Martial art is the “art of combat” or “art of waging war”. It comprises of a set of intricate movements that can be used for offensive or defensive purposes. Most historians believe that martial arts first originated in India. During 11th and 12th century AD, there was a popular form...
According to legend, Martial arts was originated in Honan, where they were introduced by Bodhidharma, who was said to be a wondering monkwho came over the mountains from India. He brought with him the fighting techniques and philosophy of his home land. However, it is likely that rudimentary...
each and every civilization subscribed to a version of martial arts or combat all their own. Still, most people think of Asia when they hear the term martial arts. Along with this, around the year 600 BC trade between India and China flourished. It is believed that during this time informa...
The purpose of this chronology is to introduce the history and development of the world's martial arts and combative sports. Rather than a completed proprietary work, it is very much a work-in-progress and reader input is solicited.
Maratha, a major people of India, famed in history as yeoman warriors and champions of Hinduism. Their homeland is the present state of Maharashtra, the Marathi-speaking region that extends from Mumbai (Bombay) to Goa along the west coast of India and in
Kerala, southwestern coastal state of India. It is a small state, constituting only about 1 percent of the total area of the country. Kerala stretches for about 360 miles along the Malabar Coast, varying in width from roughly 20 to 75 miles. The capital
1.the central point or part.the middle of a circle.medio, centro 2.the central area of the body; the waist.You're getting rather fat round your middle.cintura adjective equally distant from both ends.the middle seat in a row.central,medio ...
Development of Chinese Martial Arts Martial arts was first practiced in China around the 5th century BC. According to legend, Shaolin kung fu originated about a thousand years later (5th/6th century) from Bodhidharma, a Buddhist monk from India. ...
of the earth. The principal conquests of the Romans were achieved under the republic; and the emperors, for the most part, were satisfied with preserving those dominions which had been acquired by the policy of the senate, the active emulations of the consuls, and the martial enthusiasm of ...
Khyal , a popular folk dramatic art, is especially linked to martial and romantic ballads of Rajputana. It is indicative of the gap between past and present with spontaneity and originality and is seen as a transmissible entity with reference to the performing arts in the northern region of ...