British Boxing

British Boxing style also known as Pugilism, Boxen or Fisticuffs. Developed in the 17th centuries, evolving from self defense/street fighting skill into a commercial fighting sport.

European Boxing largely shifted from bare knuckle fighting contests to modern gloved Boxing we know today after the adoption of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules in 1867.

American Boxing

American Boxing style developed from older British Boxing style created in 19th century. Boxing was brought from England to America in the late 1700s.

Various new Boxing techniques was developed after Thomas Hoyer Monstery open his martial art school in 1868 in Mexico. This new Boxing style is famous with squared stance and high guard style as solid base and tight defense let fighters absorb punishment while staying in close quarters to trade blows.

American Kickboxing

American fighting style also known as Tinku (Bolivian) and Takanakuy (Peruvian). This fighting style was began as ancient Andean ritualistic combat and community gathering.

Modern American Kickboxing developed in 1970s after famous American martial artists like Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace, Benny Urquidez, Lee Faulkner and other promoters created new Kickboxing tournament systems.

African Kickboxing

African fighting style also known as Dambe, Moraingy, Morengy, Moringue and Mrenge.

Developed during the Maroseranana dynasty of the Sakalava Kingdom in western Madagascar 17th century. African style Kickboxing was a ritual contest of virility between men, typically performed at celebrations and circumcision ceremonies.

Ringen Wrestling

European wrestling style which mix various ancient Olympic wrestling moves. It was not created by just one person but was developed by various masters as a system of combat across the Europe countries. It was recorded and taught by historical fencing and grappling masters during the medieval era such as Ott Jud, Paulus Kal and Hans Talhoffer.

European wrestling was enjoyed across all social strata from peasants at local village fairs to knights and monarchs in castle courtyards. Ringen techniques also designed to throwing heavy armored opponent in battle.

Nahkampf

Nahkampf (Unarmed Fighting) is European martial art style developed along with Kampfringen (Combat Wrestling) in early 15th century by legendary Austrian martial art master Ott Jud. This martial art is focus on “Dirty Fighting” techniques for street fighting and combat against armed opponent.

In Europe, there are 3 most famous historical martial art tutorial books that teach a Nahkampf “Dirty Fighting” techniques completely like Codex Wallerstein (1470s), Dürer’s Fight Book (1512) and Vollständiges Ring Buch (1663).

Sword & Shield Fighting

Shield is a piece of protective device used to block attacks, guard against danger or conceal someone from harm.

Handheld defense gear like Viking Skjoldr, Roman Scuta, Arabian Tars, African Ihawu, Indian Dhal, Japanese Tedate, Chinese Dun/Pai and British Kite Shield was used to stop sword and arrows in combat.

Kampfringen

Kampfringen (Combat Wrestling) is European wrestling style developed in Medieval era along with Nahkampf (Unarmed Fighting). This martial art is focus on “Dirty Wrestling” techniques for street fighting and combat against armed opponent.

Ott Jud was legendary Austrian martial art master of the early 15th century who developed various martial art training techniques used in Europe countries, he also credited in various medieval martial art literatures.

Hapkido

Hapkido (합기도) is a modern Korean wrestling style created by Choi Yong Sool in 1948.

Based on Aikijujutsu learned by Choi at Daito Ryu school, Hapkido throwing technique is mixing both wristlocks and high throws.

Freestyle Sambo

This style of Sambo was introduced by the American Sambo Association in 2004. Its purpose was to encourage wrestlers of non-Sambo styles such as Jujutsu, Brazilian Jujutsu and Catch Wrestling to participate in Sambo event.

Freestyle Sambo allows the use of chokeholds and other submission techniques that are not used in original Russian Sambo style.

Sikaran

Sikaran is an indigenous Filipino martial art that originated centuries before Spanish colonization in the 16th century.

According to the Sikaran masters of Baras, Sikaran has no written history and created by several creators.

Reverse Grip Knife Fighting

Variation technique of knife fighting, the knife is held with the blade pointing down.

Although reverse grip have shorter range and weaker cutting power compared with normal grip, this technique have advantages in more powerful stab and faster draw from the sheath.

Knife Fighting

One of many oldest ancient weapons (along with stone bladed spear and stick attached with stone axe) used by human since primitive era. Stoned bladed knife have been used in personal combat since Paleolithic times.

Although knife have shorter range and weaker cutting power compared with machete/short sword, knife have advantage on speed and various surprise stab techniques from unpredictable angles.

2 Formats Of Wrestling Sport Tourmanent

There are 2 format of wrestling sport tournament:

1. Single Point Match

Both wrestlers must score a 1 point first fast as possible.

Fastest and easiest tournament format for beginners, also very helpful when the number of tournament participants is too high.

2. 5 Points Match

Both wrestlers must score 5 points first fast as possible. Everytime 1 wrestler score a point, the referee will reset both wrestlers position from starting position again.

This tournament format is more fun but more tiring, of course.

Long Pole Fighting

Long pole is variation of long staff fighting technique where the fighter hold the staff/spear on the lower end position, to make it striking reach longer than basic middle grip position. Similar with short staff and two handed sword holding technique.

It has same fighting technique with long spears and often used as training / competition weapon by ancient spearmen worldwide.

How To Fight With Long Dress & Tight Skirt

Many people often ask me this:

"How to do Takewondo kicks while wearing long dress/tight skirt?".

Martial arts which focus on high kicks like Taekkyon, Karate or Savate were created in the countries where their women historically wore trouser (like in Northern China) or loose skirt (like in France, Japan and Korea) that allow them to doing high kicks like these:

Meanwhile, martial arts which focus on hand strikes and low kicks like Boxing, Nanpai Kungfu and Hokkien Kuntao were created in the countries where their people historically wore long dress or robe. Can’t do high kicks? No problem:

As Taekwondo, Kickboxing and Hokkien Kuntao practitioner myself, i will honest:

- Taekwondo (kicking style) have longer reach and powerful kicks, but it’s close range combat skill very horrible. Good for long range, bad for close range.

- Hokkien Kuntao (punching style) have shorter reach and weaker strikes, but it’s close range combat skill very good. Good for close range, bad for long range.

- Kickboxing (balanced striking style) teach both punches and kicks 50:50 portion but the striking power is not 100% perfect if compared with martial arts that train punching or kick focusly. It have half quality of leg fighting and half quality of hand fighting.

So the conclusion is:

- Punching style martial arts like Boxing and Kuntao are best choice for self defense while wearing long dress and tight skirt.

- Balanced striking style martial arts like Kickboxing and Karate are still good, but their close range technique are limited and far far fewer than real close range combat arts.