[MA] Decompressing Historical Martial arts styles

[Cheomesh]

I think this is a fine idea! It's similar to what I started doing on my blog with some military combatives styles a little while back. I had considered doing this exact exercise, starting with Smallsword. My intent had been to spool it out into three directions: Early French (1680s-1730s), Hope's New Method, and Late Smallsword (19th Century). Unfortunately I've been caught up in all kinds of things these last few months so I haven't had time to do my usual analysis of styles and my characteristically long-winded writeups. If I get home at a reasonable time this evening, though, I think I'll put some new efforts forward, so at least you've got more content to read into.

Cheers!

M.