Khortytsia

It is based on national traditions, historic

heritage, philosophy and morals of

Cossacks. Ukrainian ancestors had

amazing secrets of battle both knives and

bare hands. In order to better represent

the Ukrainian martial arts, let’s stop on

some of them.

Famous Ukrainian Gopak has been moving to the

present for a long time. The day-old mystery Cossack

training was not danced "creating" the struggle. In an

effort to survive cossacks put the martial culture of

ancestors in the basis of their dance.

Nowdays Ukrainian athletes entered the global elite at the

most prestigious international competitions: over 100 times

Ukrainian fighters won them. Canada, Germany, USA,

Taiwan, Hungary, France, Czech Republic couldn’t take the

1st place at World and European championships

Since 1996, Ukraine has held annual festivals,

tournaments "Cossack Glory" International Festival of

Cossack martial arts and traditional "Savior on Khortitsa"

named Anatoly Yermak, organized by Ukrainian Federation

of Martial Arts Federation of Ukrainian Cossack fights.

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