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Hybrid martial arts, also known ashybrid fighting systems or sometimeseclectic martial arts orfreestyle martial arts, referred to asmixed martial arts orfighting systems that incorporate techniques and theories from several martial arts. While numerousmartial arts borrow or adapt from other arts and to some extent could be considered hybrids, ahybrid martial art emphasizes its disparate origins.
The idea of hybridization or "mixing" of martial arts traditions originates in the 5th century BC. The concept rose to wide popularity during 5th century BC in GreekOlympic gamePankration, which uses aspects derived from various arts includingboxing andwrestling.
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