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If you want to be very technical about it, the Martial Arts were created at the beginning of time - they just weren't called martial arts. The need to defend one's self began with our need to defend ourselves against animals and predators in the wild - using clubs and our bare hands. They certainly evolved as the martial arts developed over time, and named arts were formed as necessity in different countries throughout history, but the real answer is that they've always existed.

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If you define a martial art as formalized unarmed combat, then Wrestling, it has existed for over 4,000 years in China and the ancient Greeks and Romans participated in wrestling as well. Wrestling is mentioned in The Bible and is one of the first original Olympic sports.

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