Editing Martial arts (section)

==Health and fitness benefits==
Martial arts training aims to result in several benefits to trainees, such as their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Effects of martial arts on health status: A systematic review | doi=10.1111/j.1756-5391.2010.01107.x | pmid=21349072 | volume=3|issue=4|journal=Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine|pages=205–219|year = 2010|last1 = Bu|first1 = Bin| last2=Haijun | first2=Han | last3=Yong | first3=Liu | last4=Chaohui | first4=Zhang | last5=Xiaoyuan | first5=Yang | last6=Singh | first6=Maria Fiatarone | s2cid=41065668 | doi-access=free }}</ref>

Through systematic practice in the martial arts a person's [[physical fitness]] may be boosted (strength, stamina, speed, flexibility, movement coordination, etc.) as the whole body is exercised and the entire muscular system is activated. {{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
Beyond contributing to physical fitness, martial arts training also has benefits for [[mental health]], contributing to [[self-esteem]], [[self-control]], [[emotional]] and [[spirituality|spiritual]] well-being. For this reason, a number of martial arts schools have focused purely on therapeutic aspects, de-emphasizing the historical aspect of self-defense or combat completely.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}

According to [[Bruce Lee]], martial arts also have the nature of an art, since there is emotional communication and complete emotional expression.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}