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c. 1934–2021. USA. Kim Bok-man (Korean: 김복만; Hanja: 金福萬, [1] (3 December 1934 – 14 August 2021), Father of South East Asia Taekwon-Do was an early pioneer of taekwondo in the 1950s and 1960s in South East Asia, particularly Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Sarawak and Hong Kong.
Martial arts can be grouped by type or focus, or alternatively by regional origin. This article focuses on the latter grouping of these unique styles of martial arts. For Hybrid martial arts , as they originated from the late 19th century and especially after 1950, it may be impossible to identify unique or predominant regional origins.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of competitive combat sport, akin to boxing, muay thai, or kick boxing. MMA titles, or championship belts, are given to those fighters deemed by a promotional organization to have met a certain standard of athletic accomplishment in a specific weight class (most often by means of a championship fight ...
Mixed martial arts (MMA) [a] is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. [10] In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place throughout Japan and the countries of East Asia.
Aikido (Shinjitai:合気道, Kyūjitai:合氣道, aikidō, Japanese pronunciation: [aikiꜜdoː]) is a modern Japanese martial art which is split into many different styles including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai, and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practiced in around 140 countries.
2002 World Strongman Challenge. 1st. 2003 World Strongman Challenge. Last updated on: 10 April 2022. Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarjuʂ pudʑaˈnɔfskʲi]; born 7 February 1977), also known as " Pudzian " and " Dominator ", is a Polish mixed martial artist and former strongman competitor.
This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. ... Chris Brennan [10] - (KOTC, PRIDE, UFC, Shooto, Cage Rage)
Jet Li. Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), [2] better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese-born Singaporean martial artist and actor. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Horse Award, a Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award, a Hong Kong Film Award, and a Shanghai Film Critics Award.