Quote Originally Posted by SuperMillionaire View Post
And another thing I would want to know is this: why are martial arts called "arts?" Is it an art form to beat someone up?
It's probably a simplification of the original meaning through the first translators at the time. While 術 can refer to art, it also can mean skill. You could translate Wushu into a variety of different words. The word art was probably chosen because of the historical philosophical associations with Chinese Martial Arts. Martial arts is a catch all term now though which refers to any fighting discipline, i'd imagine?