All Striking Combat Sports

Combat sports decided mainly by punches, kicks and other strikes delivered to a scoring area or to knock an opponent out. Boxing, karate, kickboxing, Muay Thai and taekwondo are the main forms, each with its own permitted targets and scoring rules. What belongs here is a sport where striking is the principal means of winning; sports decided by throws, holds and submissions are grouped as grappling. Every sport filed in this group belongs to the Combat Sports category and has its own entry in the Sport and Games Atlas, from which a reader can follow links on to its leading athletes, its competitions and the governing bodies that set its rules.