martial art
Any of several fighting styles which contain systematized methods of training for…Any of several fighting styles which contain systematized methods of training for combat, both armed and unarmed; often practiced as a sport, e.g. boxing, karate, judo, silat, wrestling, or Muay Thai.
» I don't know any martial arts.
Я не владею боевыми искусствами. — odexed
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2 sensesAny of several fighting styles which contain systematized methods of training for combat, both armed and unarmed; often practiced as a sport, e.g. boxing, karate, judo, silat, wrestling, or Muay Thai.
Kampfkunst, Kampfsport
боево́е иску́сствоbojevóje iskússtvo, единобо́рстваjedinobórstva
бойове́ мисте́цтвоbojové mystéctvo
Military skills, proficiency in military strategy, prowess in warfare.
Kriegskunst
вое́нное иску́сствоvojénnoje iskússtvo
- any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport
Examples
63 sentencesI don't know any martial arts.
ruЯ не владею боевыми искусствами. — odexed
Have you ever studied martial arts?
Tom is a martial arts expert.
ruТом – эксперт по боевым искусствам. — Wezel
Kendo is a martial art.
ruКэндо — это боевое искусство. — sharptoothed
deKendō ist eine Kampfkunst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I've had martial arts training.
Translations
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Origin
Calque of Japanese 武術 (bujutsu), which is itself borrowed from Chinese 武術 /武术 (wǔshù). HowCalque of Japanese 武術 (bujutsu), which is itself borrowed from Chinese 武術 /武术 (wǔshù). However, the term had been already mentioned in Pope's Iliad (1715, 4.360), and in Sotheby's Iliad (1831, book 6).
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Forms
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