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Judo also spawned a number of derivative martial arts around the world.
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Judo influenced other combat styles such as close quarters combat, mixed martial arts, shoot wrestling and submission wrestling.
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The wider application shaped the development of judo from a bujutsu.
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Sambo is a martial art with Soviet origins an internationally practiced combat sport.
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The word sambo is an acronym of samozashchita bez oruzhiya.
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Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s.
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Sambo was intended to be a merger of the most effective techniques of other martial arts.
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The pioneers of sambo were Viktor Spiridonov and Vasili Oshchepkov.
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Oshchepkov spent several years living in Japan and training in Judo under its founder Kano Jigoro.
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Spiridonov and Oshchepkov independently developed two different styles which cross pollinated and became what is known as sambo.
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Anatoly Kharlampiev a student of Vasili Oshchepkov is also considered a founder of sambo.
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There are multiple competitive sport variations of sambo.
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Though sambo techniques and principles can be applied to many other combat sports.
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Sumo is a form of competitive full contact wrestling.
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Sumo is where a rikishi attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring.
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Sumo originated in Japan the only country where it is practiced professionally.
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Sumo is considered a national sport in Japan.
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Sumo is considered a gendai budō which refers to modern Japanese martial arts.
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Sumo has a history spanning many centuries.
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Sumo includes many ritual elements such as the use of salt purification from Shinto.
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Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables.
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Sumo popularity and general attendance has rebounded due to having multiple yokozuna or grand champions.
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Prehistoric wall paintings indicate sumo originated from an agricultural ritual dance performed in prayer for a good harvest.
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Kickboxing is a full contact combat sport and a form of boxing based on punching and kicking.
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Kickboxing fight takes place in a boxing ring.
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​​Some styles of kickboxing include Karate, Muay Thai, Japanese kickboxing, Sanda and Savate.
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The term kickboxing originated in Japan in the 1960s.
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American kickboxing originated in the 1970s and was brought to prominence in September 1974.
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Historically kickboxing can be considered a hybrid martial art formed from the combination of elements of various traditional styles.
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Kickboxing contributed to emergence of mixed martial arts via hybridization with ground fighting techniques from Brazilian jiu jitsu and folk wrestling.
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Shootboxing is a Japanese form of kickboxing which allows throwing and submission while standing similar to Sanda.
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Since kickboxing is a broad term understanding history can be difficult since combat is an inherent part of being human.
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Forms of kickboxing existed in ancient India.
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Mixed martial arts or MMA is a full contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting.
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Mixed martial arts incorporates techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
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Challenge who became a great forerunner of MMA and the UFC.
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MMA promoters were pressured to adopt additional rules to increase competitor safety.
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In turn catch wrestling went on to greatly influence modern MMA.
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Rowing sometimes called crew in United States is the sport of racing boats using oars.
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Rowing differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks while paddles are not connected to the boat.
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Rowing is divided into two disciplines ie sculling and sweep rowing.
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In sculling each rower holds two oars one in each hand while in sweep rowing each rower holds one oar with both hands.
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Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century when professional watermen held races on River Thames in London England.
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Public rowing clubs were beginning at the same time in England, Germany and United States.
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The first American college rowing club was formed in 1843 at Yale College.
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Rowing is one of the oldest Olympic sports.
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Women rowing was added to the Olympic programme in 1976.
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The rowinggoverning body World Rowing Federation holds the annual World Rowing Championships with twenty two boat classes.
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Across six continents 150 countries now have rowing federations that participate in the sport.
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Major domestic competitions take place in dominant rowing nations.
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In the Aeneid Virgil mentions rowing forming part of the funeral games arranged by Aeneas in honour of his father.
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Founded in 1818 Leander Club is the world oldest public rowing club.
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Marked the beginning of rowing as an organized sport in Germany.
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The Narragansett Boat Club was founded in 1838 exclusively for rowing.
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They boasted to the crowd that they were the fastest rowing crew on the Bay.
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The Schuylkill Navy is an association of amateur rowing clubs of Philadelphia.
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The success of Schuylkill Navy and similar organizations contributed heavily to extinction of professional rowing.
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Rowing has been conducted at the Olympic Games since 1900.
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The women rowing has been dominated by Eastern European countries such as Romania, Russia and Bulgaria.
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Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competitions.
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Motocross activity became known as hare scrambles.
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First motocross race held on an artificial track inside a stadium took place on August 28 1948 at Buffalo Stadium in the Paris suburb of Montrouge.
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A significant moment in motocross history occurred during the 1963 FIM Motocross World Championship.
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It was first win by a two stroke powered motorcycle in the premier division of Motocross World Championships.
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Motocross arrived in United States in 1966 when Swedish champion Torsten Hallman rode an exhibition event.
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A motorcycle sales boom in United States fueled by Baby Boomer generation helped spark a growth in popularity of motocross among young Americans.
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The stadium event paved way for constructed, stadium based motocross events known as supercross.
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From late 1970s to early 1990s Japanese motorcycle manufacturers presided over a boom period in motocross technology.
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Baseball is a bat and ball sport played between two teams of nine players each taking turns batting and fielding.
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Baseball run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate.
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In baseball principal objective of batting team is to have a player reach first base safely.
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Baseball has no game clock though some competitions feature pace of play regulations such as the pitch clock to shorten game time.
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Baseball evolved from older bat and ball games already being played in England by mid 18th century.
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Baseball was brought by immigrants to North America where the modern version developed.
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Baseball was played at the Olympic Games from 1992 to 2008 and was reinstated in 2020.
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A baseball game is played between two teams each usually composed of nine players that take turns playing offense and defense.
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The number of players on baseball roster or squad varies by league and by level of organized play.
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Any baseball game involves one or more umpires who make rulings on the outcome of each play.
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Basketball is a team sport in which two teams most commonly of five players each oppose one another on a rectangular court.
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Basketball has evolved to become one of the world most popular and widely viewed sports.
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NBA is most significant professional basketball league in world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent and level of competition.
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Basketball was originally played with a soccer ball.
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The first balls made specifically for basketball were brown.
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National Basketball League was formed in 1898 to protect players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game.
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Basketball quickly became the ideal interscholastic sport due to its modest equipment and personnel requirements.
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The popularity of high school basketball was unrivaled in many parts of America.
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College basketball was rocked by gambling scandals from 1948 to 1951.
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The hall of fame has people who have accomplished many goals in their career in basketball.
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Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball.
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Players use the head of lacrosse stick to carry, pass, catch and shoot the ball into goal.
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Lacrosse has four versions that have different sticks, fields, rules, equipment field lacrosse, women lacrosse, box lacrosse and intercrosse.
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The men games field lacrosse and box lacrosse are contact sports and all players wear protective gear helmet, gloves, shoulder pads and elbow pads.
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Both men and women field lacrosse have 6v6 versions played on smaller fields, gaining acceptance in multi sport events.
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The modern lacrosse is governed by World Lacrosse.
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Lacrosse is based on games played by various Native American communities as early as 1100 AD.
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Lacrosse played a significant role in the community and religious life of tribes across the continent for many years.
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Early lacrosse was characterized by deep spiritual involvement befitting the spirit of combat in which it was undertaken.
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Lacrosse was primarily a regional sport centered around the Mid Atlantic states especially New York and Maryland.
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Box lacrosse is played by teams of five runners plus a goalie on an ice hockey rink.
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Within several years box lacrosse had nearly supplanted field lacrosse in Canada.
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