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That would be difficult to really quantify, but here are four and the reason they are well known and famous:

Karate - A generic name for dozens of styles that originated in Okinawa and spread to other parts of Asia and can now be found throughout the world. Chuck Norris movies and The Karate Kid movies publicized the art.

Tai Kwon Do - A style of karate that originated in Korea and spread throughout the world. It has been a part of the Olympics for the last few meetings.

Judo - An Olympic sport since the 1960's, it is well known for that.

Kung Fu - Originating in China, this art was publicized by thousands of movies and the TV series in the 1970's.

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