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MARTIAL ART
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport
Example:
he had a black belt in the martial arts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("martial art" is a kind of...):
self-defence; self-defense; self-protection (the act of defending yourself)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "martial art"):
aikido (a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo)
judo (a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan)
jiujitsu; jujitsu; jujutsu (a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength)
ninjitsu; ninjutsu (the traditional Japanese method of espionage; involves stealthy movements and the use of camouflage)
karate (a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat (in Japanese, karate means 'empty hand'); sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent)
kung fu (a Chinese martial art)
tae kwon do; taekwondo (a Korean martial art similar to karate)
t'ai chi; t'ai chi chuan; tai chi; tai chi chuan; taichi; taichichuan (a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health)
