MARTIAL

[adjective] [not gradable] - relating to soldiers, war or life in the armed forcesa country with a strong martial traditionMartial arts are the traditional skills of fighting or defending yourself which originated in Asian countries such as Japan and China and are now popular sports in western countries.Kung fu, kendo and karate are martial arts.The basic principles of martial arts are discipline, respect, confidence and self-defence.Martial law is government by the leaders of a country's own army or of a foreign army that has taken control of the country.Intellectuals and economists played an important role in the resistance movement while the country was under martial law.Martial law was imposed the same evening, and light infantry units with automatic weapons and shotguns were everywhere the next day.