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Martial arts
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The martial art of boxing was practiced in the ancient Thera.
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a variety of reasons: self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, entertainment, as well as mental, physical, and spiritual development.
Although the term martial art has become heavily associated with the fighting arts of eastern Asia, it was originally used in regard to the combat systems of Europe as early as the 1550s. An English fencing manual of 1639 used the term in reference specifically to the "Science and Art" of swordplay. The term is ultimately derived from Latin, and means "arts of Mars," where Mars is the Roman god of war.[1] Some authors, most notably Donn F. Draeger, have argued that fighting arts or fighting systems would be more appropriate on the basis that many martial arts were never martial in the sense of being used or created by professional warriors.[2]
Contents
1 Variation and scope 1.1 By technical focus 1.2 By application or intent 2 History 2.1 Historical martial arts 2.2 Folk styles 2.3 Modern history 3 Testing and competition 3.1 Light- and medium-contact 3.2 Full-contact 3.3 Martial Sport 4 Health and fitness benefits 5 Self-defense, military and law enforcement applications 6 Martial arts industry 6.1 Martial arts fraud 7 See also 7.1 Equipment 8 References
Variation and scope
Martial arts may be categorized along a variety of criteria, including:
Traditional or historical arts and contemporary styles of folk wrestling vs. modern hybrid martial arts. Regional origin, especially Eastern Martial Arts vs. Western Martial Arts Techniques taught: Armed vs. unarmed, and within these groups by type of weapon (swordsmanship, stick
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
The martial art of boxing was practiced in the ancient Thera.
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a variety of reasons: self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, entertainment, as well as mental, physical, and spiritual development.
Although the term martial art has become heavily associated with the fighting arts of eastern Asia, it was originally used in regard to the combat systems of Europe as early as the 1550s. An English fencing manual of 1639 used the term in reference specifically to the "Science and Art" of swordplay. The term is ultimately derived from Latin, and means "arts of Mars," where Mars is the Roman god of war.[1] Some authors, most notably Donn F. Draeger, have argued that fighting arts or fighting systems would be more appropriate on the basis that many martial arts were never martial in the sense of being used or created by professional warriors.[2]
Contents
1 Variation and scope 1.1 By technical focus 1.2 By application or intent 2 History 2.1 Historical martial arts 2.2 Folk styles 2.3 Modern history 3 Testing and competition 3.1 Light- and medium-contact 3.2 Full-contact 3.3 Martial Sport 4 Health and fitness benefits 5 Self-defense, military and law enforcement applications 6 Martial arts industry 6.1 Martial arts fraud 7 See also 7.1 Equipment 8 References
Variation and scope
Martial arts may be categorized along a variety of criteria, including:
Traditional or historical arts and contemporary styles of folk wrestling vs. modern hybrid martial arts. Regional origin, especially Eastern Martial Arts vs. Western Martial Arts Techniques taught: Armed vs. unarmed, and within these groups by type of weapon (swordsmanship, stick
References: Jump up ^ Clements, John (January 2006). "A Short Introduction to Historical European Martial Arts". Meibukan Magazine (Special Edition No. 1): 2–4. Jump up ^ Donn F. Draeger and P 'ng Chye Khim (1979). Shaolin Lohan Kung-fu. Tuttle Publishing. ^ Jump up to: a b c Iwona Czerwinska Pawluk and Walery Zukow (2011). Humanities dimension of physiotherapy, rehabilitation, nursing and public health. p. 21 Jump up ^ History of MMA Jump up ^ Dave Meltzer, (November 12, 2007). "First UFC forever altered combat sports". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2008-11-03. Jump up ^ Fu, Zhongwen (1996, 2006). Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan. Berkeley, California): Blue Snake Books. Jump up ^ Effects of martial arts on health status: A systematic review Jump up ^ Vail, Jason (2006) Jump up ^ Sean Rayment (12/06/2004). "British battalion 'attacked every day for six weeks '". The Daily Telegraph (London: Telegraph Media Group Limited). Retrieved 11 December 2008. Jump up ^ "The Deadliest Ads Alive!," Hogan 's Alley #12, 2000 [show]