Martial arts history

[noble man]

Ok here's one for you guys,I will be testing in a couple of months for my brn belt,well my instructor says I need to be very knowledged in the history of all martial arts not just ours.There are alot of oppinions on this matter, can anyone recomend a good web site that I may view that will help me in my search for the truth?I have looked at alot and read alot but alot of times they are all different.

 

[Rob Broad]

I would look for a book by Jennifer Lawler that has a great break down of the history of the martial arts, with descriptions of mny styles. You could also try http://www.ssmma.com/history.pdf There is a good introduction to the history of the martial arts on that page.