EtuMalku
Abn Iblis ابن إبليس
The reason they survive is because they work . . . the others died out because they didn'tWrong again.
I think you will find that many martial arts throughout history have been formed through other methods,
The ones with surviving lineages tend to be the displined ones as they had rigid class structure that survived.
However many martial arts where very chaotic in nature.
Have you never seen that savage beauty of the Khopesh in combat before?
Any martial art whether active or passive simply needs discipline and rigorous regimented practice as does any Art form.
I don't understand your mention of the Egyptian sickle, does this somehow further your point?