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martial art

any of various systems of self-defense originating in E Asia, such as karate or kung fu, also engaged in as a sport: usually used in pl.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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