The Martial Arts Internationally

All over the world, every village, people, and tribe have had a few warriors who passed on their knowledge of native martial arts to the young. However, it is very difficult for a few warriors to pass on knowledge of an entire fighting system. As a result, almost all native fighting systems have been lost, as they have become irrelevant in practical terms with the rise of modern technological warfare. Even so, a few of them have survived, and some have even achieved international popularity, perhaps in connection with the world music boom. Examples of these include Capoeira and related martial arts from Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, and Tobago. In part they were preserved through their relationship with Candomblé, Santería, Vodun, and other religions. Of these only Capoeira has become known truly worldwide. Another example of an art that has survived is the traditional martial art of the Maori people, mau rakau, that uses a taiaha, or two-handed fighting staff. This martial art was featured in the 2003 movie Whale Rider.

Military and police forces have been taught martial arts techniques to be used in situations involving arrest and self-defense. Krav Maga, for example, is a self-defense system developed and used by the Israeli military. Another example is Kombato, used by the Brazilian military. Lethal tactical arts for close-quarters combat is known as LINE in the U.S. and UAC in Great Britain. Then there is the Advanced Commando Combat System, or ACCS, which incorporates martial arts techniques.
 

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