| "> | | | | Since ages, people have been using these kinds of |
| Martial arts is a way of living in which you take charge | | | | arts to combat their enemies. Practicing these arts also |
| of your life on all fronts; be it health, safety of life and | | | | helped develop the health and physique of the one |
| individual protection, etc. Life becomes a less difficult | | | | who practiced it. Therefore, it was also used for the |
| course of events after going through the rigor of | | | | benefit of the society at large. Several people took to |
| martial arts. You tend to become more agile, alert, calm | | | | schools of martial arts since their childhood and grew |
| and assertive after you learn martial arts. The | | | | up to become the exponents of new martial arts. |
| attentiveness and sharpness of mind becomes keener. | | | | Martial arts mainly have their origin in the Orient. |
| The thought processes become more refined and a | | | | However, other regions of the world, too, have their |
| complete transformation of the individual takes place | | | | own martial arts stories to tell. The Shaolin Temple |
| after he learns martial arts. In that sense a martial artist | | | | stands as an old and traditional school of martial art as |
| would be more superior and powerful than a layman | | | | also, a long-time witness to the popular Shaolin Kung |
| would be. | | | | Fu. |
| Martial arts can be defined as the arts related to war. | | | | |