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  • 121History of Ukrainian nationality — The history of Ukrainian nationality can be traced back the Kiev based kingdom of Kievan Rus (Kиïвcκa Pуc) of the 9th to 12th centuries. It was the predecessor state to what would eventually become the Eastern Slavic nations of Belarus, Russia,… …

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  • 122Sadakazu Uyenishi — (1880 ?) was amongst the first Japanese jujitsu practitioners to both teach jujitsu and to compete using the art outside of Japan. Early years and martial arts training Uyenishi was born in 1880, probably at Osaka Prefecture in Honshu, the main… …

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  • 123Quarterstaff — A quarterstaff is a medieval English weapon, consisting of a shaft of hardwood, sometimes with metal reinforced tips. The name is also used for the fighting staves of other cultures, such as the Japanese bō , Chinese gùn , or French bâton .… …

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  • 124Defendu — This article is about the fighting style developed by Fairbairn and Sykes. For Bill Underwood s system, see Defendo . Defendu Also known as Fairbairn s Gutter Fighting, The Fairbairn Fighting System, The Fairbairn system, Modern Defendo Focus… …

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  • 125The Smiling, Proud Wanderer — (zh tsp|t=笑傲江湖|s=笑傲江湖|p=xiào ào jiāng hú) is a 1967 Chinese language wuxia novel written by Louis Cha, who was better known as Jinyong.The term Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (笑傲江湖) means to live a carefree life in a mundane world of strife. An alternative… …

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  • 126Jieishudan — (pronounced gee shoo dan ) (Japanese: measures to defend oneself ) is a system of self defence, based in the United Kingdom. Jieishudan can be classified as a hybrid martial art as it incorporates elements of grappling, ground fighting and boxing …

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  • 127Hiroshi Isoyama — Infobox martial artist name = Isoyama Hiroshi (磯山博) birth date = birth date|1937|1|14 birth place = Iwama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan martial art = Aikido teacher = Morihei Ueshiba rank = 8th dannihongo|Hiroshi Isoyama|磯山博|Isoyama Hiroshi is a… …

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  • 128Kyushin Ryu — infobox koryu logocaption = logosize = name = Kyushin Ryu school = Kyushin Ryu imagecaption =Shihan Yoshinori (Yazo) Eguchi of Kyushin Ryu Jujutsu imagesize =200px founder = Inugami Sakon no shokan Nagakatsu date founded = circa 1558 period… …

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