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Starshade
Learned Scribe
Norway
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 Posted - 11 Apr 2018 : 23:23:41
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Lots of content in one thread!
An martial arts could be many things: A form of combat/warfare. A style of training. A form of competition.
"Wushu" is a competition, as is UFC or Thai Boxing. Historical ones could be something like viking "holmgang", who among lots of varieties, sometimes had shields as "goals", break opponents shield. First to 3 goals win (you can stand in front of your shield, or hold it).
Fencing is a style of combat made from a style of competition.
Though, since my main MA personally being Capoeira.... I think it's unuiqe, due to being a underground, slave martial arts. If something like it were to be placed in FR, I think what is needed is a culture with slavery, and conflict with runaway slaves.
Main thing, is most of the martial arts mentioned is defined out of a spesific kind of definition. Karate-Do is officially defined as the art of empty hand fighting, as defined by the curritculum of Kata (forms), others as Boxing as a set of competition rules, etc.
Capoeira? out of a dance, "the roda" (circle). A ceremony, ritual.
It's quite simple to use it as a template, and look on african styles, and make weapon styles for FR out of something like Capoeira instead of just using it lock, stock and barrel.
if the historical "holmgang" actually was a MA as we know it, in its own right, noone knows.. It could have been. Especially if it was common protecting his own shield, staying in front, fencing like a samurai with one sword... |
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