Martial arts for and against Neanderthals

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Originally Posted by Mr_Sandman

There are some theories that would have you remove spear throwing, and maybe running. Neanderthals may have only used spears for thrusting, not throwing. They may also have been considerably less agile and less efficient in motion than modern humans.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/prog..._summary.shtml

Now that you mention it, I remember that now. It makes sense -- why fight game when you can wound or kill it from afar? So I'd take out Spear Throwing.

Running however, I'd be more inclined to keep. We've seen persistent biases against fleetness of prehistoric creatures get punctured. I'd think if you're going to attack large game, you need to be able to catch up to it.