un heard of

i was just wondering about the other styles of martial arts, u kno the ones that people usually dont here about or never have even heard of , can anybody give me some names?

 

You mean obscure styles? Depends on your definition of obscure I guess. There are lots of international styles that get less press than, say, gung fu, karate, taekwondo, etc.

Take kalaripayitt (India), lethwae (Burma), savate (France), and backhold wrestling (Britain) for example. There are literally thousands of possible answers if that's the sort of thing you're asking for.


Stuart

 

like catch as catch can wrestling, jailhouse rock/ 52 style, cuban mani, ladja of martinique? hawiian lua?

see here.

Cameroon: Duala wrestling
Egypt: Egyptian stick fencing & Sebekkha ("Crocodile Spirit")
Guinee: Peul
Kenya: Massaï
Senegal: Dioula
South Africa: AMOK! South Africa & Zulu stick fighting
Sudan: Nuba fighting
Other African Martial Arts: Canarian fighting & Kalindi Lyi

Indian martial arts: Gatka, Kalarippayattu = Kalari payattu, Silambam Nillaikalakki, But Marma Atti, mallak-rida, malla-yuddha, niyuddha-kride, Silambam Nillaikalakki, Vajra Mushti

Britain: Cornish wrestling, Cumberland wrestling, Llap-goch (a parody),
Lutte Breton, Purring, Westmoreland wrestling, Lancashire wrestling

Denmark: Four Range Fighting System & Selvforsvarsmaerket

Finland: Kas-pin & Mil Fight

France & Corsica
Brancaille and other Provencal 'lutte' styles, Chausson, Chausson Marseilles,
Lutta corsa, Lutte Parisienne, Savate (Boxe Francaise), Savate-Danse du Rue, & Gouren

Germany: Anti Terror Kampf, Gojutedo, Individual Fighting Concepts Mallepree
Kampfringen, Kenjukate, MilNaKaDo, Stockfechten, & Deutsches(German) JuJutsu

Greece: Pankration, Pyxmachia (Boxing), & Pale(Wrestling)

Iceland: Glima

Ireland: Bata & Collar and Elbow

Italy: Caestus, Graeco-Roman wrestling, & Scherma di daga

Portugal: Jogo do Pau

Netherlands: Amsterdams Vechten

Poland: Combat 56, Kempo Tai Jutsu, Signum Polonicum, Tsunami Karate

Russia: Agni Kempo, Armeiskii rukopashnyi boi, Boevoi Gopak, Buza, Cambo, Combo, Kolo, Kulachnoi Boya, ROSS, Rukopaschnij Boj, Russky Stil, Russian Boxing, Sambo (Sombo), Samoz, Skobar, Slada, Slawjano-Goritzkaja Borba,
Systema, Systema Kadochnikowa, UNIBOS, Velesova Borba, Vyhlyst, & Wjun

Romania: Club Sportiv Knock-Down Timisoara

Scotland: Greenoch, & Scottish Backhold

Spain: Palo canario & Zipota

Sweden: Goshin-Ryu Kempo

Switzerland: Schwingen

Uzbekistan: Kurash

Israel: Haganah system, Krav Maga, & Krav Maga Maor

Brazil: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Machado Jiu Jitsu), Capoeira, Luta Livre, Kombato (Brazilian Military Martial Art), & Morganti Ju-Jitsu (Sport Ju-jitsu)

Korean martial arts (韓國武術):
Gjogsul, Hapkido (合氣道), Haidong Gumdo (海東劍道), Hoi Jeon Moo Sool,
Hup Kwon Do, Hwa Rang Do (花郎道), Kuk Sool Won (國術院), Kumdo (劍道 Gumdo), Kwon Pup (拳法), Kyuki Do, Soo Bahk Do (手搏道), Ssireum (씨름) - Korean Sumo Wrestling, Taekyon (택견), Tae Kwon Do (跆拳道), Tang Soo Do (唐手道), Tukong moosul (特攻武術), Yudo (柔道), & Yusul (柔術)

