GURDJIEFF & THE MARTIAL ARTS

GURDJIEFF makes some references to certain martial arts principles and the art of jiujitsu and other things that deserve study and analysis. This particular area of Gurdjieff and martial arts has been completely ignored by most writers on his life as they tend to focus on his teachings and life in general and are interested in other facets of his life. In future discussions I will try to point out his 'contributions',his understandings of the principles, and possibly where he learned a good deal of these things about martial arts. Here, I will only say, that he may well have learned some 'kungfu' being practiced by certain Islamic groups close to China,some of whom, have only of late become known to martial arts historians and scholars.