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Curated by: Augustus Roe (109 videos)
Firearms changed warfare forever — so why didn’t they erase traditional martial arts? From the samurai adapting to matchlock muskets in Japan to Chinese martial artists training militias against gun-armed armies, martial arts survived by evolving. In many cases, guns actually helped preserve martial traditions through military training, nationalism, and cultural identity. This short explores the hidden history of guns and martial arts — and why swords, kung fu, and karate never truly disappeared. #martialartshistory #samurai #guns #kungfu #karate #chinesehistory