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Sports like olympic fencing are very far removed from their martial origins.
by hermitcrab 6y ago
Sports like olympic fencing are very far removed from their martial origins.
- mkehrt 6y agoBut that's the same with, say, kendo!
- hermitcrab 6y agoKendo is quite stylized, but it does at least look like a fight of sorts. Olympic fencing looks more like a game of tag to my eyes. Some people think that getting into the Olympics is the worst thing that ever happened to Judo. I am inclined to agree with them.