Martial arts are codified (system) of (combat).
Combat is a purposeful (objective driven) for battle.
Using the elements of battle: range, timing, angle, rhythm, countermeasures and etc.…..
Principles of combat: Offensive & Defensive Strategy and Tactics.
Strategy: (the overall plan, involve operational patterns that lead to tactical execution)
And Tactics form a motion, the actual means used to gain an objective).
Martial Arts is not Mutual Destruction
