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The History of Asian Martial Arts

Styles

Karate

Kung Fu

Muay Thai

Eskrima

Vietnam

Korea

Vietnam also learned Martial Arts tactics from China in order to defend their country from foreign threats.

Japan

Different forms of wrestling became the traditional Martial Arts of Korea. These Korean fighters were unarmed and used types of wrestling called Ssireum and Taekkyeon. Later on, the Koreans used bows and arrows and spears on horseback. Much later, in 1593, Chinese taught Koreans some Martial Arts tactics to win back Pyongyang.

China

In Japan, Martial Arts date back to the Samurai who protected the land of the Shoguns and Daimyo. Samurai’s used many different kinds of weapons, most famously a sword that was so thin-yet strong, experts have trouble replicating this weapon today.

In 1122 B.C.E., Chinese Boxing which is traced back to the Zhou Dynasty is seen by some as the first true examples of Martial Arts. Some believe that the traditions of Indian Martial Arts were brought to China through Buddhism in the early 5th or 6th century.

India

Warfare

Martial Arts were used in warfare before gun powder and the bow and arrow were available. People would fight with swords, sticks, and other weapon to defend and take territory.

The future

Martial Arts are not practiced in warfare often, though some soldiers are trained hand to hand combat even today. Many people learn Martial Arts as a practical form of self defense incase of an emergency.

Pictures

Asian Martial Arts traditions take many different forms depending on the region in which they developed. Martial Arts in Asia date back to before 1700 B.C.E. in India when in “Dhanurveda”, a section of the book “Vedas”, referenced to positions for meditations called “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” which were later used in Martial Arts.

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