are the most popular, according to the number of websites dedicated to them (the search engine results were achieved by typing the discipline plus the phrase "martial art").

Number 10

Jeet Kune Do

Perhaps the only American martial art, jeet kune do was introduced to California by famed actor/fighter Bruce Lee during the '70s. It meshes Lee's spiritual, physical, scientific, social, and philosophical teachings. It's merely an account of the master's martial art evolution and growth.

Jeet kune do accepts students as they are without feeling the desire to mold them into any predetermined shape. Its chief characteristic is that it favors rapid combinations of movements to attack opponents, for instance, switching from grappling to kicking in a flash. Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon and Fists of Fury are great examples ofhis style.

Google.com produced 10,600 websites dedicated to jeet kune do.

Number 9

Capoeira

This art comes not from the Far East but from Brazil. It was invented by African slaves some 400 years ago and is often displayed as a form of dance. It is believed that the slaves disguised it as dancing so as to not alert their owners of their rebellious knowledge and suffer the consequences.

It involves acrobatics such as warped cartwheels, handstands and back flips, and is performed with music. This art of freedom was prominently displayed in the 1993 high-school gang film Only the Strong .

Google.com produced 12,900 websites dedicated to capoeira.

Number 8

Kickboxing

Thailand was the breeding ground for this sport, which is also referred to as Muay Thai. The first written account of the sport dates back