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1. Martial arts: 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 ... (Codified systems and traditions of combat) [100%] 2024-01-04 [Martial arts] [Individual sports]...
2. Martial arts: Martial arts are codified systems of both armed and weaponless, or empty-handed, skills intended to develop and increase proficiency in combat. Martial arts have arisen in nearly all cultures, both through cross-cultural transmission and independently. [100%] 2023-07-03 [Martial arts]
3. Martial arts: Martial arts is the collective name given to a variety of hand-to-hand fighting styles, or fighting styles that involve weapons that are used as an extension of the body. Most fighting styles are unique to a particular culture ... [100%] 2023-02-19 [Martial Arts] [Exercise]...
4. Martial arts: Martial arts (also superficially known as kung fu fighting, the art of kicking ass, or dancing in white pyjamas whilst feeling other men's chi) is a common term used to describe formalized systems of fighting. While many people consider ... [100%] 2023-12-25 [Sport] [Orientalist woo]...
5. Martial arts: Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural ... (Codified systems and traditions of combat) [100%] 2024-08-05 [Martial arts] [Combat sports]...
6. Martial arts: Martial arts, Military and law enforcement applications, competition, physical, mental, and spiritual development, entertainment, and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage are all reasons for which martial arts are practised. The phrase "martial art" has come to ... [100%] 2025-07-28 [Martial arts] [Combat sports]...
7. Martial arts timeline: This martial arts timeline is designed to help describe the history of the martial arts in a linear fashion. Many of the articles for particular styles have discussions of their history. [81%] 2024-01-04 [Martial arts] [Historical martial arts]...
8. Martial arts (Eastern): Martial arts are codified systems of both armed and weaponless, or empty-handed, skills intended to develop and increase proficiency in combat. Martial arts have arisen in nearly all cultures, both through cultural transmission and independently, with some form of ... (Eastern) [81%] 2023-07-03 [Martial art forms & functions]
9. Martial arts therapy: Martial arts Therapy refers to the usage of martial arts as an alternative or complementary therapy for a medical disorder. This can include disorders of the body or of the mind. (Medicine) [81%] 2023-11-04 [Therapy]
10. Martial arts film: Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expression and development. (Film genre) [81%] 2025-03-28 [Martial arts films] [Exploitation films]...
11. Indian martial arts: Indian martial arts refers to the fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent. A variety of terms are used for the English phrases “Indian martial arts”, usually deriving from Dravidian sources. (Social) [81%] 2023-11-04
12. Indian martial arts: Indian martial arts refers to the fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent. A variety of terms are used for the English phrases "Indian martial arts", deriving from ancient sources. (Fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent) [81%] 2024-01-04 [Indian martial arts] [Cultural heritage of India]...
13. Mixed martial arts: Mixed Martial Arts is a relatively new sport designation which encompasses a more open form of fighting combat between two competitors than traditional sport forms. So while boxing allows stand up fighting with gloves, but not tackling, and while wrestling ... [81%] 2023-02-18 [Sports] [Martial Arts]...
14. Indian Martial Arts: Indian Martial Arts refers to a cluster of religious and martial practices that arose in the Indian subcontinent beginning in Vedic times (c. 1500-700 B.C.E.). Vedic literature includes a field of study known as Dhanurveda (from dhanus ... [81%] 2023-02-04
15. Chinese martial arts: Template:Chinese martial arts Kung fu and wushu are popular terms that have become synonymous with Chinese martial arts. However, the Chinese terms kung fu (Template:Zh-c pinyin: gōngfū) and wushu (Template:Zh-ts) have very distinct connotations. [81%] 2023-11-24 [Combat sports] [Chinese martial arts]...
16. Mixed martial arts: Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a ... (Full-contact combat sport) [81%] 2024-01-04 [Mixed martial arts]
17. Aliveness (martial arts): Aliveness, also referred to as alive training describes martial arts training methods that are spontaneous, non-scripted, and dynamic. Alive training is performed with the intent to win, rather than for mastery or demonstration purposes as in regular sparring, where ... (Martial arts) [81%] 2022-12-27 [Martial art techniques]
18. Tori (martial arts): Tori (取り) is a term used in Japanese martial arts to refer to the executor of a technique in partnered practice. The term "tori" comes from the verb toru (取る), meaning "to take", "to pick up", or "to choose". (Martial arts) [81%] 2023-09-27 [Japanese martial arts terminology] [Aikido]...
