martial art
noun
: any of several arts of combat and self-defense (such as karate and judo) that are widely practiced as sport
martial artist
noun
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He was trained in the martial arts.
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Delevingne recommends everyone — especially women — take a self-defense class, and shares that she's equipped herself to be prepared for worst-case scenarios by learning martial arts.
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Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Other films screened over three days included Stuntman, director Herbert Leung’s paean to the unheralded heroes of martial arts movies, Robin Lee’s extreme sports documentary Four Trails, and the romance Last Song for You from Jill Leung.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
Videos of Chinese robots performing martial arts and acrobatics are common on social media, while the Chinese robotics industry has organized a series of spectacles to show off its advances.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball laid the groundwork for hundreds of series with its epic martial arts battles, escalating power levels, ludicrous side characters, and more.
—PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
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Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Other films screened over three days included Stuntman, director Herbert Leung’s paean to the unheralded heroes of martial arts movies, Robin Lee’s extreme sports documentary Four Trails, and the romance Last Song for You from Jill Leung.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
Videos of Chinese robots performing martial arts and acrobatics are common on social media, while the Chinese robotics industry has organized a series of spectacles to show off its advances.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball laid the groundwork for hundreds of series with its epic martial arts battles, escalating power levels, ludicrous side characters, and more.
—PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for martial art
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“Martial art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/martial%20art. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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