Historically, every culture has had, more or less, some form of “martial arts,” as seen in Greek, Egyptian, African, Latin American, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, and various other heritages. The vast global history of martial arts encompasses Asian martial arts, African fighting sports, European pugilism and wrestling, and the fighting styles of North, Central, and South America, and how these traditions gave rise to the modern sport of MMA. In European culture, so-called martial arts have been shaped into forms such as “fencing,” “boxing,” “wrestling,” “archery,” or other sports. As a system of physical and mental exercises, martial arts were primarily applied in warfare in East Asia. They were inspired and guided by East Asian philosophical spirituality. The well-known and more prominent forms include Wushu (Kung Fu), Karate, Taekwondo, and others. The main differences between Eastern and Western martial arts are: cultural background, fighting concepts, training methods, demonstration forms, school classification, and inheritance methods.