Unarmed martial arts are weaponless systems that focus exclusively on either striking or grappling techniques. Some armed martial arts will teach several different weapon systems such as knife fighting, stick fighting and sword fighting. Armed martial arts include styles like Kendo, Kenjutsu, Kyudo, Arnis and Silat. Armed martial arts are weapon-based systems that train in the use of various hand held weapons such as the sword, staff, knife, stick, kubotan, nunchaku and bow and arrow. Martial arts are also classified as either armed or unarmed systems. My Contemporary Fighting Arts system is one example of a reality based self defense system. While all reality based martial arts are considered modern/eclectic not all modern/eclectic martial arts are considered reality based. Like modern/eclectic styles, reality based martial arts or reality based self defense ( RBSD) are also not locked into traditional methods and they regularly employ the concept of stylistic integration into their own combat methodologies. And just about every reality based self defense system will have street fighting techniques integrated into their curriculum. Martial arts which focus exclusively on real world self defense scenarios are considered to be “reality based”. It involves both striking and grappling techniques from a variety of different martial arts styles such as boxing, submission fighting, catch wrestling, jiu jitsu, judo, thai boxing, karate as well as others. Sport combat martial arts or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) are modern/eclectic martial arts designed specifically for sport competition. If you would like to learn more about this process, please see my article on martial arts innovation. Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do is a good example of an eclectic martial art that utilizes stylistic integration. Many traditional techniques and movements have been either modified or discarded to meet the specific needs of their particular innovator. Unlike traditional martial arts, modern/eclectic martial arts are not “fixed” or locked into set methods and patterns. These non-traditional martial arts are a hybrid or an amalgam of several different martial art forms. Martial arts that have been modernized by stylistic integration are considered to be modern/eclectic. For example, traditional shotokan karate which is still practiced in it pure, unaltered form is considered by many to be one of the quintessential traditional martial arts. In traditional martial arts, to change or alter a technique or maneuver is considered heresy. Traditional martial arts or classical martial arts train and practice the exact same way they did hundreds of years ago. Traditional martial arts are practiced in their pure, unaltered state. Regardless of its style, martial arts are generally divided into one of four categories: (For a complete list of martial arts styles, see below). There are actually hundreds of different martial arts styles in existence today. Martial arts include a wide range of styles such as Karate, Kung Fu, Jiu-Jitsu, Capoeira, Filipino Kali, Bando, Silat, Savate, Kendo and much more. While others martial arts are amorphous styles of combat designed specifically for sport competition or self defense. Some martial arts are rigidly structured with organized traditions and practices for combat, self defense and spiritual development.
Martial Arts refers to the various traditional and modern combat systems practiced around the world.
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