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History of Aikido

Aikido was created by Morihei Ueshiba (植芝盛平 Ueshiba Morihei, 14 December 1883 – 26

History of Arm wrestling

Arm wrestling is a sport involving two participants. Each places one arm on a surface

History of Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one’s musculature. An

History of Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches

History of CrossFit

Greg Glassman and Lauren Jenai founded CrossFit, Inc. in 2000. The company was conceived a

History of Judo

Judo (wikt:柔道 jūdō, meaning “gentle way”) was created as a physical, mental and moral pedagogy

History of Jujutsu and Grappling

Jujutsu first began during the Sengoku period of the Muromachi period combining various Japanese martial

History of Karate

Karate (空手) (/kəˈrɑːti/; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɾate] (About this soundlisten); Okinawan pronunciation: [kaɽati]) is a martial

History of Kendo

Kendo (剣道 kendō, lit. “sword way”) is a traditional Japanese martial art, which descended from

History of Kickboxing

Kickboxing is a Japanese hybrid martial art basically comprising of elements of punching and kicking.

History of Kūdō

Kūdō (空道 Kūdō) (formerly Kakutō karate (格闘空手); often Daidōjuku) is a Japanese hybrid martial art.

History of Kyokushin

History of Kyokushin Karate Sosai Masutatsu Oyama was born on July 27th, 1923, in a

History of MMA

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both

History of Muay Thai

Muay Thai (Thai: มวยไทย, RTGS: muai thai, pronounced [mūa̯j tʰāj] (About this soundlisten)) or literally

History of Sambo and Combat Sambo

Sambo’s early development stemmed from the independent efforts of Vasili Oshchepkov and Viktor Spiridonov, to

History of Shotokan

Shotokan (松濤館 Shōtōkan) is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin

History of Sumo

Sumo (相撲 sumō, literally “striking one another”) is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where

History of Taekwondo

Beginning in 1945, shortly after the end of World War II, new martial arts schools

History of Wrestling

Wrestling represents one of the oldest forms of combat. The origins of wrestling go back

History of Wushu

In 1958, the government established the All-China Wushu Association as an umbrella organization to regulate