- martial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"
--1 is a kind of self-defense, self-defence, self-protection
--1 has particulars:aikido; judo; jujutsu, jujitsu, jiujitsu; ninjutsu, ninjitsu; karate; Kung Fu; tae kwon do; t'ai chi, tai chi, t'ai chi chuan, tai chi chuan