Andrew Griffiths is an independent researcher and author who has been a student of the martial arts most of his life and has been studying the past since 1999, graduating with an Honours Degree in History from the University of Wales in 2007. The following year, he began a career as a freelance writer and in 2012 decided to combine his passions to produce The History of Fighting, a website dedicated to teaching the history of the martial arts, combat sports and military history.
All the articles on The History of Fighting are written and published by Andrew Griffiths and are free for anyone to read, learn from and hopefully enjoy. He has also published a short book titled The Birth of the Samurai, which charts the development of the warrior elite in early Japanese society and is available on Amazon. Published by Pen and Sword Books on 30 June 2026, his latest work is a fascinating exploration of the lives of some of the lesser-known women who fought for female enfranchisement in the UK and is called: The Forgotten Heroes of the British Suffrage Movement .
The images on this site are believed to be in the public domain, however, if any mistakes have been made and your copyright or intellectual rights have been breeched, please contact andrew@articlesonhistory.com.
