Why is it, like in the Wikipedia entry, when martial arts definition is, it is automatically associated with being China, Japan, Korea, and then from there. Why not start off a definition with fencing, staff, or other western arts? It is a silly question I asked isn't it.
I think it is a broad definition, wide open to interpretation, of hand to hand fighting or combat system that is antiquated and archaic that has fallen out of favor to the modern firearms, etc. Included are those people who take from these old combative systems to build customized replica fighting or combat systems. Both the old and customized fighting systems are said to be useful as personal self-defense. That answers both questions, in my view I hope.
What is the importance to the answering of these questions?