combat sports Sports in which two armed or unarmed opponents confront each other in combat.
jujitsu Sport of Japanese origin based on throws, holds and blows to vital points of the body; it gave rise to judo.
aikido Defensive sport of Japanese origin that consists of neutralizing an armed or unarmed opponent by means of dodging, throwing and holding, using bare hands.
boxing Sport in which two opponents wearing gloves fight each other with their fists (English boxing) or with their fists and feet (French boxing) following a code of rules.
judo Sport of Japanese origin that is practiced with bare hands and consists of unbalancing the opponent with holds; Judo means "e&the gentle way"e&.
karate Self-defense sport of Japanese origin that is practiced with bare hands; the blows, which are usually given with the hands and the feet, must stop before reaching the opponent’s body.
sumo Japanese wrestling that is linked to Shintoism; it is practiced by very large corpulent wrestlers who try to make the opponent touch the ground or throw him out of the contest area.