Mongolia: Mongolian wrestling

Borneo: Bersilat

Burma: Bando, Banshay, Lethwei (Burmese Boxing), Naban, & Thaing

Cambodia: Khmer Boxing

Laos: Lao Boxing, Ling Lom

Malaysia: Silat

Philippines: Too many to list here. Most native martial arts fall under the umbrella of Arnis/ Eskrima/ Kali. Other arts that have been recently imported or created or are somehow different may include:

Buno, Combat Judo, Dumog, Estoca, Estocado, Gokusa, Kombatan, Kuntaw,
Kuntaw Silat, Panandata, Sagasa, Sikaran, Silat, Suntukan, Tat Kun Tao

Singapore: Kuen-Do

Thailand: Krabi Krabong, Lerdrit, Muay Boran (Ancient Thai boxing), Muay Thai (Thai boxing, Thai kickboxing)

Vietnamese Martial Arts (Loại Võ Thuật Việt Nam / 越南武秫类): Vo Thuat,
Viet Vo Dao ((Viêt-Võ-Dao)(越武道), Vovinam, Qwan Ki Do (Quan Khi Dao), Han Bai, Thanh Long, Viet Vu Dao, Tu-Thân, Tran Minh Long, Nguyen Trung Hoa, Binh Dinh (Tay Son) (平定), Kim Ke, Cuong Nhu, & Yong Chun

 

Don't forget the mighty Ecky-Thump!



Develops the famous Aye of the Tiger...

 

Don't forget Llap Goch, the ancient Martial Art of Wales.

 

And Hikuta, from Dok Lee. Good old Hikuta... ahhh, the memories

 

Taido is most popular in sweden, denmark and of course japan. There is one (very small) club in the UK too.

 

Combat Hapkido

An up and coming ma is Combat Hapkido.

www.ichf.com

 

Wow! It's been about 25 years since I've seen a Goodies reference.

 

Hwa Rang Do vids

Hwa Rang Do, I've only heard of it in one book (other than the internet).
Here's some video clips I found, they're pretty old but some classic footage, especially the second one!
Oh, and some info about the elite version of them called the SulSa

http://www.hwarangdo.net/art/videos.php

http://www.hwarangdo.com/Magazines/sulsa.htm

http://www.labarc.com/Sulsa/Right.html

 

the next martial art to take the world by storm due to its effectiveness on t3h str33t:

thumb wrestling.

Seriously. I just granted myself 3rd dan cause I am so danged awesome.

 

You train against fully resisting thumbs then?

 

is there any other way?

 

full contact thumb sparring and point thumb sparring

 

Thumb Kata.

 

yeah but how does your thumb fare against lava, broken glass and used syringes?!?!!?!?

you can test them out in my new...

THUMB COMBAT READINESS TESTING SCIENTIFICAL APPARATUS!

THAT'S RIGHT! FOR THE ONE TIME ONLY PRICE OF $999.95
YOU CAN PUT YOUR THUMB TO THE TEST IN

THE REAL THUMB COMBAT SIMULATOR!TM

*as seen on TV, batteries not included, not for children, and not for use with genitalia.

 

bet he wishes he'd trained using my system...

that's right...FOR THE ONE TIME ONLY PRICE OF $999.95
HE COULD HAVE TESTED HIS THUMB IN...

THE REAL THUMB COMBAT SIMULATOR!TM
*as seen on TV, batteries not included, not for children, and not for use with genitalia.

 

In all seriousness.. there are some amazing and deadly martial arts out there... I'd love to tell you about them.. only I can't because they are the select few that NO ONE has heard of... not even me.

 

You guys forgot the most important one

ManabiMasho Ju Jutsu....the most famous MA above all with a 10.th dan Grandmaster, who trains with the FBI, etc. and a black belt you can earn in 21 months. And the fastest punch of all time ! Just see his video.....
And don't forget, the master can't leave his location as his style is so secret. But he has every honour imaginable......and unimaginable. LOL

Christian

 

Lua from Hawaii

http://www.olohe.com/

~Pest