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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

protection go
the activity of protecting someone or something

self-defense, self-defence, self-protection go
the act of defending yourself

martial art
any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense

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aikido go
a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo
judo go
a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling
jujutsu, jujitsu, jiujitsu go
a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan
ninjutsu, ninjitsu go
the traditional Japanese method of espionage
karate go
a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat
kung fu go
a Chinese martial art
tae kwon do, taekwondo go
a Korean martial art similar to karate
t'ai chi, tai chi, t'ai chi chuan, tai chi chuan, taichi, taichichuan go
a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health