Shooto is a
combat sport/mixed martial arts system and
mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the
Shooto Association and the
International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from
shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as
shooters, similarly to practitioners of shoot wrestling. Shooto rules have evolved such that their events are now true
mixed martial arts competitions.