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==Definition==
==Definition==
*1: any of several [[arts]] of [[combat]] and [[self]] [[defense]] (as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate karate] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo judo]) that are widely practiced as [[sport]]
*1: any of several [[arts]] of [[combat]] and [[self]] [[defense]] (as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate karate] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo judo]) that are widely practiced as [[sport]]
==Description==
==Description==
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Martial Arts]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Martial_Arts '''''this link'''''].</center>
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Martial Arts]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Martial_Arts '''''this link'''''].</center>
'''Martial arts''' are extensive [[systems]] of codified practices and [[traditions]] of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-defense self-defense], [[competition]], [[physical]] [[health]] and fitness, as well as [[mental]] and [[spiritual]] [[development]].
'''Martial arts''' are extensive [[systems]] of codified practices and [[traditions]] of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-defense self-defense], [[competition]], [[physical]] [[health]] and fitness, as well as [[mental]] and [[spiritual]] [[development]].
The term "martial arts" today has become heavily [[associated]] with the fighting arts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Asia eastern Asia], but the term's [[origin]] is distinctly [[western]]. It is from the [[Latin]] that we actually derive the [[English]] term, "martial arts" - from "arts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(mythology) Mars]," the [[Roman]] [[god]] of war. The term "martial art" was used in regard to the [[Sophism|sophisticated]] combat systems of Europe as early as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1550]s, and an [[English]] fencing manual of 1639 used it in [[reference]] specifically to the [[science]] and art of swordplay.
The term "martial arts" today has become heavily [[associated]] with the fighting arts of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Asia eastern Asia], but the term's [[origin]] is distinctly [[western]]. It is from the [[Latin]] that we actually derive the [[English]] term, "martial arts" - from "arts of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(mythology) Mars]," the [[Roman]] [[god]] of war. The term "martial art" was used in regard to the [[Sophism|sophisticated]] combat systems of Europe as early as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1550]s, and an [[English]] fencing manual of 1639 used it in [[reference]] specifically to the [[science]] and art of swordplay.
Some martial arts are considered "[[traditional]]" and tied to an [[ethnic]], cultural or [[religious]] background, while others are [[modern]] systems developed either by a founder, or by an [[association]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_arts]
==See also==
'''''[https://www.handerick.com/1000-sit-ups-a-day-and-real-levitation/ Levitation for Martial Artists]'''''
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]