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Etymology And Facts You Don't Know About Martial Arts by Louisicon(m): 11:04pm On Jan 13, 2019 |
The etymology of Martial art which is said to have many origins. According to evidence by legendary martial artist, it is believe to have originated from East Asia. Many ancient book linked the origin of Martial art to the spread of Buddhism from ancient India during the early 5th century AD, with the figure of Bodhidharma, to China. In the early 1550 I'm Europe the term Martial art is derived from Latin to mean “arts of Mars. Romanian God of war “Mars” (myth) has some attributions to the origin of Martial art dating to 2nd century AD, He was second in importance only to Jupiter ( the god of the sky and thunder and king of the gods in Ancient Roman religion and mythology) and Mars was believed to be the most prominent of the military gods in the religion of the Roman army. It was also believed that the Yellow Emperor Huangdi (legendary date of ascension 2698 BC) introduced the earliest fighting systems of Martial art to China. The art is practiced all around the world and is not gender selective but has some differences in the way it is practiced by different tribes round the globe. Martial art also referred as Kung Fu which is an act to be trained in armed combat with weapons such as pole-arms, bladed weapons etc. Training in martial art with one specific weapon can be a style of the art to a specific set of people; in Japan one can discipline in sword or staff as a martial art practitioner and is termed Kenjutsu and bojutsu respectively. More cultural Gists at https://www.247inafrica.com
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Re: Etymology And Facts You Don't Know About Martial Arts by Germandude: 12:05am On Jan 14, 2019 |
I think it was this style chukwudi used against me when I was in ss1.both lighting and darkness enter my face the same time |
Re: Etymology And Facts You Don't Know About Martial Arts by Louisicon(m): 1:45pm On Jan 14, 2019 |
Germandude: Hahahahaha you sure say na star u see abi na thunder 1 Like |
Re: Etymology And Facts You Don't Know About Martial Arts by MissSweet(f): 6:32pm On Jan 15, 2019 |
Louisicon:that really sucks |
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