Editing Martial arts (section)

====20th century (1914 to 1989)====
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[[File:The age of 18 Bruce Lee and Ye Wen.jpg|thumb|[[Bruce Lee]] (right) and his teacher {{nowrap|[[Ip Man]]}} (left)]]
The [[International Boxing Association (amateur)|International Boxing Association]] was established in 1920. [[World Fencing Championships]] have been held since 1921.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

As Western influence grew in Asia a greater number of military personnel spent time in China, Japan and South Korea during World War II and the [[Korean War]] and were exposed to local fighting styles. Jujutsu, judo and karate first became popular among the mainstream from the 1950s–1960s. Due in part to Asian and Hollywood [[martial arts movies]], most modern American martial arts are either Asian-derived or Asian influenced.<ref>{{cite news|title= The Martial Arts as Moneymakers|newspaper= The New York Times|date=28 August 1988|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/28/business/the-martial-arts-as-moneymakers.html?scp=84&sq=chuck%20norris&st=cse|access-date=4 December 2010|first=David|last=Berreby}}</ref> The term [[kickboxing]] (キックボクシング) was created by the Japanese boxing promoter Osamu Noguchi for a variant of muay Thai and karate that he created in the 1950s. [[American kickboxing]] was developed in the 1970s, as a combination of boxing and karate. [[Taekwondo]] was developed in the context of the Korean War in the 1950s.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

The later 1960s and 1970s witnessed an increased media interest in [[Chinese martial arts]], influenced by martial artist [[Bruce Lee]]. Bruce Lee is credited as one of the first instructors to openly teach Chinese martial arts to Westerners.<ref name="absolutedefense.net">{{cite web |url= http://absolutedefense.net/html/jeet_kune_do.html|title=Jeet Kune Do|publisher=absolutedefense.net|access-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717143650/http://absolutedefense.net/html/jeet_kune_do.html|archive-date=17 July 2014}}</ref> [[World Judo Championships]] have been held since 1956,{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} and [[Judo at the Summer Olympics]] was introduced in 1964.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} [[Karate World Championships]] were introduced in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014 |title=World Karate Federation - The Book |url=https://www.wkf.net/thebook/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=www.wkf.net}}</ref>

The "[[Chopsocky|kung fu wave]]" of [[Hong Kong action cinema]] in the 1970s, especially [[Bruce Lee films]], popularized martial arts in global [[popular culture]]. A number of mainstream films produced during the 1980s also contributed significantly to the perception of martial arts in Western popular culture. These include ''[[The Karate Kid (1984 film)|The Karate Kid]]'' (1984) and ''[[Bloodsport (film)|Bloodsport]]'' (1988). This era produced some [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] action stars with martial arts background, such as [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] and [[Chuck Norris]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Also during the 20th century, a number of martial arts were adapted for [[self-defense]] purposes for military [[hand-to-hand combat]]. [[World War II combatives]], [[KAPAP]] (1930s) and [[Krav Maga]] (1950s) in Israel, [[Systema]] in Soviet-era Russia, and [[Sanshou]] in the People's Republic of China are examples of such systems. The [[US military]] de-emphasized hand-to-hand combat training during the [[Cold War period]], but revived it with the introduction of [[LINE (combat system)|LINE]] in 1989.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}