When it came to the acquisition oI knowledge, Kemet was the center oI

most, iI not all, ancient learning. Shrouded in mystery Ior centuries, the
most ancient arts in the world are Iinally surIacing.
The knowledge oI knowledge, and its acquisition, should not be a
mystery to the AIrican, because historical evidence indicates that it was
his/her ancestors, the ancient people oI Kemet (KMT), "the black land", who built and operated the Iirst major
libraries and institutions oI higher education in the world.
As a result, students, people cultures Irom around the world came to study and appreciate the secrets and
mysteries oI Kemet, at the temple-university (the home oI the Mystery System) was conducted by an elite Iaculty
who taught: architecture, carpentry, cosmography, plant science, pharmacology, physiology, anatomy,
embalming, law, astrology, literature, magic, theology, mining, metallurgy, land surveying, engineering,
geography, Iorestry, agriculture, and animal science (in addition to the above) in the departments oI: (1) the
Mystery Teachers oI Heaven (astronomy, astrology...); (2) the Mystery Teachers oI All Lands (geography...); (3)
the Mystery Teachers oI the Depths (geology, cosmography); (4) the Mystery Teachers oI the Secret World
(philosophy, theology); and (5) the School (mystery) oI Pharaoh and Mystery Teachers (language, law,
communication) (Myer, 1900 via Hilliard, 1984, 157).
The ancient martial arts oI Egypt (Kemet), Nubia, Wagadu-Nok (West AIrica) and Ethiopia, Somalia were the
Iirst organized and scientiIic martial arts developed. These arts were brought to India by migrations oI AIricans
oI Cush origins to India, when some oI the Black Cushite people moved to India in another wave oI migrations
(most ancient modern AIricans in India is about 60,000 BC) about 6000 BC till the Middle Ages. Cushites later
Iounded Buddhism and had great civilization in the India/Pakistan region Indus Valley. Throughout history,
AIrica has been venerated Ior their martial prowess. According to scientiIic timeliness - the Iirst widely
recognized .Furthermore, these Black Kemetic (Egyptians) had developed an understood the vital energy oI the
soul called chi in Chinese, ki in Japanese and ka in the netjer writing oI ancient Kemet. Though many have been
teaching this inIormation about Nubia Ior centuries it has Iinally been acknowledged by the National
Geographic February 2008 Edition!
AIrican cultures were established in 10,000 BCE! Imagine that as an equation... Historical antiquity is very much
an interactive kaleidoscope oI stories, traditions and Iacts. Physical travel was the only source oI communication
between cultures and visiting Irom one country to the next meant people stayed sometimes Ior years.. Prime
example: Marco Polo! And iI he hadn`t brought those Chinese Martial Arts PerIormers back to Europe with him
then Louis the XVI would never have seen this art and then there never would have been ballet. During these
times any number oI events (plague, small battles, marriage, birth, and death) could change the leadership thus
the entire scope oI the mission. So those countries that were the closest in geography were also the closest in
culture. SpeciIically I am reIerring to Coastal areas oI AIrica in relation to Greece and Italy in ancient times.
Then came Spain and Portugal and the diasporas began through the slave trade.
THE TRUTH UNFOLDS ON AFRICAN
FIGHTING ARTS
Part 1, by; Roger Evelyn
Now lets` 'Bite into the meat oI the story with Alexander oI Macedonia/Greece (356-323 BCE) and his dear
buddy Aristotle (384-324 BCE). This dynamic duo traveled to Alexandria, Kemet and spent a great deal oI time
collecting inIormation on EVERYTHING...:. Math, Science, Medicine, History, and oI course. Military hand
to hand. They translated into Greek the military strategies Irom the Nubian Iighting systems that were archived in
the Library oI Alexandria. Remember these scientiIic Iacts.. The Iirst civilizations were established in AIrica
(Kemet, Nubia, Kush and Ethiopia) complete with physical sciences, mathematics, history, medicine, art, dance,
x-ray machines, calendars, electricity, irrigation systems, astronomy, surgery, universities, anatomy and martial
sciences. These civilizations were the Iirst interactive with the Middle Eastern empires - Persia & Babylon -
especially in war.
