(This page is dedicated the to legendary Oguz Khan).  

The word Oguz, originates from Ok-Uz, "The Arrow-People" of Central Asia. 

Centuries before Bodidharma, Shaolin Temple, and colorful country specific history of martial arts, there was only one reason to train for combat in Asia:  To survive next invasion from the horse riding tribes of Oguz Khan! 

Who is Oguz Khan?

Date of Birth, historically unable to determine - Death 174 BC.  The first son of the first Hun Emperor Teoman.  Founder of the Great Hun Turk Empire.

Oguz Khan's Contribution to the World of  Martial Arts:

Because of the Oguz Khan's, and later his descendents relentless conquests  into all corners of the far east, many great civilizations were forced to create the first martial arts in order to defend themselves against his people, the fearsome invaders on horseback.  Ever readily referred to as the "foreigners on horses" through out the Asian history, they are the humble reason for the greatest  barrier ever created by mankind as a means of protection: The Great Wall of China.   Because of  nomadic lifestyle of these ancient warriors, their conquests have been the  means of transferring martial arts knowledge and information  across boundaries of continents for centuries. Their cumulative knowledge of martial arts from the thousands of years of battle with every central Asian culture, is evidenced in the Legends, Traditional Sports and War Dances of the Tribes of Oguz Khan even today.

The Tribes of Oguz Khan:

The original people of Oguz Khan consisted of twenty four tribes of nomadic warriors.  Oguz Khan had two wives from whom he had three children each.  The first three of these children became the great Khans Kun(Gunes) Khan, Ay Khan and Yildiz Khan.  Later three children became Kok (Gok) Khan, Dag Khan, and Tenggiz (Deniz) Khan. 

Each of the six sons became leaders of the Oguz Khans' people and took a predator bird as the symbol of the four tribes that formed under them.  Collectively the tribes that formed under the elder sons of Oguz Khan were referred to as Bozoklar, and the tribes that formed under the younger sons were referred to as Ucoklar.  

(Illustration:  Sons of Oguz Khan and the symbols of their tribes.)

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In the ancient days, how did the martial arts get around?
Geographical Distribution of The Ancient Nomadic Tribes of Oguz Khan in relation to historical development of Martial Arts.