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Martial arts did come from simple and ancient fighting styles that occured in a time when firearms were not invented But it would not be convenient to call snipers, gunmen, marksmen, strategists, tacticians and fighter pilots as martial artists, would it? Sniping, firearms, marksmanship, battle strategy and aerial fighting are skills related to war, so they would qualify as modern military arts or martial arts.
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I think even though that broad definition would mean that those were martial arts, i still dont think that they are. For example, Tae Kwan Doe requires you to learn moves, and you can always learn more and more, sniping however, all you need to do is learn how to aim, and read the wind, etc., and you can be considered basically a master. Real martial arts I believe require you to always commit yourself to train and learn.