Shin Do Kumaté®

We Don't Tapout, We Knockout™

There is a legacy behind Shin Do Kumaté® spread across the world that stems from the Art of Muay Thai, Hapkido, Kung-Fu and Persian Martial Arts, which is an ancient style of Martial Arts invented in 2500 B.C., and suspected to go back even earlier than that. The professional sport of Shin Do Kumaté is strictly stand-up striking that draws from the art of Muay Thai and a variety of other Martial Arts fighting styles to increase the level of strikes permitted by its athletes thereby appealing to a global pool of high caliber male & female fighters. The international championship series is produced for television and features documentaries of fighters in conjunction with exciting bouts. It is the only stand-up striking sport on the rise within the industry due to its high level of skill, supremacy, and anticipation.

Shin Do Kumaté® translates into "The Way of the Fighting Spirit" with warriors against warriors who represent culture, respect, discipline and honor. This style was founded by Master Mehrdad Moayedi, a pro Muay Thai Title Holder and traditional full contact fighter with an authentic Martial Arts Mastery background. Master Mehrdad has a lifetime of intense training under the teachings of prominent grandmasters in Persia, Far East and Europe. He is an 8th Dan Black Belt and has built a reputation of building the best match ups of fighters in the industry.

The audience and fan-base of Shin Do Kumaté is multi-cultural and includes males and females of all ages. As a high quality program that appeals to mainstream television, this exciting pro sporting event is growing quickly into a strong international brand of powerful Strykerz™ & Full Contact Martial Arts.

Although the rules are simple, the competition is fierce. The Shin Do Kumaté® fighting system has been described as the most superior stand-up fighting discipline ever introduced to a fighter because of the freedom on hand techniques, the stand up clinch, and stand up throws. The fighter can use full boxing skills, all Martial Arts kicks, and all skills from Muay Thai. There are very few limitations of what you can do on your feet. In Shin Do Kumaté® there is no ground grappling. These professional Kumaté fighters wear no pads, just boxing gloves. The training involved to fight in a Shin Do Kumaté® goes beyond any training you can imagine. In conclusion, among all other styles of fighting/MMA there is NONE that can compare. SDK is a unique style of its own.