History and lineage
The Last Warrior Modern Survival Sciences Association
Warrior Sciences University
Modern Montw (African) Warrior Sciences
Warrior History, Lineage and Culture
The various native peoples of ancient Kemet (Egypt ) and Africa were practitioners of the martial arts approximately 3000 years B.C (before Christ). It is also knowon that the African warrior sciences were practiced over 30,000 years ago in the Aquatic Civilization of the Sahara (Zingh Empire ). In Egypt the martial arts have been recorded going back to 3000 B.C but the interior of the continent along the Nile Valley Region have a martial arts history over 500,000 years. The continent of Africa is where the first civilizations and kingdoms of the world arose; hence they would automatically have been the first to establish territories, systems of law, and armies of warriors. The proof of the ancient Africans being the originators of the first systematized forms of the combative arts and sciences stretches back to the tombs of pyramids in Egypt and the Sudan. There is proof rank in the martial arts was being given there, in systematized forms of the martial arts, before any other culture of the world established any kind of martial arts. Proof is on the tomb walls of Governors Baquet 3rd, Khety and Amenemaht. Paintings and inscriptions on the tomb walls depict hundreds of pairs of Afro-Egyptian wrestlers demonstrating thousands of techniques. This combative form was Nuba wrestling, the first and original wrestling form. As to the Eastern grappling arts like Akijiujitsu and Jiujitsu, Nuba wrestling contained throws, holds, jointlocks, and chokes. Those first outside of Africa to encounter this art is the Greeks, with their frequent travels to the Pyramids, discovered the art and took that knowledge back with them. There is even Greek graffiti on the walls left by those who visited the pyramids. The Romans got ahold of the art next. That is where the Western wrestling and grappling arts come from. In the Americas, Greco Roman and Catch Wrestling come from Nuba wrestling too. There are many fighting arts and styles originating in Africa also, not just wrestling. Another dating back as far as (if not farther) than Nuba wrestling is an art called Ku - Ta which means defender of the Pharaoh.This martial science is found in Ancient Kemet, and by 3000 B.C, was exposed and taught to the ancient Elamites and Akkadians. They eventually went on to found the first Chinese dynasties. Soon thereafter, the art of Ku-Ta developed into the Chinese Art Kuntao (way of the fist). It later filtered into the Philippines (like many other African weapon and empty hand martial sciences ) and is taught along with their arts. On the tomb walls in Egypt, along with Nuba wrestling, there are scenes depicting weapon use and fortification. Weapon use being the Bo staff, lance,daggers and short sticks. Fortification meaning scenes of Africans in castles. Furthermore the scenes pre-date the rise of Europeans building castles in history. Nubia was known as the land of the bow, cause they had the deadliest archers known having been the originators of archery, doing it as far back 400,000 years. Going onward, the empires of Egypt and the Sudan were not the only places in Africa the martial arts were practiced. The African martial arts are vast, moving in and out of the 13 million square miles of Africa. Many tribes trained in various empty hand weapon arts.
Going along the Nile River, those tribes developed the usage of the spear, and archery on foot and on horseback as well as other arts. Many of these Africans went out into India and China to the north, as well as traveling to Indonesia, Burma, and the Philippines (boats from Africa traveled there regularly, (African kings traded with Asians). Those Africans who migrated took martial, cultural, and highly developed philosophical knowledge to these places and shared said skills with these cultures. That led to the development of the Asian martial arts as well as gave philosophical influence.
African martial sciences / martial arts are vast. In Nubian Egypt there were statues of Prince punt holding a boomerang . Another Kemetic system besides the Nubian wrestling documented on tomb walls was Ku-Ta which meant defender of the Pharaoh, used by the royal bodyguards. It filtered into the Philippines and became known as Kuntao. Jirilbu is central / west African system and is where Judo and Japanese Jiu Jitsu style techniques came from. Jacadi is from central regions and utilizes empty hands, kicks and throws. Somo is central region and is like Capoeira. Ljala is a stickfighting system of the Yoruba of Nigeria/Benin. There are many other systems, consisting of "foot boxing" or foot fighting consisting primarily of kicking, as well as various methods of knockdown boxing and kickboxing using different methodologies. Ethiopian Pan Kau Rau Shen is identical to Pankration or Pangration , obvious connection being the similarity of namesakes, but of course extending far beyond surface similarities. The ancient martial sciences of the Nubians / Kushites whom ruled ancient Egypt and perfected and mastered warfare, techniques respectively of Nubian wrestling Pan Kau Rau Shen contained grappling using throws, locks, holds, weapons like lance, short sticks, and others along with other different varied skills. All grappling, wrestling and submission fighting owe their roots to the source which are these systems. Pankration it’s self comes directly from the ancient Ethiopian (Kushite) martial art of Pan kau rau shen which means “fighting with the power of Ra” which is not a reference to the Egyptian sun God Ra, but "rau" which is the spirit or life force, that emanates from within you like light from the sun (like Chi or Ki). In essence, to "fight with the power of the spirit" which is infinite. The warriors who utilized this system did amazing feats being able to control their bodies and their spiritual energies, and channel them in combat maneuvers. Nubia of ancient Africa was called the land of the bow. The bow and arrow, archery in itself was originated by the people along the Nile Valley Region. That is also where the rest martial sciences martial arts of the world came forth from. Nubia got its knick name because of the reputation of its deadly archers. During ancient times, armies of Greece, the Middle East and other places would hire Nubian mercenaries because they were so deadly.
