Martial Art Defined

The term 'martial' was derived from the name Mars, the ancient Roman 'god of war'. It means 'of war', 'appropriate to war' or 'warlike'.

The term 'art' means the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as dancing, painting or sculpture, producing works that impress primarily for their beauty.

Based on these terms, we can say that a martial art is any skill, a set of skills or a system of skills that is 'of war', 'appropriate to war' or 'warlike'. Beauty, of course, is relative and, as applied to the martial arts arts, may simply mean impressive efficiency.

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