Martial Arts
- aikido
- 合気道 aikidō
- dojo
- 道場 dōjō
- judo
- 柔道 jūdō, refers to the Olympic sport.
- jujutsu
- 柔術 jūjutsu, alternately spelt, through mutation, as jiu-jitsu in English.
- karate
- 空手 a fighting style which includes the use of hands and feet to strike the opponent, without any weapon, and is also a great international sports event. literally means "empty handed"
- kendo
- 剣道 kendō
- sumo
- 相撲 sumō
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Famous quotes containing the words martial and/or arts:
“Strike the concertina’s melancholy string!
Blow the spirit-stirring harp like any thing!
Let the piano’s martial blast
Rouse the Echoes of the Past,”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“I haven’t seen so much tippy-toeing around since the last time I went to the ballet. When members of the arts community were asked this week about one of their biggest benefactors, Philip Morris, and its requests that they lobby the New York City Council on the company’s behalf, the pas de deux of self- justification was so painstakingly choreographed that it constituted a performance all by itself.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)