A combat sport (also known as a combative sport) is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement, typically with the aim of simulating parts of real hand to hand combat. Boxing, amateur wrestling, puroresu, mixed martial artsand fencing are examples of combat sports.
The techniques used can be categorized into three domains: striking, grappling, and weapon usage. Some rule-sets specialize in one area, while others allow overlap.
Modern sports
Today athletes usually fight one-on-one, but may still use various skill sets such as strikes in boxing that only allowspunching, taekwondo where kicks are the focus or muay thaiand burmese boxing that also allow the use of elbows andknees. There are also grappling based sports that may concentrate on obtaining a superior position as in freestyle orCollegiate wrestling using throws such as in judo and greco-roman wrestling the use of submissions as in brazilian jiu-jitsu. Modern mixed martial arts competitions are similar to the historic Greek Olympic sport of pankrationand allow a wide range of both striking and grappling techniques. Puroresu is a popular combat sport in Japan and is described as "bridging the gap" between mixed martial arts and professional wrestling. The term "puroresu" is a romanization of the English term "pro wrestling." Puroresu was inspired in part by a series of mixed martial arts matches were hosted by Antonio Inoki a former star of New Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1970s. [1]
Combat sports may also be armed and the athletes compete using weapons, such as types of sword in western fencing (the foil, épée andsaber) and kendo (shinai). Modern combat sports may also wear complex armour, like SCA Heavy Combat and kendo. In escrima sticks are used, sometimes representing knives, this concept has been expanded
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