martial-arts, martial law

DENGFENG, China — Midway through the grand spectacle “Zen Shaolin,” a blue-robed monk on a huge outdoor stage crowded with martial-arts performers appears to banish evil spirits rhythmically with his fists in an artistic meditation of motion and fury.

martial-arts
n.

Any of several Asian arts of combat or self-defense, such as aikido, karate, judo, or tae kwon do, usually practiced as sport. Often used in the plural.

mar・tial

━━ a. 戦争の; 軍人; 軍の; 軍人らしい; 〔大げさに〕 好戦的な.
martial arts　格闘技, 武道.
martial law　戒厳令.
mar・tial・ly　━━ ad. 勇ましく.