subject: Some Of The Most Common Branches Of Martial Arts [print this page] After discussing Japanese and Chinese branches of martial arts now let us tell you about a Korean branch of Martial Arts, which is known as taekwondo. Here an important point to tell you is that nowadays the real form of this type of martial arts is not what may be shown during different sports' events such as the Olympics and Common Wealth etc. And proper Taekwondo is really refers to the martial arts and learning it for your self-defense will surely benefit you a lot.