Maculele
Maculele has its origins steeped in waters as murky as those which surround the origin of capoeira. Some say it came from Africa. Some say it came from indigenous Brazil.…
Bojutsu
The Japanese martial art of wielding the bo is bojutsu. The basis of bojutsu history is te, or hand, techniques derived from Quanfa and other martial arts that reached Okinawa…
Fencing
Fencing History parallels the evolution of civilization, back from the days of ancient Egypt and Rome, to the barbaric Dark Ages, to the fast and elegant Rennassiance, up to the…
Iaido
Iai-jutsu, the combined technique of drawing the sword, and in the draw attacking the opponent, has historically been considered a special case of Japanese sword-handling (Kenjutsu). Several traditions that date…
Kendo
Kendo History, the art of Japanese swordsmanship, is long and rich. Japanese swords were originally not the curved swords we see today but were flat straight swords of a very…
Kyudo
The Kyudo History of Japanese archery has been shrouded in myth and legend, making it difficult to assemble a completely accurate account of its development. Still, by focusing on the…