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Naginata: Weapon art of choice for samurai women, it survives today in a sport form. A naginata consists of a wooden shaft with a curved blade on the end. Usually it also had a sword-like guard (tsuba) between the blade and shaft. Ninjutsu: The martial art of the shadow warrior, ninjutsu is steeped in lore and mystery. It is the martial art, strategy, and tactics of unconventional warfare and guerrilla warfare as well as the art of espionage purportedly practiced by the shinobi (commonly known outside of Japan as ninja). ROSS: ROSS is a system of Russian martial arts unifying various traditional fist fighting and wrestling styles with imperial military training. SAMBO/SOMBO: SAMBO, a.k.a. SOMBO, is a Russian style of wrestling popular in international competitions, as well as a combat art taught to the Soviet military. Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand combat abilities.

San Shou: San shou incorporates wushu, grappling, and kickboxing to make a combat-oriented martial art. This curriculum was developed with the Chinese military experiences in close range and hand to hand combat with reference to traditional Chinese martial arts. Savate: This French style of foot fighting began in the Napoleonic era. Also known as French boxing, French kickboxing or French footfighting. Shorinji Kempo: Shorinji kempo extends Chinese boxing with Zen philosophy; at higher ranks, the uniform is the robe of a Buddhist priest. It was established by Doshin So as a system for self-improvement and training. Silat: Silat is considered one of the most effective combat arts. Originally developed in what are now Indonesia, Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore, it was also traditionally practiced in Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam. There are hundreds of different styles but they tend to focus either on strikes, joint manipulation, throws, bladed weaponry, or some combination thereof. Sumo: One of the forerunners to the modern grappling arts of jiu-jitsu and judo, sumo is exciting and action-packed while retaining its traditional splendor and ceremony.

Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal "sumo training stables" known in Japanese as heya where all aspects of their daily lives--from meals to their manner of dress--are dictated by strict tradition. Tae Kwon Do: Kick-oriented Korean "art of hand and foot fighting" is one of the most popular sports in the world. Styles include ITF and WTF. As many other arts, it combines combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise, and in some cases meditation and philosophy. In 1989, Taekwondo was claimed as the world's most popular martial art in terms of number of practitioners. Tai Chi Chuan: The martial art/exercise/cultivator of internal energy. Includes the Bagua (Pa Kua) and Xingyi (Hsing-I) internal styles. It is also typically practiced for a variety of other personal reasons: its hard and soft martial art technique, demonstration competitions, and longevity. Tang Soo Do: A Korean martial art popularized by Chuck Norris. Tukong Moosul:Tukong moosul is a martial art derived from South Korean military Special Forces training.