many of the Asian martial arts

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In modern Western Civilization, we have become, for the most part, accustomed to war being a serious but far away event. Although personal violence comes into our life from time to time, it is mostly on the television news. It has not always been this way. People have been forced to defend themselves, their homes, and their families from deadly personal attack since the time we all lived in caves and dressed in animal furs. The history of martial arts begins there. It begins when the man had to be able to fight to defend himself or lose his life to a stronger and better fighter.

The story of martial arts begins with the development of a warrior tradition in human development. Methods of self defense were developed using weapons when they were available and bare hands and feet when they were not. Once these skills were learned, they were passed on from generation to generation. The clans that learned them well and perfected them the fastest were the ones that survived.

Many of these early forms of martial arts were transformed as weapons began to improve. Wooden clubs were replaced with swords, and slings were replaced with crossbows. The techniques of martial arts became the techniques of warfare. One of the earliest events in the development of martial arts as a spiritual practice was the writings of a man named Bodhidarma who lived around 550 A.D. He was credited with associating the unarmed martial arts of the time with the meditative practices of Zen Buddhism. He is also said to have influenced the Shaolin priests of China. The Shaolins were later introduced to popular culture through the television show, Kung Fu.

Over the years, many of the Asian martial arts disciplines were formalized through a system of teacher and learner. The teacher was the experienced Master who passed on the knowledge of the arts to his students. Some of the forms became highly stylized with tests being administered to pass to a higher rank, but others remained rooted in the teacher/student method. Experience was the important thing and training.

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