Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. While they may be studied for various reasons, martial arts share a single objective: to physically defeat other persons and to defend oneself or others from physical threat.





The term martial arts refers to the art of warfare (from Mars, the god of war). It comes from a 15th-century European term for fighting arts . A practitioner of martial arts is referred to as a martial artist.

MARTIAL ARTS TAKE DOWNS

Takedowns refer to the act of engaging with and purposefully taking an opponent to the ground in martial arts and combat sports.

STRIKING IN MARTIAL ARTS

The term striking in martial arts refers to stand up fighting, or everything that’s not grappling.