A martial arts riddle is:
Q: What do you call karate for amputees?
A: Partial Arts.
“Is karate for amputees called partial arts?” was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot on July 6, 2010. The joke probably originated on the Sickipedia website.
“I never finish anything. I have a black belt in partial arts” is a related saying.
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Katie Moore
@KatieMillmo
Is karate for amputees called partial arts?
8:21 PM · Jul 5, 2010·Hootsuite
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sickipediabot
@sickipediabot
Is karate for amputees called partial arts?
2:57 AM · Jul 6, 2010·sickipediabot
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Is karate for amputees called partial arts?
3:14 PM · Mar 22, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Is karate for amputees called partial arts?
8:20 AM · Jun 29, 2017·Twitter Web Client
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Light_bulbnz January 15, 2018
What do you call an amputee trying to do karate?
Partial Arts.
Edit: It’s been pointed out that the grammatical construction of this joke could have been better. How about: “What is it called when an amputee does karate? Partial Arts.
Edit edit: best follow up question: What’s an amputee’s favourite karate weapon? Nub chucks.
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/brandomenon July 17, 2019
What do you call karate for amputees?
Partial arts
Reddit—Darkjokes
Posted by u/Ad4m47 August 13, 2019
What do you call karate for amputee’s?
Partial arts
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Faiz_Clan April 29, 2020
What do you call karate for amputees?
Partial Arts
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