Volodymyr Pylat

Supreme Representative / Founder

Ukrainian martial arts master and founder of the national Ukrainian style Combat Hopak (1985).

Quick Facts

Date of Birth9/15/1955

Era20th–21st century

Country of OriginUkraine (Lviv)

Rank / TitleFounder of Combat Hopak (1985)

Active Years1985–present

Biography

Volodymyr Pylat researched Zaporozhian Cossack dance elements and folk techniques in Lviv, synthesizing them in 1985 into Combat Hopak (Boyovyy Hopak), Ukraine's national martial art.

Associated Martial Arts

Combat HopakFounder→

A Ukrainian art assembled in 1985 by Volodymyr Pylat from folk fist fighting, wrestling, Cossack sabre fencing and Cossack war dances.