Western Martial Arts (WMA) refers to formalised fighting techniques and skills of European origin, as distinct from those originating in Asia.

According to Greg Mele, as noted in the discussion page for this article, the term "Western Martial Arts", was originally coined by Pete Kautz of Alliance Martial Arts, and is used to reference the study, recreation and preservation of combat skills developed during the 14th through turn of the 20th centuries, and is often distinguished by the term Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA). The related terms historical fencing and Historical European Swordsmanship are specific to the recreation of weapon-based martial arts. WMA is now also used in reference to traditional European martial arts and combat sports such as savate, Jogo do Pau and catch-as-catch-can wrestling.