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Old 07-28-2022, 04:12 PM   #44
Michael Thayne
 
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Default Re: [Dungeon Fantasy] Non-East Asian inspirations for Martial Artists (and Ninja)

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Originally Posted by alforno View Post
It sounds like you are mostly talking about unarmed martial arts, because we already have an abundance of weapons-based non-Asian martial arts. Two things that come to mind are wrestling and boxing. Pugilists throughout Western civilization have competed in these forms of unarmed combat throughout history. There are probably a few H.E.M.A. enthusiasts that focus on the history of these topics and those resources could be mined for ideas.
Should have been clearer about this. I was actually mainly talking about cinematic / chi skills. Oh well.
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