Pahlavani is an Iranian martial art that combines elements of Islam, Gnosticism, and ancient Persian beliefs. It describes a ritual collection of gymnastic and callisthenic movements performed by ten to twenty men, each wielding instruments symbolizing ancient weapons. The ritual takes place in a Zurkhaneh(meaning “House of Strength”), a sacred domed structure with an octagonal sunken arena and audience seats. The Morshed(master) who leads the Pahlavani ritual, performs epic and Gnostic poems and beats out time on a Zarb goblet drum. The poems he recites transmit ethical and social teachings and constitute part of Zurkhaneh literature. Participants in the Pahlavani ritual may be drawn from any social strata or religious background, and each group has strong ties to its local community, working to assist those in need. During training, students are instructed in ethical and chivalrous values under the supervision of a Pīshkesvat(champion). Those who master the individual skills and arts, observe religious principles and pass ethical and moral stages of Gnosticism may acquire the prominent rank of Pahlevanī(hero), denoting rank and authority within the community. At present, there are about 500 Zurkhanehs across Iran, each comprising practitioners, founders, and a number of Pīshkesvats.

This combat form has been developed within the Ngarrindjeri community in Australia. Tal-Kin-Jeri Inc.(established in 1997) is succeeding and promoting its traditional Ngarrindjeri dance and weaponry by organizing related camps and events.

Horseback archery was reborn a long time ago as a culture involving the horse and the human together and has been developed over a long period of time. Through the paintings in the ancient tombs such as Ssangyongchong, the ancient tomb with wall painting in Yaksoo-ri, Gangseo-gu, Pyeongannam-do, it can be found the aspects that our predecessors were hunting deer and tigers on running horsebacks. Also, the chapter of the main record of Baekje in the chronicles of the Three States reads 'good at horseback archery' in indicating the bravery of the king, telling that horseback archery was an important criterion to evaluate feats of arms of individuals. In Goguryeo, hunting competitions were held in every spring and fall and the ones with an excellent skill to shoot arrows on horseback who hunted many animals were advanced to the position of Musa(brave warrior) and in Shilla, government officials participated in a horseback archery competition for the prize from the king. Till now, horseback archery competition has been developed into a modern competition.

Hapkikwan is a fighting method designed for all situations. The basic idea has always been that martial art must be maximally effective and versatile, it must provide answers to all situations and at the same time cover all types of techniques, but without favoring any of them. Hapkikwan is a modern, comprehensive martial art, founded in 1994 by Prof. Boris Krivokapic in Serbia. Although Hapkikwan was created mainly upon Korean Hapkido, it is now different in comparison to Hapkido. This is because from the very beginning many elements from various other martial arts were built into it and in particular a lot of techniques and approaches from the fighting tradition of Serbian and other Slavic peoples.