A sweep is either of two categories of martial arts techniques. From standing, sweeps are throws or takedowns that primarily use the legs to attack an...
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The foot sweep (also footsweep) is a move in many different styles of martial arts. It refers to the use of any part of the foot or leg to trip an opponent...
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Green Bay Packers Sweep (martial arts), the name used for two categories of martial arts techniques Sweep (rowing), a rowing technique Sweep shot, a shot played...
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List of Brazilian jiu-jitsu techniques (section Sweeps)
an eclectic martial art, much controversy surrounds the renaming of techniques derived from other martial arts. Many of these martial arts including Brazilian...
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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around...
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Sanda (sport) (category Chinese martial arts)
Chinese military based upon the study and practices of traditional Chinese martial arts and modern combat fighting techniques; it combines boxing and full-contact...
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Chinese martial arts, commonly referred to with umbrella terms kung fu (/ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/; Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōngfu; Jyutping: gung1 fu1; Cantonese Yale:...
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Grappling (redirect from Grappling (martial arts))
include striking or the use of weapons. However, some fighting styles or martial arts known especially for their grappling techniques teach tactics that include...
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with flips and twists from martial arts and gymnastics as well as many dance moves and styles from dance. It is not a martial art, though it borrows techniques...
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The Martial Arts Kid is a 2015 martial arts film directed by Michael Baumgarten and starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock as a couple...
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Clinch fighting (redirect from Trapping (martial arts))
sweeps. Clinch fighting is emphasized in both striking martial arts, such as Muay Thai, Lethwei, Boxing, and Sanda, as well as grappling martial arts...
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Kung fu (term) (category Chinese martial arts terminology)
/ˌkʊŋˈfuː/; pinyin: gōngfu pronounced [kʊ́ŋfu]) refers to the Chinese martial arts also called quanfa. In China, it refers to any study, learning, or practice...
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Caio Borralho (category Brazilian male mixed martial artists)
other types of martial arts. His very first journey into the world of martial arts came when he was six years old with grappling arts like judo, with...
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Ground fighting (category Martial arts techniques)
fighting Combatives Grappling Stand-up fighting Submission grappling Sweep (martial arts) Chuck Joyner (2010). Advanced Concepts in Defensive Tactics : A...
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A scissor kick in martial arts is any of certain kicking or grabbing techniques that resemble a pair of scissors. It may describe a mid-air kick in which...
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Karate (redirect from Karateka (martial arts))
karate-do (空手道, Karate-dō), is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called te (手), "hand"; tī...
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villages, where the fighters were separated into clans. Sambo (martial art) Russian martial arts "Русский рукопашный бой - БУЗА". www.buza.ru (in Russian)...
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Savate (redirect from Chausson (martial arts))
styles also occurred through interaction between French sailors and martial arts practitioners in the country's colonial holdings. French naval ships...
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Bruce Lee (category Martial arts school founders)
a Hong Kong-American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was...
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu (category Brazilian martial arts)
adaptation of Gracie jiu-jitsu and judo, and has become one of the essential martial arts for modern MMA. BJJ revolves around the concept that a smaller, weaker...
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2025 in UFC (category Scheduled mixed martial arts events)
in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. On August 9, 2023, U.S. District...
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The Karate Kid (category 1984 martial arts films)
The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in...
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Michał Oleksiejczuk (category Doping cases in mixed martial arts)
handball before finding martial arts. Oleksiejczuk has a younger brother named Cezary, who is also a professional mixed martial artist. Oleksiejczuk started...
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Yair Rodríguez (category Mexican male mixed martial artists)
started Taekwondo at age five. Rodríguez made his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut on October 10, 2011, at Mexican Fighter Promotions 8, when...
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Gene LeBell (category Martial artists from Los Angeles)
professional fighting circles, serving as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts. He worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows and authored 12 books. Ivan...
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Tang Soo Do (category Korean martial arts)
a Korean martial art based on karate which can include fighting principles from taekkyeon, subak, as well as northern Chinese martial arts. From its...
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Jujutsu (category Japanese martial arts)
ju-jitsu (both /dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː/ joo-JITS-oo), is a traditional Japanese martial arts (Kobudo) and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon)...
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Kickboxing (category Mixed martial arts styles)
Kickboxing (/ˈkɪkbɒksɪŋ/ KIK-boks-ing) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the...
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Joseph Duffy (fighter) (redirect from Joseph Duffy (mixed martial arts fighter))
through his youth, and despite captaining his school’s rugby team, it was martial arts that always occupied the majority of Duffy’s time. He started with taekwon-do...
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