Is it a hidden Russian martial art finally revealed to the public? Secret techniques passed down from generation to generation? Probably not. We have no idea what they are doing. But it’s very entertaining. Make sure you’re not drinking or eating food while watching.

There are a number of martial arts styles and schools of Russian origin. We have no idea if what’s in the video is one of them.

Traditional Russian fist fighting has existed since the 1st millennium AD. It was outlawed in the Russian Empire in 1832; however, it has seen a resurgence after the break-up of the Soviet Union.

Every region in Russia incorporated different rules unlike the sport of boxing. In some places they fought with bare arms, while in other they stretched the sleeves over the fists. There were cases where participants would cheat by putting iron under their sleeves. There are three types of Russian fist fighting: the first is the singles type, a one-on-one fight; the second type is a team fight also known as “wall on wall”. The third one, “catch drop”, was the least practiced.

Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word “SAMBO” is an acronym for SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as “self-defense without weapons”. Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand-to-hand combat abilities.[1] Intended to be a merger of the most effective techniques of other martial arts, Sambo has roots in Japanese Judo, international styles of wrestling, plus traditional folk styles of wrestling such as: Armenian Kokh, Azerbaijani Gulesh, Chinese Shuai Jiao, Georgian Chidaoba, Kazakh Kures, Kyrgyz Kurosh, Mongolian Khapsagay, Tatar Köräş and Uzbek Kurash.

Systema is a Russian martial art intended primarily for combat and self-defense. Training includes, but is not limited to, hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife fighting, and firearms training. Systema focuses on breathing, relaxation, and fluidity of movement, as well as utilizing an attacker’s momentum against him and controlling the six body levers (elbows, neck, knees, waist, ankles, and shoulders) through pressure point application, striking, and weapon applications.

Ten most popular martial arts in alphabetical order:

Aikido
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)
Judo
Karate
Krav Maga
Kung Fu
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Muay Thai
Taekwondo
Tang Soo Do