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countries. It's a combination between magic
and violence. Again, there are dojos all over
America.
Now let's get into our outline.
I. MARTIAL ARTS ARE BASED ON WAR
AND VIOLENCE
Our first point in the trinity of martial arts
is that martial arts are based on war and
violence, in other words, training the body
the art of war. It's a combative form of
fighting centered around techniques of
warfare. The term “martial arts” denotes the
art of war and is derived from Mars, the
ancient Roman god of war. That's where the
name is supposed to have come from. The
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