List of Combat Sports

Martial sports (martial arts) are those in which athletes achieve victory through the body contact. Martial sports can be conveniently divided into two large groups: sports which use and do not use weapons. In addition, martial sports are classified according to:

• traditionalism: historical traditional arts, modern styles of popular fights or modern hybrid martial arts;
• region of origin: eastern martial arts and western martial arts;
• purpose: self-defense, combat sport, demonstration forms, meditation.