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aesir23 · 01-07-2013, 05:03 AM

I quite like the idea of Bando + Kukri techniques. Seems to meet all of your design goals while keeping just enough exoticism to be interesting.

I still think Pentjak Silat is worth another look as a knife fighting style that has at least as strong a claim to recent combat use as Bando or FMA. Plus there is enough mysticism to make an interesting hook in a secret magic campaign.

Re: Nepalese Martial arts, I haven't been able to find any either, TKD is quite popular for historical reasons, and there is a very large and prominent Tibetan population there so Pok Hok and other Tibetan Kung Fu styles are probably available in the region.

Kalari is probably unlikely, since it's almost exclusively found in Southern India.

01-07-2013, 05:03 AM	#17
aesir23 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vermont	Re: British Military Combatives in the Queen's Service I quite like the idea of Bando + Kukri techniques. Seems to meet all of your design goals while keeping just enough exoticism to be interesting. I still think Pentjak Silat is worth another look as a knife fighting style that has at least as strong a claim to recent combat use as Bando or FMA. Plus there is enough mysticism to make an interesting hook in a secret magic campaign. Re: Nepalese Martial arts, I haven't been able to find any either, TKD is quite popular for historical reasons, and there is a very large and prominent Tibetan population there so Pok Hok and other Tibetan Kung Fu styles are probably available in the region. Kalari is probably unlikely, since it's almost exclusively found in Southern India. __________________ My ongoing thread of GURPS versions of DC Comics characters.