The 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover

[SuperMillionaire]

Of all the words, why did they have to choose the word art? I don't think it should be called an art form to beat someone up.

I suppose it depends on one's perspective. There is a lot of confucian philosophical attitudes and culture to deal with in Chinese. When speaking historically about Chinese Martial Arts; we could also define it as: Vegetarians with elevated twatting expertize. Doesn't roll of the tongue quite as fluidly in English though, and probably denegrates an entire system of belief! :P

I forgot to ask, what is the official translation and transliteration of "術"? Transliteration is different from translation; it refers to changing the script, rather than the language. For instance, when you write Japanese using the Roman alphabet, you are transliterating it. What is the official translation and transliteration of "術"?

So they respect each other in private, but talk trash in public when everyone's watching? Why?

Because it is their job.

But wouldn't that be contradictory?

And wow, ToriJ, that's Ronda Rousey? I didn't recognize her at all in that picture.

And aside from boxing and wrestling, are there any other bare-handed martial arts that don't come from Asia?