Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. Today, martial arts are studied for various reasons including combat skills, fitness, self-defense, sport, self-cultivation (meditation), mental discipline, character development and building self-confidence. Topics in this category include, but are not limited to local Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing, Kung Fu, and Karate schools, organizations, and events.
Please submit only sites related to prototypically eastern, eastern-inspired martial , or sites that specifically self-identify as martial arts in this category. Other combat sports such as boxing, wrestling or fencing should go into Recreation_and_Sports.