list of martial arts

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 ni 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 wi jiā) external family and combination styles:

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

Indonesia

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(小林寺拳法)
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

Malaysia

Silat

Mongolia

Mongolian wrestling

(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: