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Combat Hopak

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Focus
  
various

Creator
  
Volodymyr Pylat

Country of origin
  
Ukraine

Combat Hopak

Also known as
  
Бойовий гопак, Boyovyi Hopak, Boyovyy Hopak

Hardness
  
Full contact, Semi contact, Light contact

Famous practitioners
  
Kateryna Tarnovska ( founder of Asgarda )

Combat Hopak ( also Boyovyy Hopak, Boyovyi Hopak from Ukrainian Бойовий гопак ) is a cossack martial art from Ukraine. It was systematised and codified in 1985 by Volodymyr Pylat (descendent of Cossack family from western Ukraine). It could be trained in light, semi and full contact formulas. Combat Hopak includes techniques of traditional Ukrainian folk fist fighting, folk wrestling, cossack sabre fencing) and cossack war dances like Hopak and Metelycia.

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Ukraine

In Ukraine schools of Combat Hopak are present in most parts of country. Students of this martial art take part in tournaments in cossack free fighting, kickboxing, wrestling and MMA formulas in Ukraine.

Outside Ukraine

It has schools in Poland, Canada, USA, Germany , Portugal

Subtypes of Combat Hopak

Combat Hopak can be trained in 4 ways:

  • Оздоровчий ( Fitness ) - as a form of gymnastics for health improvement
  • Фольклорно-мистецький ( theatrical ) - preparations of forms for stage shows and presentations
  • Спортивний ( Sport) - as regular contact sport for kickboxing, wrestling and MMA sport tournaments
  • Бойовий ( Combat ) - military grade hand-to-hand and weapon combat.

    • Systems - descendents of Combat Hopak

  • Asgarda ( officially formed in 2004 )

    • References

    Combat Hopak Wikipedia
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