Kyokushinkai Karate founder and Grandmaster Mas Oyama known as the “Godhand”published his first book "What is Karate" where he spoke on the African origins of the martial arts and Ancient Africa being the birthplace of martial arts also. He was pictured in one of his Karate fighting postures that was the same as a salutary and spiritual stance well known throughout the ancient Kemetic / African world.
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Science of Maat in Kemetic Warrior sciences
The Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) ancestors were the originators and rst practitioners of spiritual development practices as well as other societal teachings (ethics, laws codes,tenets etc.) of truth, righteousness and justice. These teachings and disciplines were all contained within the science of Maat. Society at large engaged in the practice of the “science of Maat” or the “wisdom teachings of Maat”. Those that engaged in the advanced teachings were the royal or ruling class, the warrior class, and the skilled craftsman.
The wisdom teachings of Maat encompassed truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality and justice. Maat herself was the goddess that embodied and represented these teachings. The wisdom teachings of Maat predate any other warrior codes (like Japanese
Bushido for instance, and others) and are the root of where yogic practices and sciences of India later came / originated from. The wisdom teachings of Maat “unifying the mind and heart to obtain balance” led to the ancient Kemetians having the most advanced
society of ancient times, and being the source of intellectual as well as spiritual enlightenment. This was due to society as a whole being cultivated by the teachings of Maat, as well as the advanced study of these wisdom teachings by craftsman, priests,
scribes, local leaders, the warrior class and kings.
At the advanced levels, the wisdom teachings of Maat, on a spiritual note, were about the illumination of Ka (spirit) and elevation of Ba (soul). The 42 Divine Principles of Maat were like the blueprint of practices to aid in physical discipline that led to development of
spiritual elevation. For the warrior class, these teachings as a whole were followed by the ancient Kemetic warriors, the Medjay, much in the fashion of how a group like the Samurai of Japan followed Bushido “the way of the warrior”. The Medjay followed the wisdom teachings of Maat and lived by the 42 divine Principles. They cultivated themselves spiritually to unlock their Ka or spiritual energies and to elevate their Ba or soul. Much like the later descendant yogic practices of meditation and cultivation of the bodies energy centers (chakras). For the ancient Kemetic warrior or Medjay, their
intellectual capacity and knowledge base as well as spiritual training and development combined with their advanced fighting abilities and undoubtedly bolstered them. This made the Medjay, elite in every sense of the word. Besides their mental and spiritual
education from the wisdom teaching of Maat, they were the practitioners of the warrior
science (martial art) of Pan Ka Ra Shen.
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In Summary
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The ancestors themselves shown proof of this in their study and mastery of the sciences, of warriorism, nature and survival skills as well as spirituality, health and wellness. Their traditions will live on now through us. We will become well rounded while mastering the skills most pertinent to us, and mastering ourselves in the process.
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The Last Warrior Modern Survival Sciences Association was organized to be a true warrior University undertaking the study of combat and the way of the warrior in all of its aspects from mental training and philosophy, study of warrior history and culture, study of fighting science, and combat fitness and progressive, functional fighting science for street combat and self defense. We train with the mentality that each fighting technique is a weapon (to be wielded responsibly) and that our lives or the lives of others may depend on our abilities as a warrior. Self defensive combatives and ring fighting encompass different needs and training modalities. We treat combative skills with a very high respect knowing that empty hands are just as dangerous of a weapon as an implement one could pick up and use. There is moral and legal responsibility when dealing with this. In line with our concepts, we do not train with a sport focus, we do not think in terms of points and consider all the variables of real life combatives such as terrain, weapons, multiple attackers and less lethal scenarios to life threatening ones. In line with this, is the proper mental discipline, focus, and tenacity. Acting with commitment and purpose, knowing when to do what, mental and physical toughness and a multitude of other things encompassing mental and physical training. All of this while keeping the concepts of truth, righteousness and justice in mind as warriors.
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The warrior is not a killing machine, the warrior is calm, focused, disciplined, and in control of themselves and abilities always. They always have "good judgement in all actions" per our warrior code of ethics, and act in justice and righteousness in the likeness of the original ancient Montw warriors that came before them. Knowing that when they do commit to action as a warrior, they are not concerned with defeat because it is not an option. Proven on the ancient battlefield by those that came before, and proven on the modern battlefield by his present day predecessors, it has now been proven in the streets of today by the founder and students on a continual basis. This is the “house that true warriors built” aka Warrior Sciences University.
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