martial artnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˌmɑː.ʃəl ˈɑːt/us/ˌmɑːr.ʃəl ˈɑːrt/B2 a sport that is a traditional Japanese or Chinese form of fighting or defending yourself:
Kung fu and karate are martial arts.
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Fighting sports
- all-in wrestling
- arm-wrestling
- bantamweight
- black belt
- body blow
- flyweight
- foil
- gumshield
- heavyweight
- jab
- jiujitsu
- knockout
- left-hander
- punching bag
- rope
- roundhouse kick
- sabre
- savate
- spar
- wrestler
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