Martial Arts History

Many people believe that Asia was the Centre of the world, martial arts, although this is not necessarily a birthplace of all the arts. However, it cannot be denied that many of the most famous martial arts come from the region, Kung Fu, karate, Hwa Rang do.

Old myths and legends in historical revolutions, martial arts have many factors. Sometimes it is often difficult to keep track of the evolution of art due to the lack of historical records. This refers to ancient art, such as the Hawaiian martial art of LUA or the art of Pentjak Silat in Indonesia. At the same time, revolutions and cultural factors threatens to destroy the martial arts as Bokator to Cambodia and Shaolin Kung Fu in China.

However, history has shown that florierte in martial arts, especially in combination with other cultures of the martial arts. Z. b. Mitsuyo Maeda brought Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and taught art, a young man named Helio Gracie, who in turn created the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Chinese Martial Arts History

World martial arts center in 2600 BC was China. 2000 BC Emperor Huang di noticed Shuai Jiao (rings) and an expert in combat against the mast and had to learn his troops fighting arts. Members of the Mongolian tribe introduced the forced style skull violence in China up to 770 BC rings; This is the art of being the ancestor of Sumo. During the Han dynasty and Qin (256 BCE-220 CE, that kind of fight in conjunction with (alive and kicking game designed to strengthen legs for war) create a Shubaku.) Sun Tzu (544 — 496 BC) wrote about the art of war, to live the importance of martial arts and fight. Old records show that Chinese martial arts in Europe, India and Anatolia (Middle East) spreading across the street from the silk 500 BC.

The origin of martial arts today started another 527 a.d. when an Indian monk Ta Mo entered the Shaolin Temple in Henan province and taught 18 Buddhist fists, who were the five animal styles of Shaolin monks. While the influence of Tao Mo inspired many Chinese and Chinese martial arts, others have developed independently.

General Martial Arts History

Since time immemorial, every culture need developed for combat styles. Western hero classifies history of modern martial arts and as a practical martial arts, offers an interesting can of martial arts.

In addition to the former heroes of martial arts (Shaolin) China, Korea (MES) and Japan (samurais) the world has experienced great fighters like the Spartans, Vikings, Mongols, Huns, Roman, Ottoman Empire, Macedonian, Goths, Knights, Persian and Celtic. The Warriors like Alexander the great, Hannibal, Richard the Lionheart, Hercules, Eric red, Attila, Hector, Achilles and even Siddhartha (Buddha) in combating systematic training and lived the code of ethics.

This leads to some interesting questions. Martial arts originate from Greece, India or China? Or they grew up separately? How to distribute them? Many art came and went. Recent efforts depend on nationalism, martial arts, lost to accept, especially in Europe. So Chinese martial arts experienced why constantly and flowers, more than in any other country? New evidence of Brazilian capoeira originated from China rather than in Africa. This is a book about the great stories that have yet to be written.

Japanese Martial Arts History

The Mongol tribes brought the Chinese in Nonviolent skull 770 Colombia British brutal combat and thus indirectly brought to the Koreans and the Japanese.

In China, the fight was called Shang in place and Korea, was called Tae Sung buck. TAE sang that tank is also associated with the form of the Korean campaign, known as Ssireum, is pronounced like Japanese Sumo.

From there not Nomi-Sukene fight in 23 BC, when Hayato Tomakesu wrestler was ordered to change the history of Japanese martial arts. Nomi does not Sukene have beaten Hayato Tomakesu, combining his violent struggle with Chikara Kurabe to death. Thus is born the JIU-jitsu.

He was the martial arts of China, Japan, 607 Chuan FA (Kempo). If the FA chuan style, taught mixed with jujutsu, Jigoro Kano (1860-1938), he removed, kicks and punches, judo, to create, 1943, resulted in the creation of Aikido Morihei Ueshiba.

Interaction and influence between the three countries is characterized by many other Japanese martial arts such as Kendo. Similarly If Sakugawa 1722, moved to the characters of Kara» d ' martial art of karate in Okinawa do not initially Sakugawa on China. Karate, Gichin Funakoshi brought in 1921, Japan, Kara, meaning changed to "empty".

Korean Martial Arts History

In many other countries, the Korean martial art history outside begins to Korea. The first martial art form practiced in Korea called Mongolian Ssireum wrestling, created by British Columbia 770 and Korea Chinese 400s BC was introduced in the end.

Hundreds of years later, during the three kingdoms of Korea (57 BC-668 ad fighters called forest Devils helped the Chinese back to the Silla defeated the Japanese and returned that Paechta became known as killer Sulsa) and the Tang dynasty in China, Silla, the Tang Emperor creating art, martial Tangsu, the predecessor of Tan Soo honored. Tangsu taught at the legendary Korean Hwarang warriors, and the birth of the Hwa Rang do.

During the period of Korea (900 and 1050)-Chinese Yi has two martial arts more in Korea presented: Subak, later renamed Taekyon. and Kwonbeop, which was the standard art of Korean warriors. Taekwondo was born in the 1950 's, when combine several Korean martial arts, Japanese karate with Taekyon. And what artist martial arts Korean Choi Yong Sul in Japan after the Second World War came and taught a style of karate, as it was later renamed to Hapkido.

Southeast Asian Martial Arts History

In general it includes the South-East Asia, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines. Important martial arts under their region's history are Silat arnis/escrima Pentjak, Kali, Muay Boran, Krabi Krabong and Muay Thai and Vovinam.

In the 15th century, two big Silat martial arts came from South-East Asia: Pentjak Silat (a female Malay Rama Sukana) Indonesia and Malaysia Bersilat. Chris snake shaped knife knife is an important weapon in Pentjak Silat. Malaysians Chris in the Philippines, which was adopted by the Moro people led 200 CE in the 16th century, which combines the skills of the people Moro Kris fencing and Spanish and rattan sticks to create modern arnis/escrima. Art in Cali then developed these arts blade.

Probably the most popular martial arts in the region is Muay Thai, which began in 1930. It has its origin in deadly Muay Boran, which in turn came from the martial arts, sword of Krabi Krabong. In 1560, King Nareusan was conquered by Burma. On his release he defeated a popular Burmese Boxer. This was the birth of Muay Boran. The larger Burmese martial arts-Bando, Banshei, Burmese, Nadi, built between 1200 and 1300.

After conquering France in Viet Nam they banned the martial arts. In 1912, Nguyen Loc started martial arts movements of the Vietnamese martial art, Vovinam Viet Nam DAO is now created.

Western Martial Arts History

Write hieroglyphics and frescoes of pyramids in Egypt are the oldest boxing BC to 4000 BC the date back. From these beginnings of martial arts were born in ancient Crete in boxing today, sports like Pankration. (Recorded the first English bare-knuckle champion was James Figg in 1719).

Martial arts of the West still around the world develop. For example, the Persians Varesh e Pahlavan created 17 years after visiting Chinese dignitaries, 98 BC, which is a martial art that uses kicks. Another example is the Mongol invaders of Russia as influenced by the art of Systema Russian martial art. During the Viking Finn martial art of KAS-PIN. When African slaves from Angola to Brazil at the end of which 1400 shipped, they finally created the Brazilian martial art Capoeira. Savate French (martial) were raised during the French Revolution (1789-1799). He studied jujutsu in Japan, Edward William Barton-Wright back in England and created Bartitsu 1898 Jiu-Jitsu, boxing and savate.

New Western martial arts being built today is usually someone who has produced in many other arts. Evolution is non-stop.