Showing posts with label Punching Style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Punching Style. Show all posts

16 October 2026

Dim Mak Kungfu

Dim Mak/Dian Mai (点脉) is an ancient Chinese Kungfu style which focus on vital pressure point strikes.

Dim Mak was not created by just 1 creator, this Kungfu style evolved over hundreds of years from ancient Chinese acupuncture then applied into self defense technique for combat. Legend stories are often connecting the development history of Dim Mak to Zhang Sanfeng, a legendary master from the 13th century who also created several martial art styles like Tai Chi and Tui Shou.




06 October 2026

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.




30 September 2026

Nahkampf

Nahkampf (Unarmed Fighting) is European martial art style developed along with Kampfringen (Wrestling application training to fight armed opponent) in early 15th century by legendary Austrian martial art master Ott Jud. Medieval European unarmed combat relied heavily on open hand and elbow strikes, because using punches will break the knuckles during impact on opponent’s helmet or armor.

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).




13 March 2026

Hokkien Kuntao

Kuntao (拳道) is a Hokkien Kungfu style created by Southern Chinese immigrants community in the Malay Archipelago before 14th century.

Kuntao is oldest organised martial art training system in Malay countries before Silat era.




19 April 2025

Wei Kuen Do

Wei Kuen Do (滙拳道) is a modern Kungfu style created by Leo Fong in 1973.

Mix of Boxing and Jeet Kune Do (截拳道).




01 September 2024

Filipino Boxing

Filipino fighting style also known as Panantukan, Suntukan and Mano-Mano.

The development of Panantukan can be traced back to the pre-colonial period in the Philippines (before 1565), where tribal communities created hand-to-hand combat techniques for self defence and warfare.




08 August 2024

Nanpai Kungfu

Nanpai Kungfu (南派功夫) is an Southern Chinese Kungfu style created during Ming dynasty in 16th century.

Generals Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou taught a special Kungfu style to the local armies, civilians and monks to fight together against Wokou pirates raid at Southern China areas.




24 January 2024

Greek Boxing

Ancient Greek fighting style also known as Pygmachia (Greek), Pugilatus (Roman), Mulakima (Arabic) and Loh Mushti (Punjabi).

Further archaeological evidence appears in the Bronze Age Akrotiri fresco known as the "Boxing Boys", which depicts two Minoan youths dueling with belts and Boxing gloves.