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Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.[1]
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Martialarts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications;...
of martialarts. Sometimes, schools or styles are introduced by individual teachers or masters, or as a brand name by a specific gym. Martialarts can...
Mixed martialarts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat...
Chinese martialarts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (/ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/; Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōngfu; Cantonese Yale: gūng fū), kuoshu (國術; guóshù)...
Martialarts films are a subgenre of action films that feature martialarts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal...
Indian martialarts refers to the fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent. A variety of terms are used for the English phrases "Indian martialarts", deriving...
Japanese martialarts refers to the variety of martialarts native to the country of Japan. At least three Japanese terms (budō, bujutsu, and bugei) are...
Historical European martialarts (HEMA) are martialarts of European origin, particularly using arts formerly practised, but having since died out or evolved...
Filipino martialarts (FMA) (Filipino: Sining panlaban ng Pilipinas) refer to ancient and newer modified fighting methods devised in the Philippines. It...
Korean martialarts (Korean: 무술 or 무예) are fighting practices and methods which have their place in the history of Korea but have been adapted for use...
Although the earliest evidence of martialarts goes back millennia, the true roots are difficult to reconstruct. Inherent patterns of human aggression...
Weapons used in the world's martialarts can be classified either by type of weapon or by the martialarts school using them. List of melee weapons Bladed...
Okinawan martialarts refers to the martialarts, such as karate, tegumi and kobudō, which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due...
Martialarts manuals are instructions, with or without illustrations, specifically designed to be learnt from a book. Many books detailing specific techniques...
This martialarts timeline is designed to help describe the history of the martialarts in a linear fashion. Many of the articles for particular styles...
styles or schools in Japanese martialarts. For historical (koryū) schools, see List of koryū schools of martialarts. Aikido Araki-ryū Ashihara kaikan...
concise listing of individual systems of Chinese martialarts. Listings of various branches of a martial art system are located on a corresponding Wikipedia...
There are a number of martialarts styles and schools of Russian origin. Traditional Russian fist fighting has existed since the 1st millennium AD.[citation...
ATA MartialArts, formerly known as the American Taekwondo Association (ATA), was founded in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska by Haeng Ung Lee of South Korea. ATA...
There are hundreds of different styles of Chinese martialarts, each with their own sets of techniques and ideas. The various movements in kung fu, most...
Mixed martialarts weight classes are weight classes that pertain to the sport of mixed martialarts. Prior to state sanctioning, weight classes were not...
instead of chữ Nôm, chữ Hán and chữ Quốc ngữ. Traditional Vietnamese martialarts (Võ thuật Cổ truyền Việt Nam; Chữ Hán: 武術古傳越南) often referred to as Võ...
Italian martialarts include all those unarmed and armed fighting arts popular in Italy between the Bronze age until the 19th century AD. It involved the...
Brazilian martialarts may refer to: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art, combat sport, and a self-defense system that focuses on grappling and especially...
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