There is simply a curve as folks discover, area unit fascinated, then march on to consequent ‘big’ issue. Humans area unit terribly fickle, desperate to be pleased, and solely the dedicated, that could be a little range, is left behind.
In the fifties its called as judo.
In the sixties it had been martial art. This was pushed by the ‘car contract’ accomplishment of bound kenpo studios.
In the seventies it had been Kung Fu, and this got an enormous push by Lee.
In the eighties there have been 2 arts, ninjitsu (revealed by Sir Leslie Stephen Hayes) and Escrima (Remy Presas, I think).
In the nineties the classical arts were supplanted by MMA. MMA got an enormous boost by television/gracies, and continues to be sturdy. the remainder of the humanities, sadly, have dwindled. there's heaps of magic in those recent arts, and other people area unit more happy after they flee from the fighting of the MMA and obtain into the education of the recent arts. Nothing wrong with MMA, simply that there's additional history and culture, education of physics and such, within the classics.