Angampora

Angampora gripping technique at Korathota Angam Maduwa

Country of origin          Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Famous practitioners    Ten Giant Warriors

Olympic sport               No

Meaning                       Body-combat

Dolph Lundgren

Born Hans Lundgren 3 November 1957

                       Spånga, Stockholm, Sweden

Occupation        Actor, director, martial artist

Years active 1979–present

Spouse(s)         Anette Qviberg (1994-2011)

Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren; 3 November 1957) is a Swedish actor, director, and martial artist. He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the action hero stereotype, alongside

Francisco Filho

Born Francisco Alves Filho January 10, 1971

                        Souto Soares, Bahia, Brazil

Other names Chiquinho

Nationality         Brazil Brazilian

Height               1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight              108 kg (238 lb; 17.0 st)

Division             Super Heavyweight

Style                 Kyokushin Karate

Team                Team Ichigeki

Rank                 6th dan black belt in Kyokushin 
                        kaikan Blue belt in Brazilian 
                        Jiu-Jitsu

Years active  19 (1985–2004)

Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle

Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle was a martial arts event promoted by the K-1 organization. The event was held at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, May 30, 2004. event featuring seven 'Super Fights' between some of the world's top Kyokushin karate fighters and K-1 fighters.

7 fights: 4 fights under K1 rules and 3 fights under Kyokushin rules.

Capoeira

Focus Music, Resistance, Ritual, Kicking, Punching, Slapping, Headbutting, Acrobatics, Leg Sweeps, Knee/Elbow Strikes, Takedowns

Country of origin          Brazil Brazil

Famous practitioners

Manuel dos Reis Machado (Mestre Bimba)

Vicente Ferreira Pastinha

João Grande

João Pereira dos Santos (Mestre João Pequeno)

Anderson Silva

Lateef Crowder

Eddy Gordo

Vincent Cassel

Steven Seagal

Born                 Steven Frederic Seagal

                       April 10, 1952 (age 61)

                       Lansing, Michigan, U.S.

Other names     Chungdrag Dorje, Takeshigemichi

Style                Aikido

Rank                7th degree black belt in Aikido

Years active      1987–present

Occupation        Actor, film producer, martial artist,

                       musician, writer

Spouse             Miyako Fujitani (m. 1974–87)

                       Adrienne La Russa (m. 1984–87)

                       Kelly LeBrock (m. 1987–96)

                       Erdenetuya (Batsukh) Seagal (m. 2009)

Children            7 (including Ayako Fujitani)

Gichin Funakoshi

Born    November 10, 1868

           Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Ryūkyū Kingdom

Died    April 26, 1957 (aged 88)  Tokyo, Japan

Native name       Funakoshi Gichin

Other names Shoto (waving pines)

Style           Shōrei-ryū, Shōrin-ryū, and Shotokan Karate

Teacher(s)   Ankō Asato, Ankō Itosu

Rank           5th dan karate (highest rank at that time)

Muhammad Ali

Height         6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Reach          80 in (203 cm)

Born            January 17, 1942 

                  Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) is an American former professional boxer, generally

Mike Bernardo

Born                 Michael Shawn Barnardo 28 July 1967

                       Fishhoek, Cape Town, South Africa

Died                 14 February 2012 (aged 44)

                       Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa

Other names     Beru-chan

Nationality        South African

Height              1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)

Weight             110 kg (240 lb; 17 st)

Division            Super Heavyweight

Style                Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai

Years active      1990–2004

Bruce Lee

Birth name  Lee Jun-fan

Ancestry     Shunde, Guangdong, China

Origin        Hong Kong

Born          27 November 1940

                Chinatown, San Francisco, USA

Died          20 July 1973 (aged 32)

                Kowloon Tong, British Hong Kong