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

Andy Hug





Born            Andreas Hug September 7, 1964 Zurich, 
                  Switzerland
Died            August 24, 2000 (aged 35)
                  Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Other names     The Blue-Eyed Samurai
                       Iron Man (Tetsujin in Japanese)
                       Mr. K-1
Nationality        Switzerland Swiss
Height              1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight             97.7 kg (215 lb; 15.39 st)
Division            Heavyweight