It has proven itself in other war and self-defense arts, and we aim to present it to the world as an ancient martial art, developing it ourselves. In our system, not only the technique but also the way it is applied is very important. A key factor is that the technique should be practical in real life, not flashy or showy. It should be simple enough to produce consistent reactions through logical understanding of the technique, without overly complex or overwhelming characteristics.

Aslando is a Turkish war and self-defense art, the path of protection and preservation, based on Central Asia, Turkish culture, historical motifs, social and economic structures, and aesthetic dimensions. Information was collected and methods were combined. It carries many features of 5,000 years of Turkish culture—both the outstanding achievements of our ancestors on the battlefield and their warrior posture, bravery, and courage. Although Aslando’s roots stretch back thousands of years, the fact that it is a constantly evolving and changing Turkish war and self-defense art is its main feature that distinguishes it from others.

Mikail Ali ÇETİNER, the founder of Aslando, rolled up his sleeves with the energy and experience of beginning sports activities at the age of 4, aiming to introduce an ancient martial art like wrestling, our valuable ancestral sport, to the world, marking a new premiere in Turkish history full of wars (Aslando). He adopted the principle of benefiting from the strength of his opponent without resisting a stronger adversary and laid the foundation for a new defense art defined as the weak taking advantage of the strong.

Mikail Ali ÇETİNER, born in 1979, took his first step into the sports world in 1983 with training in Taekwondo and Hapkido, two Korean martial arts. Later, in 1985, he continued Karate and Aikido, Japanese martial arts, under the same roof. He received intensive training and participated in as many educational activities as possible.

After achieving remarkable success in children’s competitions, he continued with Thai boxing/kickboxing with his family’s approval, studying Far Eastern sports every day without leisure time. Many of his students participated in competitions and earned certifications, including the highest, world championships in freestyle fighting. He was involved in sports research in various countries and is recognized as an expert in martial arts both in Turkey and internationally.

This movement began in Turkey in 2000 and continued in Austria in 2001. Aslando is currently studied in a total of 16 countries.

If we describe Aslando with its main qualities, these qualities are technical as well as considering historical, cultural, and traditional factors.

In prehistoric times, we see the existence of hand and foot strike sports depicted in Sumerian, Hittite, and Egyptian wall decorations and documents. From more recent history, we know that Central Asian Turks, Seljuks, and Ottomans practiced kicking arts under the name of “Kicking” and used them in military training.

Turkish tribes, who brought the Chinese to their knees in the west and the Romans in the east, had a great martial art for their time, at least as advanced as contemporary martial arts today. Evaluating this, we see interesting results. Warriors raised by Turkish tribes mastered all kinds of war weapons, successfully applied hand-to-hand and unarmed combat techniques. Wars of that era relied on manpower. Swords, daggers, spears, shields, clubs, maces, chains, etc. While warriors needed to master weapons, they also had to excel in unarmed combat since they often fought without arms.

Aslando aims to contribute to the unity and solidarity of the Turkish nation, encompassing all historical and cultural elements, activities, and events. Our main goal is to support the unity and solidarity with the Turkish republics, promote the Turkish war and self-defense art abroad, and raise awareness of Turkey and Turks.

For example, our oil wrestling began after the Turks arrived in Anatolia. However, our wrestling in Central Asia includes Aba, belt, and Kurash wrestling. Our oil wrestling began 643 years ago and has become a part of our culture today. The Turkish war and self-defense art “ASLANDO” is the path, method, and practice to achieve physical, mental, moral, and spiritual discipline. Aslando is an art of strategy. It unites rhythm, softness, speed, agility, reflexes, and concentration.

Looking at our history, it has produced hundreds of thinkers, philosophers, commanders, and heroes—from Mete Han to the present day…