🥋Martial arts
The disciplines themselves: boxing, wrestling, judo, BJJ, Muay Thai.
10 concepts
Columns follow the languages switched on at the top. Gender after the word (m/f/n); IPA beneath; notes, alternatives and origins underneath — nothing is hidden.
| Concept | English | Français | Español |
|---|---|---|---|
mixed martial arts (MMA) noun | mixed martial arts Almost always said as the letters: MMA /ˌem em ˈeɪ/. | arts martiaux mixtesm Everyone says 'le MMA'. | artes marciales mixtasf |
boxing noun | boxing | boxef | boxeom |
wrestling noun | wrestling The w and the t are both silent: /ˈɹeslɪŋ/. | luttef | luchaf |
judo noun | judo Japanese 柔道 'the gentle way'. | judom | judom also: yudo |
karate noun | karate Japanese 空手 'empty hand'. | karatém | káratem Stressed on the first syllable in Spain. |
Brazilian jiu-jitsu noun | jiu-jitsu BJJ. The Gracie family reworked judo ground fighting in Brazil. | jiu-jitsu brésilienm | jiu-jitsu brasileñom |
Muay Thai noun | Muay Thai 'The art of eight limbs' — fists, elbows, knees, shins. | muay-thaïm also: boxe thaïlandaise | muay thaim |
taekwondo noun | taekwondo Korean 태권도 'the way of foot and fist'. | taekwondom | taekwondom |
kickboxing noun | kickboxing | kick-boxingm | kickboxingm |
sambo noun | sambo Soviet grappling art; the base of many Russian and Dagestani fighters. | sambom | sambom |