Aikido

• Based on the principle that when an attacker strikes, he leaves some part of his defense vulnerable. If you, the defender, do not attack him, you remain defensively invulnerable. Do not resist his attack. Use its momentum against him. The attacker steps forward and throws a straight punch. You sidestep, snatch hold of his wrist, and twist around in time with his punch. Do it right, and it will fling him completely off balance, using his own momentum, while you whirl around, and twist his wrist toward the outside. He probably will not flip over like the classic theatrics in a Seagal film, but his wrist may well break. He’s unlikely to fight anymore after that.
• Most critics of this art point out that it is nearly impossible for the average black belt to catch a person’s punch and turn fast enough to perform this move, but that’s not true. It’s actually a very easy move to learn and perfect. Aikido thrives on joint locks, which do not require much speed to perform, compared to the kote gaeshi, and are extremely effective in immobilizing and incapacitating an attacker.

Bakom

• A product of the poverty-stricken shantytowns of Lima, Peru, Bakom is a dangerously ruthless martial art that teaches not only to quickly disable and/or kill your opponent, but also to use deception and other so-called “less than honorable” tactics, such as the use of hidden weapons.

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

• This hybrid mixes Jiu-jitsu’s standing throws and strikes with ground fighting, which emphasizes joint manipulation and overall control of the opponent, effectively ending a fight very quickly. The larger the attacker, the more easily he can be grappled off his feet, using his center of gravity against him, and forcing him to submit (or pass out). Once on the ground, the first thing Brazilian jiu-jitsu teaches is to seize a limb and break it at a joint: kneebars for snapping knees or ankles, armbars for snapping elbows and wrists, chokeholds and the use of the powerful legs to immobilize the attacker’s torso while the defender ends the fight with fists or elbows to the face.
• Translated as “the gentle art,” Brazilian jiu-jitsu focuses on using strength and technique in the most efficient way possible to control and overcome opponents of greater size, strength and aggression.

Krav Maga

• A self-defense system developed by the Israeli army. In Hebrew, it literally means "contact combat." At first view, Krav Maga may look like a martial art, but it's actually a form of combat with no rules and no limitations. Martial arts such as Judo, Karate, and even wrestling are considered sports; Krav Maga, on the other hand, is a regulated form of combat. In fact, the point of Krav Maga is to take the enemy down as quickly as possible. Some teachers of Krav Maga explain it as "the art of going home alive," which means that groin strikes, choking, and headbutts are considered acceptable moves.
• In addition to using their bodies to fight, practitioners of Krav Maga are taught to use the environment as a weapon. This means learning to use any object nearby, from bottles to baseball bats, as a gun-substitute. The objective of Krav Maga is to avoid injury in real-life scenarios, such as fights, street attacks, and violent encounters.
• Advanced students of Krav Maga learn to defend themselves from gun and knife attacks, multiple attacker scenarios, headlocks, and ground fighting. Most self-defense classes today teach some variation of Krav Maga. Military training in Krav Maga is more extreme, including manual killing techniques, defense against grenades, and disarmament of the enemy.

Lerdrit

• Lerdrit is a modern derivation of the traditional Thai fighting techniques currently practiced by the elite commandos of the Thai Royal Army. The basic principles of Lerdrit are similar to those of its predecessors (Muay Thai, Muay Boran). However, there are a few key differences that kick it up by a whole new factor of awesomeness.
• Fighters are taught to attack without warning, immediately take their opponents to the ground, and finish the fight quickly with one of the many devastating kill strikes, such as a boot to the throat or elbows to the temple, all while minimizing risk of injury by using the “hard” parts of the body, such as knees, palms, shins, and (the aforementioned classic) the elbow. As with all military fighting systems, Lerdrit’s goal is radical and specifically designed for life or death situations. It’s not just about kicking ass; it’s about taking lives.

