12 Female Fighting Styles, which is your favorite

[WildAtHeart]

Was looking at different female fighting styles and thought I'd see what people like on this site and maybe expose someone to a style they are not overly familiar with.  I did not include pro-wrestling for obvious reasons and tried to stick with competitive sports (like style that could potentially be in the Olympics or already have been).  I am trying for two matches from each of the 12 styles I picked although I left out a lot and I did stick to styles sans weapons (like fencing).  Hope you enjoy and feel free to add clips of other hand-to-hand fighting styles that didn't make my cut...

1) Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
GQ Women?s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Match
https://youtu.be/FBG3_JjG9eE
Women's Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Blue Belt Match
https://youtu.be/qN732sDFg84


2) Freestyle Wrestling
Female Wrestling European Championships 2009
https://youtu.be/zamoqBSc1AI
freestyle wrestling match
https://youtu.be/uteibfWufx4


3) Judo
Women's Judo Match 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrHOsORHRp0
Russian women's judo 3
https://youtu.be/UDpoxrsxjio


4) Muay Thai Kickboxing
Female Muay Thai: Christina Jurjevic vs Prai Jombeung
https://youtu.be/3eQZluQw_q4
Asia Wa vs Mot Deng
https://youtu.be/5qKeekSG-Dg


5) Mixed Martial Arts
Holly Holm vs Allanna Jones
https://youtu.be/TqkhcY4KlQs
Magdelina Giec vs Molly Lindsey
https://youtu.be/0jPidcVd_fI


6) Pankration
Woman Pankration fight
https://youtu.be/jB8Uv7M2oww
California Pankration Championships
https://youtu.be/XOyCp2Qrjq4


7) Savate
Emilie Schaeffer vs Mexican woman
https://youtu.be/BH1dMW_dHC0
Mathilde Mignier (FRA) defeats Rimma Golubeva (RUS)
https://youtu.be/8xZlCwIquL4


Shootfighting
SM Shootfighting Lisa Pihl vs Helen Rebane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibKwXu-PeCQ
Pannie Kianzad vs Lina Eklund.. Shootfighting SM
https://youtu.be/f4eQqejPfbQ


9) Silat
Match silat women (in Kapolres Cup 2014 Ponorogo, Indonesia)
https://youtu.be/lyLXS2FOfck
Pencak Silat match during the World Martial Arts Council Games
https://youtu.be/DbhPh9MOl4I


10) Sumo
Women Sumo World Championships 2008
https://youtu.be/eE6x1rfogIU
Women Team: Bulgaria (Silver Medal) vs Italy
https://youtu.be/faXtQasaOTI


11) Taekwondo
Women -57 kg: LEE Ah-Reum (KOR) vs ILGUN Hatice Kubra (TUR)
2017 WTF WORLD TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS
https://youtu.be/9LwYzQTcWYo
Women +73 kg: WALKDEN Bianca (GBR) vs GALLOWAY Jackie (USA)
2017 WTF WORLD TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS
https://youtu.be/GwkLPZ21i-M


12) Western Boxing
Mia St John vs Kelley Downey
https://youtu.be/aoPr3D7tEXA
Zoe Wimbledon v Hayley Wren
https://youtu.be/k7Mpbw5RhIw

[lalutte65]

Pencak is like watching grass grow

[tomboy999999]

very nice examples. Some more styes

Sombo , originally Russian, cross between judo and wretsling with jackets and shorts. Noted for very savage leg locks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcIDx0Nn470

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFsEOX8GA68

Glima or Icelandic wrestling. Interesting harnesses worn (!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMoOUjY2yZ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7QYmLoXYNA

Swingen  - Swiss with big shorts !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KADEgOhAXjY

And of course underwater wrestling one of my personal favourites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Bc88ccn_M

[tomboy999999]