Karate is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts under the influence of Kung Fu, particularly Fujian White Crane. Karate is now predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open-hand techniques such as knife-hands, spear-hands and palm-heel strikes. Historically, and in some modern styles, grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints and vital-point strikes are also taught. A karate practitioner is called a karateka , and its plural is “karateka” or “karatekas”.
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A full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting and various combat sports and martial arts from around the world.
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Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.
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Kickboxing is a group of stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defence, general fitness, or as a contact sport.
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Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking. This discipline is known as the art of eight limbs use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins.
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Jujutsu is a family of Japanese martial arts and a method of close combat for defeating an opponent in which one uses either a short weapon or bare hands.
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Parkour is a training discipline using movement that developed from military obstacle course training. Practitioners, called tracers or traceurs.
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Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.
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Karate is martial arts under the influence of Kung Fu, particularly Fujian White Crane. Karate is now predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open-hand.
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