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martial arts

vr.tr.martial-arts · INF.KNW

Let an agent handle martial arts by style, origin, practice, grading and safety, and not provide instructions for harming people.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent handle martial arts by style, origin, practice, grading and safety, and not provide instructions for harming people.

Codified systems and traditions of combat practised for self-defence, sport, health, discipline or spiritual development, such as karate, judo, kung fu, taekwondo and jodo.

What it is for: Self-defence, sport, fitness, discipline and cultural tradition.

It can be train in a school or club; grade and compete; learn history and philosophy; practise safely under qualified instruction.

Distinguishing features

Codified combat systems

Sport, traditional and self-defence forms

Grading systems such as belts

Modern sports such as LudoSport derive from them

What it looks like

Practitioners in uniforms performing techniques, forms and sparring.

How it is recognised

Uniforms and belts

Forms and weapons such as the jo

Styles by country of origin

Related models

is a kind of - category

sport and tradition

is practised by - participants

athlete

is taught in - setting

club or school

is confused with - harmful use

violence

In practice

Families and kinds

Japanese: karate, judo, aikido, jodo

Chinese: kung fu, taijiquan

Korean: taekwondo

mixed martial arts

weapon arts

Standards and regulation

Federation rules for sport forms

Instructor qualification schemes

Weapons laws for martial arts weapons

Failure modes and hazards

Injuries from unsupervised practice

Head injuries in combat sports

Requests for techniques to harm people

Also called

taijijianSlavic-Hill RodnoveryLudoSportJōdōTsuki wazairon crotch kung fuOkinawan martial artspankration for boyssamboSayoc KaliShindenkaiChen-style t'ai chi ch'uanSubakHankumdoKrabi krabongjiu jitsuwheelchair karateDebusWeng ChunShinkendoKenko Kempo KarateBokuden-ryūSouthern Praying MantisYagyū Shingan-ryū IaiNikyōAsian martial artsAnything Goes Martial ArtsHokutoryu Ju-JutsuMuay Thaistriking (martial arts)Lotus fightingCaciUzbek zhang sanatihanpulJapanese martial artsButthanHojōjutsuMeitei martial artsPongyi thaingHaidong Gumdo

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Style Which art.

Style defines practice.

Name and origin

Style.

Style

Style and origin.

  1. Which martial art, and where did it originate? definition
  2. Which lineage or organisation? provenance

Focus

Sport, self-defence, tradition.

Focus

Focus.

  1. Is the focus sport, self-defence or tradition? definition
  2. Is sparring included? definition
Practice Training.

Qualified instruction matters.

Training

Schools and instructors.

Training

Training.

  1. Where can it be learned from qualified instructors? action
  2. What fitness is needed? boundary

Grading

Belts and ranks.

Grading

Grading.

  1. How does grading work? definition
  2. Which body recognises grades? provenance
Safety Injury prevention.

Safety and responsibility.

Injury

Risks.

Injury

Injury risks.

  1. What injuries are common, and how are they prevented? action
  2. Is protective equipment required? boundary

Limits

No harmful instruction.

Limits

Harmful request limits.

  1. Is the request about harming someone? boundary
  2. How should the agent respond? action
Culture History and philosophy.

Martial arts carry traditions.

History

Origins.

History

History.

  1. What is its history, from reliable sources? provenance
  2. Which myths surround it? boundary

Philosophy

Values.

Philosophy

Philosophy.

  1. Which values does it teach? definition
  2. How are they practised? definition

What the second pass must settle

  • Should styles be separate entries?
  • How should grading systems be compared?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases such as Slavic-Hill Rodnovery; should they be split off?