Kumite To MMA: America's Underground History of the Origins of Mixed Martial Arts by Joshua Westmiller

Author:Joshua Westmiller [Westmiller, Joshua]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-12-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Early Founding Fathers and Fighting Masters of Martial Arts in the U.S. Although different Martial Arts styles and schools may each have their favorite founding fathers and fighters, there is wide spread consensus and agreement about the early development of Martial Arts in the United States of America. Who the first Asian Masters were that brought their native martial arts here, what styles they practiced, and even who their star American students were, is fairly well known. One of the most authoritative and accurate places you can go to learn the details of this early history, who the major players were and how they contributed, is at www.fightingmaster.com. Any American Martial Artist who wants to be worthy of his punch, kick or throw should learn about the fascinating and dynamic beginnings of the Martial Arts here in our home country.

However, much has been lost and obscured about this early history. First, Martial Arts were kept much more secretive then, often not being taught openly to foreigners, and second, the absence of video cameras, journalism focused on martial arts, and the internet, meant that compared to today, most Martial Arts practice and competition in its formative American years we more underground and secret than commercial and public. What follows are short biographies about a few of the most important and well-known figures in early American Martial Arts history.

Master Gichin Funakoshi

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