I was wondering with the many different types of traditional martial arts you know karate Kung fu wing chin that are for the most part ineffective when did they become like that is their a historical reason why they become more for show?
Posting links to older answers does not preclude further answers from others, but perhaps some of the answers to this question may be of interest: Chinese martial arts (武术) has a reputation for being performance- or fitness-oriented, as opposed to being combat-oriented. Was this always so? by multiple posters u/Yulong, u/wotan_weevil, u/kesascarfman, u/aniMayor
This subreddit only allows answers dealing with history at least twenty years old. If you need to know about developments that only happened within the last two decades, a martial arts subreddit would be the place to ask.