The Chinese character "mu" literally means "to stop fighting" or "to put down weapons." The word "arts" in martial arts points to skill, expression of beauty or creativity. The combination "martial arts" may be interpreted to mean ending conflict skillfully
More than sport, fighting, or self-defense, the martial arts are first and foremost about life. About finding what is at the essence of your own being and expressing that essence. The martial arts are also about art. "To be a martial artist means to be an artist of life," Bruce Lee once said.
When you train martial arts, mental strength is one of the first things you learn. In order to make it through the last round of punching mitts or sparring on the mats, your mind has to work against your body.
The best martial artists are like water. They are versatile and able to adapt to whatever situations they may find themselves in. ... In order to become a well-rounded fighter, a martial artist must always be working to improve his or her weaknesses. A martial artist must always be adding to his or her toolbox of skills.
Kalaripayattu is the oldest martial in existence. It is also considered to be the deadliest martial art in the world.
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage
Human warfare dates back to the Epipalaeolithic to early Neolithic era. The oldest works of art depicting scenes of battle are cave paintings from eastern Spain (Spanish Levante) dated between 10,000 and 6,000 BCE that show organized groups fighting with bows and arrows. Similar evidence of warfare has been found in Epipalaeolithic to early Neolithic era mass burials, excavated in Germany and at Jebel Sahaba in Northern Sudan.
Wrestling is the oldest combat sport, with origins in hand-to-hand combat. Belt wrestling was depicted in works of art from Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt c. 3000 BCE, and later in the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. The earliest known depiction of boxing comes from a Sumerian relief in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) from the 3rd millennium BCE.
The foundation of modern East Asian martial arts and South Asian martial arts is likely facilitated by cultural exchanges of early Chinese and Indian martial arts. During the Warring States period of Chinese history (480–221 BCE) extensive development in martial philosophy and strategy emerged, as described by Sun Tzu in The Art of War (c. 350 BCE). Legendary accounts link the origin of Shaolinquan to the spread of Buddhism from ancient India during the early 5th century CE, with the figure of Bodhidharma, to China. Written evidence of martial arts in Southern India dates back to the Sangam literature of about the 2nd century BCE to the 2nd century CE. The combat techniques of the Sangam period were the earliest precursors to Kalaripayattu.
In Europe, the earliest sources of martial arts traditions date to Ancient Greece. Boxing (pygme, pyx), wrestling (pale) and pankration were represented in the Ancient Olympic Games. The Romans produced gladiatorial combat as a public spectacle.
A number of historical combat manuals have survived from the European Middle Ages. This includes such styles as sword and shield, two-handed swordfighting and other types of melee weapons besides unarmed combat.
As the ancients say the wonders of human body are almost infinite.
many amongst people have broken the limit of human body from time to time like the king of kung fu BRUCE LEE, etc
What is the maximum strength of a human? The human limit of strength ranges from 600 to 1,000 lbs.
is it possible to go beyond ????
the answer is "yes".
my story is about a martial arts fanatic who wished to go beyond the limit and stretch as far as he could. but before he could go beyong his life ended.
if he us given a chance could he go beyond? what is the beyond? is to become strong? is it to become almighty?.
i dont know.
know it from the Protagonist in this story.
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