2. Martial arts are codified systems and
traditions of combat practices, which
are practiced for a variety of
reasons: self-defense, competition,
physical health and fitness,
entertainment, as well as mental,
physical, and spiritual development.
3. The most active belts colours in martial arts are:
-white belt
-yellow belt
-orange belt
-green belt
-blue belt
-maron belt
-black belt
4. Unarmed martial arts
Can be broadly grouped into focusing on strikes, those focusing
on grappling and those that cover both fields, often described as hybrid
martial arts.
Strikes
Punching: Boxing (Western), Wing Chun
Kicking: Capoeira, Savate, Taekwondo
Others using strikes: Karate, Muay Thai, Sanshou
Grappling
Throwing: Hapkido, Judo, Sumo
Joint lock/Chokeholds/Submission holds: Aikido, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , Sambo
5. KARATE
Karate (空手?) (English /kəˈrɑːtiː/; Japanese
pronunciation: [kaɽate] ( listen); Okinawan pronun
ciation: IPA: [kaɽati]) is a martial art developed on
the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa,
Japan. It developed from the indigenous martial
arts of Ryukyu Islands (called te(手?), literally
"hand"; tii in Okinawan) under the influence
of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian White
Crane.
6. JUDO
Judo (柔道 jūdō?,
meaning "gentle way") is
a modern martial
art, combat and Olympic s
port created in Japan in
1882 by Jigoro Kano (嘉納
治五郎).
7. JU-JITSU
Jujutsu (/dʒuːˈdʒuːtsuː/ joo-JOOT-
soo; Japanese: 柔術, jūjutsu listen (help·info))
is a Japanese martial art and a method of
close combat for defeating an armed and
armored opponent in which one uses no
weapon or only a short weapon.[1][2] The word
jujutsu can be spelled as ju-jitsu/jujitsu, ju-
jutsu.
