Best documented
Main combat sports & martial arts
BoxingEngland (United Kingdom)Olympic · 1904KarateRyukyu Kingdomformer OlympicTaekwondoNorth KoreaOlympic · 1988WrestlingForm of combat sport involving grappling...Olympic · 1896FencingType of armed combat sportOlympic · 1896Muay ThaiThailandJujutsuJapanMixed martial artsFull-contact combat sportKrav MagaIsraelLacrosseTeam sportformer OlympicKabaddiContact team sportSamboSoviet Union (Russia)
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All 80 combat sports & martial arts
80 sports
| Sport | Part of | Origin | First recorded | Olympic | Disciplines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | England (United Kingdom) | — | 1904 | 7 | |
| Judo | budō | Japan | 1882 | 1964 | 4 |
| Karate | Ryukyu Kingdom | — | 2021† | 8 | |
| Taekwondo | North Korea | — | 1988 | 1 | |
| Wrestling | — | 1896 | 32 | ||
| Fencing | — | 1896 | 8 | ||
| Sumo | budō | Japan | 642 | — | 2 |
| Aikido | budō | Japan | — | — | — |
| Muay Thai | Thailand | — | — | — | |
| Jujutsu | Japan | — | — | — | |
| Mixed martial arts | — | — | — | ||
| Kickboxing | boxing | Japan | — | — | 5 |
| Krav Maga | Israel | — | — | — | |
| Lacrosse | — | 1904† | 3 | ||
| Kendo | budō | Japan | — | — | 1 |
| Kabaddi | — | — | 1 | ||
| Sambo | Soviet Union (Russia) | 1938 | — | — | |
| Wushu | People's Republic of China | — | 1936† | 1 | |
| Brazilian jiu-jitsu | judo | Brazil | 1910s | — | — |
| Greco-Roman wrestling | wrestling | Ancient Greece | — | 1896 | — |
| Freestyle wrestling | wrestling | — | 1904 | — | |
| Pankration | Ancient Greece | — | — | — | |
| Savate | France | — | 1924† | — | |
| Iaido | Japan | — | — | — | |
| Oil wrestling | wrestling | Turkey | — | — | — |
| Arnis | Filipino martial arts | Philippines | — | — | — |
| Pencak silat | Indonesia | — | — | 1 | |
| Sanda | wushu | People's Republic of China | — | — | — |
| Gōjū-ryū | karate | 1930 | — | — | |
| Kurash | — | — | — | ||
| Lethwei | Myanmar | — | — | — | |
| Grappling | wrestling | — | — | 6 | |
| Budō | Japanese martial arts | — | 1964 | 16 | |
| Sabre fencing | fencing | — | — | — | |
| Ssireum | wrestling | Goryeo | — | — | — |
| Wadō-ryū | karate | — | — | — | |
| Wheelchair fencing | fencing | — | — | — | |
| Glima | Norway | — | 1912† | — | |
| Academic fencing | fencing | Germany | — | — | — |
| Jōdō | Japan | — | — | — | |
| Japanese martial arts | — | 1964 | 18 | ||
| Swordsmanship | fencing | — | — | — | |
| Senegalese wrestling | wrestling | — | — | — | |
| Schwingen | Switzerland | — | — | — | |
| Jūkendō | budō | Japan | — | — | — |
| Greek wrestling | wrestling | Ancient Greece | — | — | — |
| Bare-knuckle boxing | boxing | England (United Kingdom) | — | — | — |
| Full contact karate | kickboxing | Japan | — | — | — |
| Para judo | judo | — | — | — | |
| Throw | grappling | — | — | 2 | |
| Canarian wrestling | wrestling | Spain | — | — | — |
| Canne de combat | France | — | 1924† | — | |
| Namur stilt jousting | stilt walking | Belgium | — | — | — |
| Taidō | Japan | 1965 | — | — | |
| Puroresu | Japan | — | — | — | |
| Shoot boxing | Japan | 1985 | — | — | |
| Para taekwondo | taekwondo | — | — | — | |
| Box lacrosse | lacrosse | Canada | — | — | — |
| Luta Livre | wrestling | Brazil | — | — | — |
| Silat | pencak silat | Indonesia | — | — | — |
| Punjabi Kabaddi | kabaddi | — | — | — | |
| Beach wrestling | wrestling | — | — | — | |
| German ju-jutsu | budō | Germany | — | — | — |
| Intercrosse | lacrosse | — | — | — | |
| Filipino martial arts | — | — | 1 | ||
| Sport Chanbara | Japanese martial arts | Japan | — | — | — |
| Leonese wrestling | aluche | Spain | — | — | — |
| Water jousting | — | — | 1 | ||
| Field lacrosse | lacrosse | Canada | — | 1904† | — |
| Bear hug | grappling | — | — | — | |
| Tankendō | budō | Japan | — | — | — |
| Kosen judo | judo | — | — | — | |
| Naginata | budō | Japan | — | — | — |
| Italian school of swordsmanship | fencing | Italy | — | — | — |
| Bataireacht | hand-to-hand combat | Ireland | — | — | — |
| Aluche | wrestling | Spain | — | — | 1 |
| Er Enish | — | — | — | ||
| Mokkar Boli Khela | wrestling | Bangladesh | — | — | — |
| LudoSport | Italy | 2006 | — | — | |
| Okinawa Sumo | sumo | Ryukyu Kingdom | — | — | — |
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