An Egyptianfresco, dated to 3400 BC, and depicting military training at Beni Hassan is the world's oldest known artistic representation of an organised fighting system. In … See more

Japan
The historical origin of Japanese martial arts can be found in the … See more

Antiquity
European martial arts become tangible in Greek antiquity with pankration and other martially oriented disciplines of the ancient Olympic G… See more

The Western interest in East Asian martial arts dates back to the late 19th century, due to the increase in trade between the West with China and Japan. European martial arts before … See more

The reconstruction of a martial art as practiced in a specific period is distinct from the practice of a traditional fighting system handed down by way of master-student transmissio… See more