Jade Martial Arts

JMA is a catch-all term for the many varieties of martial arts practiced by citizens of the Jade Empire, primarily those from the Jade Worlds. Martial arts have always been popular in the Jade Sector; originally, they were aids to meditation for the religious pilgrims who were the sector's first colonists. From grappling to acrobatics to military hand-to-hand; from unarmed styles to sword forms to use of a traditional bow; from diverting attacks to breaking the offending arm midflight, almost any possible variety of martial art can be found in the Jade Empire.

Various types of JMA were combined with Force training to produce the Outside Path style, which has been described as similar to holocinema wirework.

The designation has also come to include a popular Joyite combat style that uses chops, bear-paw strikes, bites, limited joint locks and use of the claws on both hands and feet.