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martial art

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any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport

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Jackie Chan is a very good comedy/martial arts star. He does one kind of martial arts that Jet Li doesn't know how to do and Jet Li does a martial art that Jackie Chan doesn't know how to do. You can both go to two Chinese restaurants, but both can have different kinds of food. Jet Li

My brothers are both 6 ft. 5 in., and if you have younger brothers who are bigger than you then you have to learn the ancient martial art of sarcasm. Nick Moran

Changing what you want to get done takes a second. Recalibrating & getting the new thing to happen is a martial art. David Allen (author)

Although not considered a martial art, boxing is really a martial art. It's a very limited martial art as long as you agree to just box... but in an actual physical fight against someone who's just a wrestler, you're going to get killed. Joe Rogan

Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs. Donnie Yen

For me, learning is a continuous process and an all-inclusive one - reading a book, learning a musical instrument or learning the martial art called taekwondo. Teach myself something new - that's my prayer. Sonu Nigam

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