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edit   The Martial arts Portal 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 defeat a person physically or to defend oneself from physical threat. In addition, some martial arts are linked to spiritual or religious beliefs/philosophies such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Shinto or Confucianism while others have their own spiritual or non-spiritual code of honor. Many arts are also practiced competitively most commonly as combat sports, but may also be in the form of dance. In popular culture, the term "Martial Arts" often specifically refers to the combat systems that originated in Asian cultures. However, the term actually refers to any sort of codified combat systems, regardless of origin. Europe is home to many extensive systems of martial arts, both living traditions (e.g. Jogo do Pau and other stick and sword fencing and Savate, a French kicking style developed by sailors and street fighters) and older systems collectively referred to as Historical European Martial Arts that existed until modern times and are now being reconstructed by several organizations. In the Americas, Native Americans have a tradition of open-handed Martial Arts, which includes wrestling, and Hawaiians have historically practiced arts featuring small and large joint manipulation. A mix of origins occur in the athletic movements of Capoeira, a practice that was created in Brazil by slaves and was based on skills brought with them from Africa. While each style has unique facets that make it different from other Martial Arts, a common characteristic is the systematization of fighting techniques. Methods of training vary and may include sparring or forms (Kata), which are sets or routines of techniques that are performed alone, or sometimes with a partner, and which are especially common in the Asian and Asian-derived Martial Arts. The word 'Martial' derives from the name of Mars, the Roman god of war. The term 'Martial Arts' literally means arts of war. This term comes from 15th century Europeans who were referring to their own fighting arts that are today known as Historical European Martial Arts. A practitioner of Martial Arts is referred to as a Martial Artist. Show new selections edit   Selected article Rhee Taekwon-Do, also known as Rhee Tae Kwon-Do, Rhee Tae Kwon Do, or Rhee Taekwondo, is a martial art school in Australia and New Zealand teaching the Korean martial art of taekwondo. Its full name is "Rhee International Taekwon-Do" with "(Australia)" or "(New Zealand)" appended. Chong Chul Rhee founded the school in Adelaide in the mid-1960s. Two of Rhee's brothers, Chong Hyup Rhee and Chong Yoon Rhee, later came to assist him. Rhee Taekwon-Do is widely publicised as being Australia's first and biggest taekwondo school. It has at least 294 publicly-listed dojang in Australia (and at least five such dojang in New Zealand), with perhaps around 1,400 dojang in total at its peak. Several Australian martial art school founders received their foundational taekwondo training in Rhee's school. Rhee Taekwon-Do is an independent martial art organisation. It was once affiliated to the International Taekwon-Do Federation, but has had no relation to the World Taekwondo Federation. Rhee Taekwon-Do training consists of exercises that may be classified as: basics (group drill exercises; similar to kihon in karate), destruction (breaking), hyung (patterns or forms), self-defence, and sparring. Basics, destruction, hyung, and self-defence are similar to equivalent exercises in other traditional martial art schools. ...Archive/Nominations Read more... edit   Selected biography Portal:Martial arts/Selected biography/9 edit   Categories Martial arts Martial arts by regional origin Martial arts by type Martial arts equipment Martial arts media Martial arts organizations Martial arts practitioners Martial arts school founders Martial arts terms Chinese martial arts terms Japanese martial arts terms Martial art techniques Grappling Stances Strikes edit   Selected picture Credit: User:MichaelJLowe Randai is a folk theater tradition of the Minangkabau ethnic group which incorporates music, singing, dance, drama and the silat martial art. Randai is usually performed for traditional ceremonies and festivals, and complex stories may span a number of nights. ...Archive/Nominations Read more... edit   Related portals Fencing China Japan Korea edit   Quotes "The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory nor defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants." -Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) "The teaching of one virtuous person can influence many; that which has been learned well by one generation can be passed on to a hundred." -Kano Jigoro (1860–1938) "So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight are victorious. Those who discern when to use many or few troops are victorious. Those whose upper and lower ranks have the same desire are victorious. Those who face the unprepared with preparation are victorious. Those whose generals are able and not constrained by their governments are victorious. These five are the ways to know who will win." -Sun Tzu (c.544 BC–c.496 BC); The Art of War (trans. by Thomas Cleary) "I have often found in the most ancient forms of martial arts it is the person who falls over first that provides the least competition; however, once you have fallen over it is difficult to win." -Sir Samuel David Hull Jr (1985–1987) edit   Topics edit   Things you can do Join a Project! See the list on the right of Martial art related projects who organise work on these articles. You can also add your self to the list of Wikipedians by martial art Tagging If you come across a martial arts related article then adding the project template {{Martialartsproject}} to the talk page will help identify them for improvement and linking to related articles. Assessment If possible please assess articles you tag using guidelines. Deletions Monitor and contribute to deletion debates. 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