This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style.

Asian and Pacific Martial Arts

• Borneo
  • Bersilat

• Burma
  • Bando
  • Banshay
  • Lethwei (Burmese Boxing)
  • Naban
  • Thaing

• Cambodia
  • Khmer Boxing

• Singapore
  • Kuen-Do

China

The hundreds of different styles of Chinese martial arts are collectively called Kung Fu (功夫), Wushu (武術), Kuoshu (國術), or Ch'uan Fa (拳法) depending on the persons or groups doing so.

• Internal or soft styles 內家, nei chia, (pinyin nèi jiā) internal family martial arts:
  • Xingyiquan (形意拳 Hsing-i Ch'uan)
  • Liuhe Bafa (六合八法 Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa)
  • Baguazhang (八卦掌 Pa Kua Chang)
  • Taijiquan (太極拳 T'ai Chi Ch'uan)
  • Yiquan (意拳 I Ch'uan)
  • T'ien Lung Tao (天龍道)
• External or hard styles 外家, wei chia (py wài jiā) external family and combination styles:
  • Bajiquan (八極拳)
  • Black Tiger Kung Fu (黑虎拳)
  • Chin Na (擒拿) (actually a feature of many different Chinese styles as well, internal and external)
  • Chin Wu Men (精武門) (a famous school based in Shanghai that teaches several different styles)
  • Choy Lay Fut (蔡李佛)
  • Chuo Jiao (戳腳)
  • Dog Kung Fu (狗拳)
  • Do Pi Kung Fu
  • Dragon Kung Fu (龍形拳)
  • Duck Kung Fu
  • Eagle Claw (鷹爪翻子拳)
  • Emei Quan (峨嵋拳)
  • Fang Zi (翻子拳)
  • Five Ancestors (五祖拳)
  • Hung Gar (洪家)
  • Jeet Kune Do (截拳道)
  • Kuen-Do
  • Lau Gar (Lau family style)
  • Leopard (豹拳)
  • Mei Hua Quan (梅花拳 Plum Blossom Fist)
  • Monkey Kung Fu (猴拳)
  • My Jong Law Horn (迷蹤羅漢拳)
  • Nan Quan (南拳)
  • Northern Praying Mantis (北派螳螂拳)
  • Pak Mei (White Eyebrow) (白眉拳)
  • Phoenix (Wu Jia Quan Fa or Wu Jia Dragon-Phoenix style)
  • Rat Kung Fu (蔡家 Choy Gar)
  • San shou (散手)
  • Shaolin Quan (少林拳)
  • Shuai Chiao (摔跤 Shuaijiao)
  • Snake Kung Fu (蛇拳)
  • Southern Praying Mantis (竹林螳螂拳)
  • Tantui (彈腿/譚腿)
  • Tiger Kung Fu (虎拳)
  • Tompei Quan (通背拳)
  • Turtle Kung Fu
  • Wing Chun (詠春)
  • Wing Tsun (詠春)
  • White Crane (白鶴拳)
  • Yau Kung Mun
• Guam
  • San Jitsu
• India
  • But Marma Atti
  • Gatka
  • Kalaripayatu
  • mallak-rida
  • malla-yuddha
  • niyuddha-kride
  • Silambam Nillaikalakki
  • Vajra Mushti
• Indonesia
  • Kuntao
  • Silat
  • Tarung Derajat

Japan

(see also budo, koryu budo and gendai budo)

• • Aikido (合気道)
  • Aikijutsu (see Daito Ryu)
  • Bojutsu (棒術)
  • Bujinkan (武神館)
  • Iaido (居合道、居合術Iaijutsu)
  • Jujutsu (柔術、Jiujitsu, Jujitsu)
  • Jojutsu (杖術)
  • Judo (柔道)
  • Karate (空手)
  • Kenpo (拳法)
  • Kendo (剣道)
  • Kenjutsu (剣術)
  • Kobudo (古武道)
  • Kuen-Do
  • Kyudo (弓道)
  • Naginata-do (薙刀道)
  • Ninjutsu (Ninjitsu, Ninpo)
  • Shintaido
  • Shorinji kempo (少林寺拳法)
  • Shooto (修斗)
  • Shoot boxing (シュートボクシング)
  • Sumo (相撲)
  • Taijutsu (体術)
  • Taido (躰道)
  • Taikiken (Taiki-ken)
  • Tantojutsu (短刀術)
  • Tegumi (手組)
  • Yamanni-ryu

Korea

• • Gjogsul
  • Hapkido (合氣道)
  • Haidong Gumdo (海東劍道)
  • Hoi Jeon Moo Sool
  • Hup Kwon Do
  • Hwa Rang Do (花郎道)
  • Kuk Sool Won (國術院)
  • Kumdo (劍道 Gumdo)
  • Kwon Pup (拳法)
  • Soo Bahk Do (手搏道)
  • Ssireum (씨름) - Korean Sumo Wrestling
  • Taekyon (택견)
  • Tae Kwon Do (跆拳道)
  • Tang Soo Do (唐手道)
  • Tukong moosul (特攻武術)
  • Yudo (柔道)
  • Yusul (柔術)

• Laos
  • Lao Boxing
  • Ling Lom

• Malaysia
  • Silat

• Mongolia
  • Mongolian wrestling

Philippines

(too many to list here; see the list of Eskrima systems) - Most native martial arts fall under the umbrella of Eskrima. Other arts that have been recently imported or created or are somehow different may include:

