Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Martial Arts

Activities in which participants learn self-defense mainly through the use of hand-to-hand combat. Judo involves throwing an opponent to the ground while karate (which includes kung fu and tae kwon do) involves kicking and punching an opponent.

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Abstract

Activities in which participants learn self-defense mainly through the use of hand-to-hand combat. Judo involves throwing an opponent to the ground while karate (which includes kung fu and tae kwon do) involves kicking and punching an opponent.

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  • Arts, Martial
  • Aikido
  • Gong Fu
  • Gongfu
  • Hap Ki Do
  • Judo
  • Jujitsu
  • Karate
  • Kung Fu
  • Tae Kwon Do
  • Wushu
  • Fu, Gong

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, injuries, legislation & jurisprudence, physiology, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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/ inj: coordinate IM with specific injury (IM)

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91

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  • Sports (1968-1990)

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  1. I03.450.642w.845w.560w

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QT 260.5.M3

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Martial Arts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016139. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016139
  2. Martial Arts. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_arts
  3. Martial Arts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11417