A timeline on the Origins and Development of Chinese Martial Arts
Chinese martial arts are an integral part of China’s history, philosophy and culture. Their origins span more than 4000 years, back to primeval society. Recorded accounts place the early development of the martial arts to the Xia Dynasty (夏朝2070–1600 BC) when Jiao Di (角力), an early form of Chinese wrestling, was used by Huangdi‘s (皇帝)…