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Shooto is a brutal and exteme combat sport that is often considered to be a mixed martial arts competition, since it shares similar rules to several other mixed martial arts competitions.
Popularity
Shooto is a modern sport that was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling.
Description
The aim in shooto is to defeat the opponent by a knockout or a submission, but fights can also end in a referee`s stoppage. Legal techniques include general grappling, chokeholds, joint locks, kicks, knee strikes, punches, takedowns and throws. Illegal techniques include biting, elbow strikes, eye-gouging, forearm strikes, hair pulling, headbutting, pressure point techniques, kicking or kneeing the head of a downed opponent, small joint manipulation and strikes to the groin, spine or throat.
Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.
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