Boxing

Formally known as Pugilism, Boxing is one of the most well known martial arts practiced today (and one of the oldest it dates back to Ethiopia in 6,000 B.C.). The ancient Greeks first elevated boxing to an organized sport by including it in the Olympic Games of B.C. 688 and it remains an Olympic sport to this day. Boxing s focus on striking the face makes it a particularly lethal martial art despite the toned down events which are broadcast on television today.