Editing Martial arts (section)

==Variation and scope==
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Martial arts may be categorized using a variety of criteria, including:{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
* Traditional/historical arts vs. contemporary styles: e.g., [[folk wrestling]] compared to modern [[hybrid martial arts]].
* Techniques taught: armed vs. [[unarmed combat|unarmed]], and within these categories
** armed: by type of weapon ([[swordsmanship]], [[stick fighting]] etc.)
** unarmed: by type of combat ([[grappling]], [[Strike (attack)|striking]], [[stand-up fighting]], [[ground fighting]])
* By application or intent: [[self-defense]], [[combat sport]], [[choreographed fight|choreography]] or demonstration of forms, [[physical fitness]], [[meditation]], etc.
* Within [[Chinese tradition]]: [[External martial arts|"external"]] vs. [[Neijia|"internal"]] styles

===By technical focus===
====Unarmed====
Unarmed martial arts can be broadly grouped into those focusing on [[Strike (attack)|strikes]], those focusing on [[grappling]], and those that cover both fields, often described as [[hybrid martial arts]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

[[File:Stone bas relief at Banteay Srei in Cambodia from front.jpg|thumb|220px|Strikes: punching and kicking techniques displayed at the [[Banteay Srei]] (967 A.D.) in [[Cambodia]]. ]]

'''[[Strike (attack)|Strikes]]'''
* '''[[Punch (combat)|Punching]]''': [[Boxing]], [[Wing Chun]]
* '''[[Kick]]ing''': [[Kickboxing]], [[Taekwondo]], [[Capoeira]], [[Savate]], [[Karate]], [[Chinese martial arts|Kung Fu]], [[Taekkyon|Taekyyon]]
* [[Elbow (strike)|'''Elbow Strike''']]: [[Bokator]], [[Chinese martial arts|Kung Fu]], [[Karate]], [[Muay Thai]]
* [[Knee (strike)|'''Knee Strike''']]: [[Lethwei]], [[Muay Thai]], [[Bokator]], [[Chinese martial arts|Kung Fu]]
* Others using strikes: [[Bokator]], [[Lethwei]], [[Muay Thai]], [[Kung fu (term)|Kung Fu]], [[Pencak Silat]], [[Taijiquan]], [[Vovinam]]

[[File:Candi Prambanan - 100 Wrestling, Visnu Temple (12041663905).jpg|thumbnail|right|Grappling: bas-relief of grappling techniques at [[Prambanan]] (9th century) in [[Indonesia]]. ]]
'''[[Grappling]]'''
* '''[[Throw (grappling)|Throwing]]''': [[Hapkido]], [[Judo]], [[Sumo]], [[Wrestling]], [[Aikido]], [[Shuai jiao|Shuai Jiao]], [[Tai chi|Taijiquan]]
* '''[[Joint lock]]'''/'''[[Chokeholds]]'''/'''[[Submission holds]]''': [[Jujutsu]], [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]], [[Catch wrestling]], [[Judo]], [[Chin Na|Chin-na]], [[Tai chi|Taijiquan]], [[Karate]]
* '''[[Pinning hold|Pinning Techniques]]''': [[Judo]], [[Wrestling]], [[Aikido]]
* '''Trapping'''/'''[[Clinch fighting]]''': [[Wing Chun]], [[Filipino Martial Arts]], [[Jeet Kune Do]], [[Muay Thai]], [[wrestling]], [[Judo]]

====Armed====
The traditional martial arts that cover [[armed combat]] often encompass a wide spectrum of melee weapons, including [[bladed weapon]]s and [[polearms]]. Such traditions include [[eskrima]], [[silat]], [[kalaripayat]], [[Okinawan kobudo|kobudo]], and [[historical European martial arts]], especially those of the [[Italian Renaissance]]. Many [[Chinese martial arts]] also feature weapons as part of their curriculum.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Sometimes, training with one specific weapon may be considered a style in its own right, especially in the case of [[Japanese martial arts]], with disciplines such as [[kenjutsu]] and [[kendo]] (sword), [[bojutsu]] (staff), and [[kyūdō]] (archery). Similarly, modern martial arts and sports include [[modern fencing]], stick-fighting systems like [[canne de combat]], [[modern competitive archery]] and [[practical shooting]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

===By application or intent===
====Combat-oriented====
{{main|Combat sport|Self-defense}}

===={{anchor|Spirituality}}Spirituality-oriented==== 
Traditional Korean martial arts place emphasis on the development of the practitioner's spiritual and philosophical being. A common theme in most Korean styles, such as [[taekkyeon|Taekkyon]], [[taekwondo]], and [[Hapkido]] is the value of "inner peace" in a practitioner, which is stressed to be only achievable through individual meditation and training. The Koreans believe that the use of physical force is only justifiable for self defense.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-28 |title=Taekwondo in a Street Fight: Effective for Self-defense? |url=https://www.sportsver.com/is-taekwondo-effective-for-self-defense-in-a-real-fight/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=www.sportsver.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

'''Pahlevani and zourkhaneh rituals''' is the name of a Persian Martial arts inscribed by [[UNESCO]] for '''varzesh-e pahlavāni''' ({{langx|fa|آیین پهلوانی و زورخانه‌ای}}, "heroic sport")<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.izsf.net/en|title=International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation|website=www.izsf.net}}</ref> or '''varzesh-e bāstāni''' ({{lang|fa|ورزش باستانی}}; ''varzeš-e bāstānī'', "ancient sport"), a traditional system of athletics originally used to train warriors in [[Iran]] ([[Name of Iran|Persia]]), and first appearing under this name and form in the Safavid era, with similarities to systems in adjacent lands under other names.<ref>{{iranica|zur-kana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/pahlevani-and-zoorkhanei-rituals-00378|title=UNESCO - Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei rituals|website=ich.unesco.org}}</ref>