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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-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Martial Arts

    Activities in which participants learn self-defense mainly through the use of hand-to-hand combat. Judo involves throwing an opponent to the ground while karate (which includes kung fu and tae kwon do) involves kicking and punching an opponent.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of martial arts in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of martial arts in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of martial arts in a Sentence

  1. Shoshana Roberts:

    I have been doing martial arts since I was nine, and I have a black belt in tae kwon do ... and I am scared.

  2. Linda Lee Cadwell:

    He was so happy that that night would be the last of the scenes that involved weapons, he was so looking forward to his next project, which was to be a film that did not include any martial arts. I felt so happy for him that he had reached his goal of being signed as a serious dramatic actor.

  3. So I Married an Axe Murderer:

    Charlie You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called F-You. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground.

  4. Ryan Pack:

    A country without nukes is like a person without martial arts, they can't defend themselves properly.

  5. Meryl Streep:

    Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners and if we kick them all out, you’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts.


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