| Martial arts are a system of practiced moves | | | | because of them teaching moves that don't work |
| used to attack, defend and protect yourself from | | | | in real life situations. |
| others trying to do harm to you or your loved | | | | Many people nowadays will choose to something |
| ones. Some fighting arts take their underlying | | | | more suitable to fighting on the street than |
| theory from the belief systems they are based | | | | something that shows you how to win on points |
| on. Many of the arts practiced in this world are | | | | in a Dojo. There have also been instances of |
| also practiced in competition form. | | | | people who have studied various martial arts over |
| Some martial arts can also be competed in a | | | | the years and have been injured while on the |
| "form competition" this form competition may | | | | street trying to protect themselves, this is cause |
| seem like dancing to outsiders but the preparing | | | | by them thinking they could handle themselves |
| and training that goes into this competition is just | | | | when in fact their dojo moves don't work on the |
| as much as a combat competition. | | | | street. |
| There are various styles of fighting arts which are | | | | If you're looking for a system that works on the |
| practiced by different cultures all throughout the | | | | street then I would recommend you looking for a |
| world but yet the person studying the art is still | | | | system that's not too complicated to learn and |
| called a martial artist. Various styles of martial arts | | | | one that has elements of street fighting inside of |
| have taken a knock over the last few years | | | | it. |