Most often, the term "martial art" is meant a system of close combat techniques without the use of weapons. This is not entirely true. Because in most schools have melee techniques with weapons. And the opposite - not every school claims that it is engaged in the "art."

It would be truer to divide the existing trends in three groups:
1. Martial arts involve improvement of the body and identity through in-depth study of close combat. The basis of the tradition - as in the development of techniques and in outlook.
2. Contact sports are created for entertainment events. Even in the most severe of which are strictly regulated rules of combat, to minimize injuries of athletes.

Applied melee system is ready for the effective implementation of certain practical problems, one way or another connected to the power resistance. It is obvious that there is no, and there can be no system integrating all these areas - they solved the problem at the root of the opposite. Athlete strictly follows the rules under pain of disqualification, and Special Agent-scout important killer, but unremarkable performance. Master of martial arts studies crushing blows, and the bouncer at the bar must gently immobilize drunken reveler, without causing injury. It was a mistake to think that the specialist can easily switch - everything is decided in the battle of a second and "shoots" that already attained automatic. When you find yourself in a combat situation, your mind also plays a big role. Just like a game of chess or roulette, which both requires a good game strategy if you want to be successful, it's essential you have one too if you are going to leave the situation victorious. You need to keep your cool at all times and try to outsmart your opponent by predicting his every move before it happens.

Motives of those who have decided to do, is also different. Someone wants to hold his own in a fight with bullies, imagining another championship belt, the third sees the form of recreational physical activities, and there are some who begins training, wanting to join the mystic East. Any of these objectives can be met if the right to choose the system. And to better orient them, dwell on the main lines.