Tahtib is one of the oldest martial arts in the world. Engravings have been found of people practicing the art that date back to around 2500 B.C. Tahtib was first…

Sayokan is the contemporary Turkish martial art developed by Nihat Yiğit in 1999. Sayokan bases itself upon realistic self defense systems; the martial art takes Ottoman style strikes and grappling…

What is Dumog? Dumog is the Filipino style of wrestling (also known as Filipino grappling) which, overtime, has been modified into an intense form of wrestling used by many different…

Mukna is a form of folk wrestling that is highly popular in the state Manipur in North-East India. It is also extremely popular in Imphal, Thoubal and Bishnupur. Mukna is an indigenous…

What is Sikaran? Sikaran is an age-old martial art that has been practised in the Philippines for centuries. It is unknown how old the art truly is however it is…

Musangwe is a ruthless and brutal form of fighting practiced in many countries across Africa. It is unknown when this style of fighting first originated. However many sources close to…

Angampora is a style of martial art from Sri Lanka. This particular martial art is not based solely around one thing, it combines combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise and meditation….

Bokator is an old Cambodian martial art that offers the incorporation of weapons. There isn’t an exact known age of Bokator. However, it is estimated that the art was developed…

What is Bultong? Bultong is an intense style of wrestling that is widely used throughout the Philippines. Though it is practiced in a multitude of places in the Philippines the…

Sqay is a sword fighting based martial art that originates from South Asia. Due to a lack of paper based evidence, the exact age of sqay is unknown. However, word…