Hybrid martial arts (also known as hybrid fighting systems) refer to martial arts or fighting systems that incorporate techniques and theories from several particular martial arts. While numerous martial arts borrow or adapt from other arts and to some extent could be considered hybrids, a hybrid martial art emphasizes its stylistic origins. An example of these hybrids is Kajukenbo, which includes specific elements of karate, judo, jujutsu, kenpo, and Chinese boxing.^[1] Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Kajukenbo is a hybrid martial art that combines karate, judo, jujutsu, kenpo, and kung fu. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... This article is about the martial art and sport. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kenpo may also refer to the Constitution of Japan (憲法) Kenpo or Kempo (拳法 Kenpō; lit. ... A sparring form of Shaolinquan, an external style of Chinese martial arts, being demonstrated at Daxiangguo Monestary in Kaifeng, Henan. ...

An interesting historical example of cross-cultural hybridization in the martial arts is Bartitsu, created in 1898 as a combination of two forms of traditional jujutsu, Kodokan judo, English boxing, French savate and stick fighting. Bartitsu is an eclectic martial art and self defence method originally developed in England during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... The Kodokan Institute is the headquarters of the Judo World. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Savate (pronounced ), also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting, is a French martial art which uses both the hands and feet as weapons and combines elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. ... Stick fighting is a generic term for martial arts which utilize simple long slender, blunt, hand-held, generally wooden sticks for fighting such as a staff, cane, walking stick, baton or similar. ...

Other terms such as mixed martial arts and combatives may be seen as synonyms or near-synonyms of hybrid martial arts, but such terms have other meanings as well: mixed martial arts or MMA has come to refer to a type of combat sport, while combatives is associated with the United States Army. Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, including striking and grappling. ... Combatives FM 21-150 Figure 4-1, Vital Targets. ... A combat sport is a competitive sport involving the use of punch, kick, throw, joint locks, and/or a weapon for attack and defence. ... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...

Jeet Kune Do as a hybrid martial art

The combat system Jeet Kune Do may be considered both a fighting philosophy and a hybrid martial art, since it can incorporate techniques from any martial art. Some consider Jeet Kune Do to be the precursor of mixed martial arts. This is particularly the case with respect to the JKD "Combat Ranges". A JKD student is expected to learn various combat systems within each combat range to thus be effective in all of them; similarly to mixed martial arts. ^[2] Jeet Kune Do (Chinese: Cantonese: Jitkyùndou Pinyin: Jiéquándào, lit. ... Jeet Kune Do (Chinese: Cantonese: Jitkyùndou Pinyin: Jiéquándào, lit. ...

See also

• Cross training
• Mixed martial arts

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