Muay Thai

• One of the most brutal martial arts ever known to man. every move is meant to KO the opponent and create huge amounts of force. Overall, the kind of martial art art the one would learn to kick major ass.
• A Thai martial art also known as the science of 8 limbs because you use not only your fist/feet but also your elbows and knees. It's not the kind of thing you would go to be pampered and babysitted. It's supposely "brutal" and thats what makes it practical. "the harder you sweat in training the less you bleed in combat" said some guy.
  • Wushu practicioner: *does some fancy arms movements*
  • Muay Thai practicioner: *simply elbows him in the face and its over*

Ninjutsu

• The traditional Japanese art of stealth, camouflage, and sabotage, developed in feudal times for espionage and now practiced as a martial art. Practiced by the shinobi, or ninja, this martial art focused on unconventional warfare, espionage, and assassination. Its practitioners were even sometimes referred to as hinin, or non-humans. Ninjutsu was more an art of tricks than a martial art.
• Ninjutsu is a large collection of different martial arts that was used by ninja. The ninja used 18 different martial arts called Ninja Juhakkei. Ninja Jūhakkei – The 18 Skills of the Ninja. There are a lot more arts not listed. According to Tanemura-sensei the list is endless. The ninja not only had to know the ninja jūhakkei (18 skills of the ninja), but also the bugei j ū happan (18 martial arts) of the Japanese warriors. Both sets of skills, together, they form what is considered the ninpō sanjūrokkei (36 skills of ninpō).
  • 1. Seishinteki Kyōyō (spiritual refinement)
  • 2. Ninpō Taijutsu (ninja body techniques): walking, infiltration by walking, jumping, body movement, sword capturing unarmed, bone and finger, bone method, yielding by using the body, striking fist and body, method of breaking and tearing
  • 3. Kenpō / Bikenjutsu (sword methods/secret sword techniques): sword, long sword, ninja sword methods, 2 swords, short sword, dagger techniques, sword cord
  • 4. Sōjutsu (spear techniques): sickle spear
  • 5. Naginatajutsu (glaive techniques): broad blade glaive
  • 6. Bōjutsu (staff techniques): 6 foot staff, half staff/3 foot staff, cane/4 foot staff, concealed inside cane
  • 7. Kajutsu (fire techniques): firearms, gunpowder and explosives, fire tools
  • 8. Kusarigamajutsu (sickle and chain techniques): ninja sickle [with a ring at the end of a chain]
  • 9. Shurikenjutsu (hand blade throwing techniques): straight throwing spike, plank throwing blade, eight point hand blade, sharp rock throwing, rotating disk throwing, iron disk throwing,
  • 10. Ky ū jutsu (archery techniques): normal archery, archery from horseback
  • 11. Suijutsu (water techniques): swimming, water training, water crossing tools
  • 12. Hensōjutsu (disguise techniques)
  • 13. Ongyōjutsu (disappearing and concealing): 10 heavenly [meteorological phenomena and astronomy] methods of hiding, 10 earthly methods of hiding/5 hiding methods), 10 human [and animals] methods of hiding/reverse 5 hiding methods
  • 14. Kakushi Bukijutsu (secret hidden weapon techniques): hand claws [connected to tōki climbing tools], horned finger ring, weighted chain, blow gun, iron fist [like brass knuckles], cat claws, caltrops
  • 15. Ninki (ninja tools): 6 tools of the ninja, climbing tools, opening tools
  • 16. Ninyakujutsu (special medicine techniques)
  • 17. Gunryaku Heihō / Bōryaku (strategies / unorthodox strategies): castle construction; fortification, intelligence, covert techniques, overt techniques
  • 18. Tenmon / Chimon (gates of heaven [astrology, astronomy, and meteorology] and earth [geography, topography, and divination]

Rough and Tumble

• A lot more intense than it sounds. In fact, they should have called it “maim and kill”, since that was the main goal in mind when this system of fighting was developed during the 18th and 19th centuries in the southern United States. The term “gouging” was also used to describe this fighting style due to the fact that one of its most prolific techniques was eye gouging, and not the classic Three Stooges finger poke either.
• Fighters emphasized maximum disfigurement and a no-holds-barred ferocity that can be challenged by very few others. Some were even said to have filed their teeth into razor-sharp weapons, which they would then use to bite off the ears, noses, lips, and fingers of their opponents. And since the genitals were fair game, many fighters literally lost their manhood in these cold-blooded confrontations. This heartless brutality is the main reason why Rough and Tumble isn’t often talked about or practiced in these “civilized” modern times.
• And since most of the techniques were never officially codified and cannot even be practiced without the extreme danger of life-altering injury, they have been largely ignored by the majority of the modern martial arts community. It seems nowadays that most people, even those who love to fight, are just not quite hardcore enough for the eye-gouging, neck-biting, genital-ripping fun that is Rough and Tumble.

Tricking

• A form of acrobatics where practitioners focus mainly on linking together chains of acrobatic kicks, flips and twists in combinations, or combos. Trickers train and can be found in many locations, including fields, Martial Arts dojos, Gymnastics gyms, and even public locales. People who trick are known as Trickers or Tricksters.