People study martial arts for various reasons including fitness, getting rid of aggressions, mental/character development, and self-defense. The martial arts, perhaps due to a half-century of dramatic portrayals in popular media have been inextricably bound in the Western imagination to East Asian cultures and people. Martial arts are by no means unique to East Asia, however.

Boxing Gloves No glove no love: whatever your opponent's face can dish out, these glove will take. Bag Gloves The heavy bag won't stand a chance. Punching Bags Beat the crap out of it.