• • Buno
  • Combat Judo
  • Dumog
  • Estoca
  • Estocado
  • Gokusa
  • Kombatan
  • Kuntaw
  • Kuntaw Silat
  • Panandata
  • Sagasa
  • Sikaran
  • Silat
  • Suntukan
  • Tat Kun Tao

• Thailand
  • Krabi Krabong
  • Lerdrit
  • Muay Boran (Ancient Thai boxing)
  • Muay Thai (Thai boxing, Thai kickboxing)

• Vietnam
  • Cuong Nhu
  • Quan Khi Dao
  • Viet Vo Dao
  • Vo Vi Nam
  • Yong Chun

European Martial Arts

• General:
  • Boxing
  • ESDO (European Self-Defense Organization)
  • Fencing
  • Historical fencing
  • Leonese fighting
  • Wrestling
• Britain
  • Cornish wrestling
  • Cumberland wrestling
  • Llap-goch (a parody)
  • Lutte Breton
  • Purring
  • Westmoreland wrestling
• Finland
  • Kas-pin
  • Mil Fight
• France
  • Chausson
  • Chausson Marseilles
  • Lutte Parisienne
  • Savate (Boxe Francaise)
  • Savate-Danse du Rue
• Germany
  • Anti Terror Kampf
  • Gojutedo
  • Individual Fighting Concepts Mallepree
  • Kenjukate
  • MilNaKaDo
  • Stockfechten
• Greece
  • Pankration
• Iceland
  • Glima
• Ireland
  • Bata
  • Collar and Elbow
• Italy
  • Caestus
  • Graeco-Roman wrestling
  • Scherma di daga
• Portugal
  • Jogo do Pau
• Netherlands
  • Amsterdams Vechten
• Poland
  • Combat 56
  • Kempo Tai Jutsu
  • Signum Polonicum
  • Tsunami Karate
• Russia
  • Agni Kempo
  • Armeiskii rukopashnyi boi
  • Boevoi Gopak
  • Buza
  • Cambo
  • Combo
  • Kolo
  • Kulachnoi Boya
  • ROSS
  • Rukopaschnij Boj
  • Russky Stil
  • Russian Boxing
  • Sambo (Sombo)
  • Samoz
  • Skobar
  • Slada
  • Slawjano-Goritzkaja Borba
  • Spas
  • Systema
  • Systema Kadochnikowa
  • UNIBOS
  • Velesova Borba
  • Vyhlyst
  • Wjun
• Scotland
  • Greenoch
• Spain
  • Palo canario ()
  • Zipota
• Sweden
  • Goshin-Ryu Kempo
• Switzerland
  • Schwingen
• Uzbekistan
  • Kurash

Middle Eastern Martial Arts

• Iran
  • Koshti

• Israel
  • Haganah system
  • Krav Maga
  • Krav Maga Maor

African Martial Arts

• Egypt
  • Egyptian stick fencing
  • Sebekkha ("Crocodile Spirit")
• Guinee
  • Peul

• Kenya
  • Massaï

• Senegal
  • Dioula

• South Africa
  • AMOK! South Africa
  • Zulu stick fighting

• Sudan
  • Nuba fighting

• Other African Martial Arts
  • Canarian fighting
  • Kalindi Lyi

South American Martial Arts

• Brazil
  • Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Machado Jiu Jitsu)
  • Capoeira
  • Luta Livre
  • Kombato (Brazilian Military Martial Art)
  • Morganti Ju-Jitsu (Sport Ju-jitsu)

North American Martial Arts

• All Style Karate
• American Combat Sambo
• American Kenpo
• American Kuntao Silat
• AMOK!
• Pacific Archipelago Combatives
• Choi Kwang-Do
• Chu Fen Do
• Combat Submission Wrestling
• Dos Manos System (not to be confused with Dos Manos )
• Full Contact Karate
• Jailhouse Rock
• Jeet Kun Do
• Kickboxing
• Kajukenbo
• Koo Self Defense
• Kuen-Do
• Marine Corps LINE Combat System
• Native American fighting styles
• Natural Spirit
• Pitfighting
• Progressive Fighting System
• Red Warrior or Tushka-homa
• SCARS
• Senshido
• Shootboxing
• Shootfighting
• Shootwrestling
• World War Two Combatives

Misc

• All-Style-Do Karate
• Bajawah Boxing
• Black bloc
• Bloodsport Kumite
• Catch-As-Catch-Can
• Chi Ling Pai Gung Fu
• Chun Kuk Do
• Combat Hapkido
• Combat Ju Jutsu
• Combat Karate
• Combat Kung Fu
• Defendo
• Defendu
• Eskimo Fighting
• Goshindo
• Inoue grappling
• Inoui Fighting
• Iri Kumi
• Jeet Kune Do
• Jukado
• Kalimasada
• Kajukenbo
• Kali Sikaran
• Kuen-Do
• La Lutte
• Lima Lama
• Nanbudo
• Progressive Self Defence System
• Savasu
• Sanshinkai Karate
• Silek
• Sport Karate
• Street Sambo
• Taekido
• Thaikido
• Tidju Boxing
• Wing Kido Kai