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  2. Angampora - Wikipedia

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    Angampora is a Sinhalese martial art that combines combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise, and meditation. [1] [2] A key component of angampora is the namesake angam, which incorporates hand-to-hand fighting, and illangam, involving the use of indigenous weapons such as the ethunu kaduwa, staves, knives and swords.

  3. Vovinam - Wikipedia

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    Vovinam has some specialised techniques: Đòn Chân Tấn Công A group of leg grappling techniques that is designed to grab the opponent by the feet or legs and take them down using twisting motions usable as a surprise attack in a fight. There are 21 leg grappling techniques. Đấm Lao A backfist swung reversely to the temple. Đá Cạnh

  4. Grappling - Wikipedia

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    Ground grappling refers to all the grappling techniques that are applied while the grapplers are no longer in a standing position. A large part of most martial arts and combat sports which feature ground grappling is positioning and obtaining a dominant position.

  5. Submission wrestling - Wikipedia

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    Submission wrestling, also known as submission grappling, submission fighting, or simply grappling, is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on ground fighting and submission techniques. It is a hybrid discipline that incorporates elements of various martial arts such as various wrestling styles , judo , and Brazilian jiu-jitsu .

  6. History of martial arts - Wikipedia

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    Angampora is an ancient Sri Lankan martial art that combines combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise, and meditation. According to apocryphal Sinhalese folklore, Angampora's history stretches to as far back as 3,000 years, with the Yaksha tribe (one of the four "hela" - the ancient tribes that inhabited the island) being identified as ...

  7. List of prizes, medals, and awards in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    National Best Quality Software Awards – British Computer Society Sri Lanka section (BCSSL) National Engineering Awards – Institution of Engineers of Sri Lanka (IESL) IT Security Awards – ISACA Sri Lanka Chapter; e-Swabhimani Award – Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka National recognition of local content.

  8. Luta Livre - Wikipedia

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    A black belt might take up to ten years of practice. Although it's a no-gi grappling style, practitioners can wear their belts if they want. [24] According to the Brazilian Luta Livre Federation, Rankings are divided into three categories: beginners, intermediate and advanced. Advanced students are allowed to be instructors [24]

  9. Catch wrestling - Wikipedia

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    A notable match in 1914 was between two prime representatives of their respective crafts: the German-American catch wrestler Ad Santel was the world light heavyweight champion in catch wrestling, while Tokugoro Ito, a fifth-degree black belt in judo, claimed to be the world judo champion. Santel defeated Ito and proclaimed himself world judo ...