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Every village and tribe around the world had a few experienced fighters who passed on their knowledge; however, it is difficult to pass on a fighting system, so almost all of these have been lost as their practical relevance has declined. A few have nonetheless survived for one reason or another, examples of this are Capoeira and some related arts in Cuba, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago, which were preserved partly through their relationship with Candomblé, Santería, Vodun, and other syncretic religions.[citation needed] Of these, only Capoeira has risen to worldwide prominence. Archery, Boxing, Fencing, Javelin, Judo, Wrestling and Tae Kwon Do are the martial arts that are featured as events in the modern Summer Olympic Games. Martial arts also developed among military and police forces to be used as: arrest and self-defense methods. Examples include; Krav Maga: a self-defense system developed by the Special armed forces of Israel, San Shou: developed for Chinese armed forces, Kombato: developed for the Brazilian armed forces, Rough and Tumble (RAT): originally developed for the South African special forces (Reconnaissance Commandos) (now taught in a civilian capacity). tactical arts for use in close quarter combat warfare, i.e. Military Martial arts e.g. UAC (British), LINE (USA) Other combative systems having their origins in the modern military include Soviet Bojewoje (Combat) Sambo.

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