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no single person invented martial arts - there's a 'fairy tale' that an Indian prince took martial arts to china' but the truth is that in south America (Brazil) japan and other countries around the globe martial arts became popular because of combat with other countries therefore no single person invented it

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no single person invented martial arts - there's a 'fairy tale' that an Indian prince took martial arts to china' but the truth is that in south America (Brazil) japan and other countries around the globe martial arts became popular because of combat with other countries therefore no single person invented it

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Not sure of the specific martial art, but it is more likely the other way around, according to the oral traditions of the martial arts. The Buddadharma was an Indian Prince, trained in the Indian Martial Arts before he travelled to China and taught the techniques to the monks.

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There are many, many legends involving the martial arts. One is that the Asian Martial Arts originated with an Indian prince who came to study Buddha, and ended up creating Kung Fu and Zen.

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Bodidharma was an Indian monk who travelled to China. He taught Buddhism and martial arts to the shaolin monks from techniques he brought back from India. That was when martial arts was born.

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No, he was not the creator of martial arts. Martial arts arise independently within cultures all around the world. Wherever there is war, there is always someone who knows how to wrestle or handle a sword. The concept that Bodhidharma knew or created martial arts does not predate the 20th century. See the paper "Ignorance, Legend, and Taijiquan" by the martial arts historian Stan Henning.

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Salman Khan is an Indian film actor who learned martial arts for some of the roles he played in movies.

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