Martial Arts

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a number of reasons: as self-defense, military and law enforcement applications, mental and spiritual development; as well as entertainment and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

Although the term martial art has become associated with the fighting arts of eastern Asia, it originally referred to the combat systems of Europe as early as the 1550s. The term is derived from Latin, and means "arts of Mars", the Roman god of war. Some authors have argued that fighting arts or fight
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Bloodline (Cradle, #9)
Reaper (Cradle, #10)
Dreadgod (Cradle, #11)
Waybound (Cradle, #12)
Beware of Chicken (Beware of Chicken, #1)
The Path of Ascension 2 (The Path of Ascension #2)
Beware of Chicken 2 (Beware of Chicken, #2)
Beware of Chicken 3 (Beware of Chicken, #3)
The Path of Ascension 6 (The Path of Ascension #6)
Unintended Cultivator: Volume 3 (Unintended Cultivator, #3)
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Breath of the Dragon (Breathmarked, #1)
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Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Zen in the Martial Arts
The Art of War
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Karate-Do: My Way of Life
Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction (Tuttle Martial Arts)
Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think
The Art of Peace
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master (The ^AWay of the Warrior Series)
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Secrets of the Samurai: A Survey of the Martial Arts of Feudal Japan
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31 books — 12 voters
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39 books — 31 voters


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