| Martial arts refers to various
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| | practiced as a competitive sport. On the
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| self-defense techniques, usually unarmed
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| | other hand, judo, a popular wrestling
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| combat, based on skills developed in
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| | form, attempts to turn an attacker's
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| ancient China, India, Korea and Tibet.
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| | force to one's own advantage by using
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| Some of the popular martial art forms
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| | throwing and grappling techniques. Some
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| include karate, kung fu, judo, tai chi
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| | martial art forms also use weapons like
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| chuan, sumo wrestling, aikido and tae
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| | in fencing, banshay, Iaido, etc.
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| kwon do, among others. However, in the
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| | In Asia the teaching of martial arts
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| contemporary world, martial arts are not
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| | still follows the Confucian cultural
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| only used for self-protection but often
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| | tradition of teacher-disciple
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| focus on spiritual aspects, as well as
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| | apprenticeship, wherein a student is
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| increasing self-confidence, assertiveness
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| | trained in a strictly hierarchical system
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| and concentration.
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| | by a master instructor. However, martial
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| Martial arts are generally characterized
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| | art forms in Europe are more in-tune with
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| according to the fighting styles i.e.
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| | contemporary technology and are used as
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| striking, kicking, grappling and
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| | an extension to modern-day warfare. In
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| throwing, and weaponry. Kung fu and
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| | the US, Native Americans had their own
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| karate, a popular martial arts form, use
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| | martial art forms which became obsolete
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| striking techniques that include kicks,
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| | with the passing of time. However,
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| throws, dodges, holds, leaps and
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| | European colonists and Asian immigrants
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| somersaults. However, tae kwon do, which
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| | brought their own martial arts such as
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| originated in Korea, employs kicking,
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| | boxing, fencing and wrestling, which
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| punching, and various evasive techniques.
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| | gained considerable popularity.
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| Meanwhile, grappling and throwing
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| | Traditionally, martial arts were used as
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| techniques are used mostly in sumo
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| | a self-defense system. However, in the
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| wrestling, aikido and judo. In sumo
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| | contemporary world, the fighting form is
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| wrestling, huge men attempt to force each
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| | not only modified into various sports
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| other out of the ring or bring each other
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| | forms, but some of them are also used in
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| to the mat by employing various grappling
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| | dance-like settings as a popular style of
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| skills. Aikido is considered to be the
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| | self-expression.
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| gentlest martial art, and is not
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