial art, which originated in the Songshan Shaolin Monastery. The speed and lightning-fast reaction of the opponents, as well as the force with which the blows are struck, are surprising. But despite all this, Shaolin Quan fighters are surprisingly calm inside and completely focused.
6. Bollywood Martial Art
Bollywood is known for its films, but few people know that a unique martial art was born there, which is actively used in all films. The basis for its emergence was the staging of battle scenes. The fights are spectacular, with fighters using techniques and maneuvers borrowed from other martial arts around the world.
7. Wushu (Kung Fu)
China knows a lot about martial arts, and Wushu is one of the most popular martial arts around the world. This ancient look art based on animal poses. In ancient times, the Chinese observed the posture of attacking or defending animals, and used their techniques in life. Thanks to Wushu, complete control of your body, speed of reaction and amazing muscle strength are achieved. We could often watch kung fu fights from Bruce Lee films.
