does fencing count as a martial art

[Why_Worry]

Dictionaries are largely a waste of time when it comes to defining words that are debateable, you'll find a short, one line answer that might give you a general idea, but not a full description.

lol, great point. I dont like it when teachers do stuff liek that cause when they wind up teahcing stuff about liek japan or china and start talking about like the samurai class or marital arts or like yin and yang or philosophy i usually knwo more about some of the stuff than them, but they never believe me when i answer stuff on tests or projects because its either not correct according to the deffinition or something like that.

[Anbu Alex]

I think people cofuse yoga with another Indian (india) martial art i forget the name cause it uses the same streches for warm ups like in every other martial art

[White Warlock]

kalaripayit

[Sengra]

kalaripayit

wow...^_^

[Anbu Alex]

kalaripayit

Yes thats the name

[Superfoot]

Here are some articles regarding the position of fencing in the world of MA

Martial Arts by definition and history:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_Arts

Fencing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing

History of European Martial Arts:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_European_Martial_Arts

Be sure to read all of the article, and click on the embedded links within the text to further your understanding. This has proven to be a very interesting topic.

[Sengra]

^_^...Fencing is a western martial arts...

[aruder]

I feel that fencing is a martial art, depending on the mindset of the practitioner.

If you go into fencing or any fighting style to improve the physical, emotional, spritual, and mental self, to perfect the asthetic and martial aspects of the style, and to grow through learning and understanding, it is a martial art, regardless of the modern or immediate application of the self defense. If you learn a style with only the intention of beating the snot out of someone, that then is a martial science.

[Sengra]

But I think the martial arts were really designed to be effective in real battle situation...fencing evolved from rapier fighting...

[Anbu Alex]

But I think the martial arts were really designed to be effective in real battle situation...fencing evolved from rapier fighting...

the same can be said about kendo. kendo isnt battlefield fighting it was a sport derived from kenjutsu and iadojutsu but it is still considered a martial art