The word 'martial' derives from the name of Mars, the Roman god of war.
The word karate is a combination of two Japanese characters: kara, meaning empty, and te, meaning hand; thus, karate means "empty hand."
An event of the ancient Olympics was Pankration - a combination of boxing and wrestling, in which the combatants were allowed to punch, though biting and gouging an opponent's eyes, nose, or mouth with fingernails was not allowed.
Wing Chung is believed to be the only form of Kng Fu invented by a woman. Wing Chun is the original style Bruce Lee learned.
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