COMBATIV

E SPORTS
WHAT IS COMBATIVE SPORTS?

-a competitive contact sport where two

combatants fight against each other
using certain rules of engagement.
 COMBATIVE SPORTS
A contestant wins by scoring more points
than the opponent or by disabling the
opponent.
 HISTORY
OF
COMBATIVE
SPORTS
 648-1350 BC
armored foot races, boxing,
wrestling, and pankration
 18 Century
th

Germans made a serious sport

which is BOXING.
 1925
Brazilians invented Jiu-Jitsu.
 1920-1930
Muay-Thai is developed.
 1960
KARATE and KICKBOXING
was developed became popular in
JAPAN in 1980’s.
Ultimate Fighting
Competition
1993 USA
Unified Rules of Mixed
Martial Arts
Introduced in 2000
Techniques in Classifying
Combative Sports

 Striking
 Grappling
 Weaponry
 STRIKING
Karate, Taekwando,
Kickboxing
 Grappling
Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Wrestling
 Weaponry
Fencing, Arnis, Kendo
Olympic Combat
Sport
 AMATEUR BOXING
(1904 - 2019)
Boxing has been staged at every summer
Olympic games since 1904 except Stockholm
in 1912 due to Swedish law.
 JUDO
(1964, 1972 - 2019).
was not included in the 1968 Mexico City
summer Olympics. Women's judo was
added to the Olympics in 1992 in
Barcelona.
 TAEKWONDO
Seoul Games (demonstration sport),
2000 - 2019. Became an official medal
sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympic
Games.
 WRESTLING (Greco-Roman)
1908-2019
The first form of wrestling to be held
at the Olympic Games.
 WRESTLING (Freestyle)
1920-2019
modified at the 2000 Sydney Games and
reduced the amount of weight categories
provided.
 FENCING
1896-2019
Competitive fencing is one of the five
activities which have been featured in
every modern Olympic Games, the other
four being athletics, cycling, swimming,
and gymnastics.