is wrestling also a martial art?

any martial art in the olympics?

Yes it is, both of them are different types of Martial Arts.

I would classify it as a martial art because it is a codified system that teaches skills useful in self-defense. I certainly train it that way, and I'm not alone. Before Eastern martial arts became wildly popular in the West (late 19th/early 20th Centuries), boxing and wrestling were rightly taught as means of self-defense. Here's an old boxing book, available for free PDF download, that's actually titled, "Dorian's Science of Self-Defense":

http://www.lulu.com/shop/bart-j-doran/do...

Although i hate how the WWE made wrestling which is a Martial Art into some sort play like Shakespeare in the park.

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Boxing is less ritualized and more personalized than many Eastern martial arts, but when the pressure is on, someone with six months of training at your average boxing gym stands a better chance of defending themselves than someone with a year of training at your average karate dojo. There's a lot that those who practice Eastern martial arts could learn from boxing.

It actually predates the Asian arts; documented accounts in Sumer circa 3000 BC.

Boxing and Wrestling are martial arts and are among the oldest in existence. Ancient Greeks have Wrestled since around 800 B.C. and so have many other cultures. This is true for Boxing as well. Both arts teach you to fight and to quote Bruce Lee "A person with a years experience in Boxing and Wrestling can easily defeat a martial artists of 10 years experience."

Boxing and Wrestling are not martial arts.

Judo and Taekwondo are in the Olympics.

yes boxing is a martial art. wrestling too atleast real wrestling like college and olympic wrestling. & yes Judo, boxing, taekwondo, wrestling.. alot of martial arts are olympic sports

is wrestling also a martial art?

any martial art in the olympics?