1. The martial arts include sports such as archery and fencing.

2. The Korean tae kwon do translates to, in English, “the art of self-defense.”

3. Judo was added to the Olympic Games in 1964.

4. Boxing originated in North America and only recently became an Olympic sport.

5. The term martial arts was first used to define East Asian fighting arts such as judo, karate, and tae kwon do.

6. The original Greek pentathlon included wrestling, a martial art.

7. Many martial arts are performed not for combat or fighting but for spiritual reasons.

8. Kung fu and karate are both martial arts that come from Japan.