Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. Martial arts are studied for various reasons including combat skills, fitness, self-defense, sport, self-cultivation (meditation), mental discipline, character development and building self-confidence. A practitioner of martial arts is referred to as a martial artist.
Here you can find how a martial artist focuses the energy in his body to perform tequniques. You can also find the advantages and disadvantages of learning these over the internet.