Traced back to the ancient Kushite (Ethiopian) martial art oI Pan Kau Ra Shen (Iighting with the power oI Ra,
the Egyptian God) this is where Pankration comes Irom. To utilize your body Iully as a weapon, take advantage
oI your bodily attributes and Iull range oI (combative) motion. Also, to use whatever works, be it orthodox or
unorthodox. The earliest representation oI any kind oI belt associated with the martial arts are Iound in Kemet
(Egypt) along the banks oI the nile in tombs belonging to Prince Khety, and Prince Baquet III oI the 11th and
12th dynasties (circa 2,800 B.C.). He tying oI the belt at the third chakra was a symbolic act meant to remind the
student that training was Ior the purpose oI developing the kundalini, or spiritual liIe Iorce, Irom its lower to its
highest point along the spine. In ancient Kemet, belts had nothing to do with rank and achievement in the
outward sense.
Even in the White Garment Hall oI the Shaolin Monastery in Honan ( Hunan) Province oI China, there are tow
12 Ioot long paintings oI Chinese and AIricoid ( Black) Shaolin Monks training in Kung Fu (Boxing) skills
together. Although not promoted (and somewhat hidden ) it shows striking evidence oI the deep interrelation oI
AIrica, the martial arts, and Asia. Until present day, one can Iind in the Chinese Civilization (4000 BCE) the lion
dance as part oI their culture Ior millenniums... But lions do not originate in China... So where was the
connection? A small trivia note: Mali (a country in AIrika) has the largest Tibetan population outside oI the
country oI Tibet. Now the war arts oI the Japanese civilization (700 CE) are better known since they had the
most diplomatic contact with the Western societies. Yet there is a Japanese proverb in a Japanese temple that
says: "In order to be a Samurai - one must have a bit oI Black Blood". To justiIy this statement all one need to do
is research some oI the tapestries that hold the image oI 'Tieguai - The Iron StaII Immortal, one oI the
venerated 9 oI Taoism.
Amongst the earliest inhabitants oI the Japanese continent are a people called the Ainu. They have oral traditions
which retell oI a race oI people oI a dark complexion that are small oI stature that resided in Japan beIore they
did. Looking deeper, some historians believe the Ainu originated in Kemet, while others have Iound evidence oI
them traveling to Kemet and making oIIerings oI giIts to Kemetic Pharoahs. Even records in Mesopotamia and
Kemet record interacting with a people they called the Anu ( Ainu ? ). Also, there are a number oI Japanese
peoples, who given skin complexion and hair, resemble and have the same Ieatures oI the Bushmen oI Southern
AIrica. There is ancient knowledge too, oI Japan being conquered Irom it`s southern regions by a group oI Black
Warriors. This all leads us to the Iact oI the Iirst Shogun oI Japan himselI was indeed a Black man. His name
was Sakanouye Tamura Maro and he lived around 800 C.E (Common Era).
The Iirst people oI the earth, gave birth to (and signiIicantly inIluenced) the world's oldest and most magniIicent
civilizations. The AIrican that Iirst entered Asia, Europe, Australia, the islands oI the South PaciIic and the early
Americas,was not slave, but as master, in control oI his and her own destiny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?Ieatureplayerembedded&v4V5ntTludYE
http://www.historyIiles.co.uk/KingListsAIrica/EgyptAncient.htm
http://www.slideshare.net/gueste00I52/ancient-kingdoms-in-aIrica
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?listPLC5089209D1A220E2&Ieatureplcp
http://www.Iordham.edu/halsall/aIrica/aIricasbook.asp
Compiled and Researched by Roger Evelyn