Sayokan
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| Focus | Hybrid, Striking[1] |
|---|---|
| Hardness | Full Contact |
| Country of origin |  Türkei |
| Creator | Nihat Yiğit |
| Parenthood | Ashihara Karate, Kurash |
| Olympic sport | No |
Sayokan is a Turkish Martial art and reality based self-defense system developed from central Asian principals in combination with Ottoman style strikes and grapples. The word Sayokan stands for "Savaşçının Yolu ve Kanı" (English: the Warriors Path and Blood).[2] Sayokan focuses more on strategy rather than a singularized strict fighting technique. Behind this ideology, a practitioner would have an adaptive technique allowing for flexibility while pacifying opponents rather than a technique restricted to the realm of a particular style or rule.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ http://www.fullcontactmartialarts.org/sayokan.html
- ^ http://www.sayokanfederasyonu.com/english/founder.htm
- ^ http://www.fullcontactmartialarts.org/sayokan.html
- ^ http://www.martialplanet.com/Web-Portal/Middle-East/Turkey/martial_art_Turkey_Sayokan.htm
- ^ http://www.mardb.com/sayokan/
- ^ http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?61133-Sayokan