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Martial arts

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

/ˌmɑrʃəl ˈɑrts/nounCore term

In sports & fitness, martial arts means: Traditional systems of fighting and self-defence, such as karate, judo, taekwondo and kung fu, practised as sport, exercise or discipline.

In Turkish: dövüş sanatları, Uzak Doğu sporları

How it is used

Used for Asian and other fighting traditions; mixed martial arts (MMA) combines several of them. People practise or do martial arts, train at a dojo or club and earn coloured belts.

Example sentences

  1. Our club offers martial arts classes for children from the age of six.

  2. She has practised martial arts since she was a teenager and has a black belt in judo.

Common collocations

  • practise martial arts
  • mixed martial arts
  • martial arts class
  • martial arts instructor
  • flexibilityThe ability of muscles and joints to move through a wide range of motion, for example touching your toes or doing the splits.
  • athleteA person who trains for and takes part in sport, especially at a competitive level; in British English it can also mean a track and field competitor.
  • coachA person who trains athletes or a team, plans their practice, teaches technique and tactics and often makes decisions during competition.
  • team sportA sport in which players play together as a team against another team, such as football, basketball, volleyball or handball.

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