MARTIAL ARTS FAQ

Krav Maga is not classified as a martial art. Instead, it is a self-defense and fighting system that was developed for the Israeli Defense Force as a hand-to-hand combat style that was taught to their soldiers. Krav Maga is a mixture of techniques from boxing, wrestling, karate, aikido, and judo.

Getting hit by the opponent with a leather MMA or boxing glove against the face can cause crucial lacerations that could lead to forfeiting a match. To prevent this from happening, fighters apply vaseline on their face. The jelly-like substance will decrease the friction between the face and the glove.

When we think of martial arts, non-weapon based martial arts such as BJJ or Karate comes to our minds first. But what’s often forgotten is that there are just as many weapon-based martial arts as non-weapon based martial arts. Since ancient times, humans have created weapon-based martial arts to prepare combatants to win in wars in battles. For this reason, weapon-based martial arts played a very crucial role in combat.

According to data, most UFC champs come from either wrestling or BJJ. This suggests grappling is a more effective fighting style than striking and there are good reasons for this. Grappling can nullify striking in most self-defense scenarios because grapplers learn how to utilize grappling techniques to counter striking. On the other side, striking arts aren’t designed to stop grappling techniques. Strikers only learn how to fight against strikers so their skills are very limited when it comes to defending against grappling techniques.

But throughout history, humans have created hundreds of different martial arts. There are plenty of arts out there you have likely never heard of. In fact, we dare to go even further saying you didn’t know most of the ones we have included in our list below.

U.S. police officers are not fully trained in martial arts while in a police academy. Police officers are instead trained in various Defensive Tactics to deal with different types of physical threats from uncooperative suspects and subdue them safely and lawfully.