Some Facts About Martial Arts
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Individuals tend to think of martial arts as being oriental, Kung Fu type fighting. However, the word 'martial' derives from the Latin word 'mars, martis', who was the Roman god of war. 'Martial', consequently, means 'to do with war or fighting'. As a result, martial can refer to Western methods of fighting too such as boxing and wrestling.
These martial arts have been around for thousands of years at least and originated on the battlefield where one's competence in fighting was literally a matter of life and death. Wrestling was in the Olympic Games over 2,000 years ago.
Likewise, many of the ...
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