PFL, launched in 2018, is the first major MMA promotion to use a sport-season format where fighters compete in regular-season events to earn points. After the regular season, fighters with the most points compete in the playoffs, where the final two winners face off in the championship.

Capoeira is a hybrid martial art that mixes martial arts techniques with aspects of dancing, acrobatics, music, and spirituality. The traditional form concentrates on self-defense, whereas the modern form is focused on demonstration and spreading Brazilian culture through martial art dancing.

Ninjutsu is the art of the Ninja, which incorporates skills to avoid detection, the use of specialized assassination weapons, and other close combat weapons and techniques that promote stealth. Modern Ninjutsu focuses on the combat techniques used by the Ninjas rather than the stealth techniques.

Unlike most other martial arts, BJJ doesn’t include any striking, which causes most injuries, so the overall risks are low. Kids spend most of their time rolling on the ground in a controlled environment, and all the moves that increase the risks of injuries are left out of the learning syllabus.

Taekwondo has a bad reputation because it focuses too much on kicking skills, making it a one-dimensional art, and also because of its emphasis on rules and competition over self-defense. As a result, taekwondo has lost its reputation as a combat art and is now primarily perceived as a sport.

Golden Gloves boxing started in 1923 in Chicago to promote amateur boxing tournaments. Since then, they have organized boxing events in various regions across the U.S., providing opportunities for amateur boxers to ultimately test their skills against one another to become the national champion.