19. Chinese martial arts: Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (/ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/; Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōngfu; Cantonese Yale: gūng fū), kuoshu (國術; guóshù) or wushu (武術; wǔshù), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according ... (Variety of fighting styles developed in China) [81%] 2024-01-04 [Chinese martial arts] [Sports originating in China]...
20. Japanese martial arts: Japanese martial arts refers to the enormous variety of martial arts native to Japan. At least three Japanese terms are often used interchangeably with the English phrase "Japanese martial arts": "budō", literally meaning "martial way", Template:Nihongo, which has no perfect ... [81%] 2023-11-23 [Japanese martial arts]
21. Mixed martial arts: Mixed martial arts, commonly abbreviated as MMA, is a combat sport that utilizes a wide range of fighting techniques from many martial arts and is characterized by a minimalistic ruleset. MMA was originally referred to as "no-holds-barred fighting ... [81%] 2023-06-25 [Martial art forms & functions]
22. Breaking (martial arts): Breaking is a martial arts technique that is used in competition, demonstration and testing. Breaking is an action where a martial artist uses a striking surface to break one or more objects using the skills honed in their art form. (Martial arts) [81%] 2024-09-27 [Martial arts techniques]
23. Korean martial arts: Korean martial arts (Korean: 무술 or 무예) are fighting practices and methods which have their place in the history of Korea but have been adapted for use by both military and non-military personnel as a method of personal growth or recreation ... (none) [81%] 2024-09-09 [Korean martial arts] [Sports originating in Korea]...
24. Headgear (martial arts): Headgear is a padded helmet worn during sparring in the martial arts. In June 2013 AIBA repealed mandatory headgear for amateur elite male boxers (19–40 years old). (Martial arts) [81%] 2024-08-07 [Martial arts equipment] [Headgear]...
25. Tricking (martial arts): Tricking is a training discipline that combines kicks with flips and twists from martial arts and gymnastics as well as many dance moves and styles from dance. It is not a martial art, though it borrows techniques from taekwondo, kung ... (Martial arts) [81%] 2025-03-11 [Gymnastics] [Martial arts techniques]...
26. Vietnamese martial arts: Traditional Vietnamese martial arts (Võ thuật Cổ truyền Việt Nam; Chữ Hán: 武術古傳越南) often referred to as Võ thuật (Chữ Hán: 武術), can be loosely divided into those of the Sino-Vietnamese descended from the Han and those of the Chams or indigenous Vietnamese. Modern styles, or ... (Schools of martial arts in Vietnam) [81%] 2025-03-19 [Vietnamese martial arts]
27. Seme (martial arts): Seme (攻め, せめ, "attack", "offense") is a Japanese martial arts term for a kind of psychological pressure. The seme is the one inflicting something on to the uke. (Martial arts) [81%] 2025-04-26 [Japanese martial arts terminology] [Kendo]...
28. Mixed Martial Arts: Mixed Martial Arts („Gemischte Kampfkünste“; kurz MMA) ist eine Vollkontakt-Kampfsportart. Dass auch im Bodenkampf geschlagen und zum Teil getreten werden darf, ist das Hauptunterscheidungsmerkmal zu anderen Vollkontaktsportarten. [81%] 2025-04-26
29. Footwork (martial arts): Footwork is a martial arts and combat sports term for the general usage of the legs and feet in stand-up fighting. Footwork involves keeping balance, closing or furthering the distance, controlling spatial positioning, and/or creating additional momentum for ... (Martial arts) [81%] 2025-06-10 [Terminology used in multiple sports] [Boxing terminology]...
30. Martial Arts Department: The Martial Arts Department (Korean: 무예청; Hanja: 武藝廳) was a division of the Military Training Command, who served as guards for King Seonjo during the Imjin War. It was an organization composed of skilled martial artists who were responsible for guarding the ... (1630–1897 Korean military unit) [81%] 2025-07-17 [Military history of Korea] [Military of Joseon]...