Categories For Styles

On World Wide Dojo we categorized our styles into 4 different categories. Below you can read the definition for these categories and then we have a list of styles that we have categorized for your reference.

4 STYLE CATEGORIES 

1. Grappling/Ground Fighting
   Styles “focusing on ground training where a dominant position is achieved or a submission hold ends the fight.”
2. Striking/Stand-Up
   Styles “focusing on striking or stand-up martial arts that train for defense while standing using punches, kicks, knees, elbows and blocks.”
3. Throwing/Takedown
   Styles “focusing on throwing or takedown martial arts which start from a standing position and then use takedowns and throws to put the opponent on the ground.”
4. Weapons
   Styles “focusing on the use of weapons.”

STYLES LISTED BY CATEGORIES

• Aikijujutsu – Throwing or Takedown Style
• Bando – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Bersilat – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Boxing – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu -Grappling or Ground Fighting Style
• Capoeira – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Catch Wrestling – Grappling or Ground Fighting Style
• Hapkido – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Hwa Rang Do – Grappling or Ground Fighting Style
• Iaido – Weapons Based Style
• Jeet Kune Do – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Judo – Throwing or Takedown Style
• Jujutsu -Throwing or Takedown Style
• Kalaripayit – Striking or Stand-Up Styles & Weapons Based Style
• Kali – Weapons Based Style
• Karate -Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Kendo – Weapons Based Style
• Kenpo – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Kickboxing – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Kuk Sool – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Lima Lama – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Lua – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Muay Thai – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Ninjutsu – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Pankration – Striking or Stand-Up Styles & Grappling or Ground Fighting Style
• Pentjak Silat -Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Sambo – Grappling or Ground Fighting Style
• Savate – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Shootfighting – Grappling or Ground Fighting Style
• Shootwrestling – Grappling or Ground Fighting Style
• Sumo – Throwing or Takedown Style
• Taekwondo – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Tang Soo Do – Striking or Stand-Up Style
• Wrestling – Grappling or Ground Fighting Style