The history of martial arts

Dogfight (from staroslavnskogo "rukopash" - the hand and "plow" - swinging) - a fight without the use of firearms. In a broader sense - close combat with active grenades, knives and shooting at close range. Also, "close fight," said troop applied discipline that studies the use of bladed weapons in combat or fight without weapons.
Since the early 30's of the 20th century martial arts included in the training of troops of the NKVD. In the mid-40s, with the opening section of the DSO in "Dinamo", hand to hand combat gets sports focus. Since the early 80's in the Soviet Union formed a close fight, as a sport, carried out in-house and extra-departmental competitions in fighting various levels. In the 90 years of martial arts as a sport has gained popularity not only in the military, but also among the general civilian population, attracting entertainment events, a variety of techniques and activities validity of rules and judging system.
Dogfight in the Russian military training
Prior to 1917:
Tech bayonet. Unarmed combat (punches, kicks, throws, locks) was considered part of the bayonet, and had little value in comparison with the study of the bayonet techniques.
Use a sword and spear.
Prior to 1941:
On the eve of war, martial arts taught on the basis of instructions and guidelines. In this case, departmental systems have been developed hand combat. At the core of the training was to put the art of bayonet fighting. Separately studied the techniques of combat against an unarmed enemy, and the enemy armed with firearms and machetes. Separately, to carry out special. jobs have been taught the art of knife fighting.
In our time:
During the period of the ban on karate in the Soviet Union in 1983, many coaches changed their name to karate martial arts, it is especially easy to do sections in society "Dynamo", the police and the army. Unarmed as a sport included in the Single sports classification as a separate sport from 1985.
Prior to 1991, the head of the sport was a close fight Union Federation (VFDSO "Dynamo"), which was eliminated after the collapse of the Soviet Union. During the years of Soviet power in the country nacchityvalos 38 points of unarmed combat. In 1992, the first championship by fighting in Russia, in 1994 and 1995 - the first All-Russian and international tournaments. Since 1996, the development of the sport in Russia is engaged in non-profit Partnership "The National Federation of martial arts" (NFRB), whose president - Valery Kharitonov - a renowned expert and organizer of martial arts. In 1996 NFRB Championship held in Russia, Russian Cup and Russian championship among juniors in 1997 - the first championship of educational institutions of the Russian Federation Ministry of Internal Affairs. Upon recommendation of the NFRB dogfight included in the All-Russian Unified Sports Classification as a military-applied sport with the right to the title of "Master of Sports of Russia-hand combat."
In 2001, it was registered Russian public organization "Federation of martial arts" (FRB), also headed by Valery Kharitonov. Its participation in the Fed confirmed by representatives of 50 regions of Russia. This active form of martial arts developed in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, Bryansk, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kursk, Kostroma, Lipetsk, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Sverdlovsk, Smolensk, Chelyabinsk regions and other regions. Dogfight popular in Russian law enforcement agencies: the MIA of Russia, Russian State Customs Committee, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy, Ministry of Justice of Russia, FAGCI, FPS Russia, the FSB, Russia, Russian Federal Security Service, Federal Tax Police Service of Russia. In international tournaments, fighting regularly participate athletes of 12 countries, mostly representatives of neighboring countries.