They are both artificial human constructs with systems and rules.
Like any sport and any art.
Obviously. Are you trying to say that because point fighting and karate are both human constructs that they are the same?
Everything not a human construct is a product of nature (or aliens). But the actions taken in a sport are the product of rules that are created by people for various reasons such as entertainment value, safety, cultural deference etc.
Sport is a human construct aimed at alleviating boredom.
Violence is a part of our nature and the subjective and cultural understanding of violence is the only limiting factor to the content of a martial art. As a result anything that can be deemed violence is a legitimate concern for a martial art to contend with. The same is not true for a sport.
Martial arts are the human construct created for dealing with violence encountered in the world.
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