the noble art (of self-defense)

the noble art (of self-defense)

The sport of boxing. Any two yahoos can get into a fistfight, but it takes real skill, dedication, and training to learn the noble art of self-defense. He spent most of his career training in the noble art before joining the world of mixed martial arts last year.
See also: art, noble
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the noble art

boxing. chiefly archaic
A fuller version of this phrase is the noble art (or science ) of self-defence .
See also: art, noble
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • noble
  • the noble art
  • box it out
  • (do) you want a piece of me?
  • want a piece of me?
  • You want a piece of me?
  • throwdown gun
  • fight back at (someone or something)
  • (you) wanna piece of me?
  • slugfest