What is the origin of MA?

[Safroot]

This is an interesting question; if we look at the words "Martial Arts"; the first one means "Ways of making War", so by definition; these are ways that existed from the first instance of human warfare, or making an effort to harm another for defense or attack. You could argue that Pan-Neolithic man did this while hunting and protecting his tribe from aggressors. The second word "Art" suggests a craft or skill that was developed to make such a human better or more efficient at his martial ways. There are examples of Cro-Magnon arrowheads designed for hunting and protection and they had developed hand axes and other stone tools. There are records of this intelligent gene-type at lest 43,000 years ago. Mammoths roamed the earth when the Pyramids of Giza were first being built; there was different evolutionary development and stages of mind set all over the planet at different times. This question of the origin of martial arts can be argued until the cows come home; but this was a brief attempt of mine at some reason.

Solid post