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1925 in Great Britain? So, this was published just a few years after the end of World War I. I presume it was written by people who actually fought in the war.
by irrational 4y ago
1925 in Great Britain? So, this was published just a few years after the end of World War I. I presume it was written by people who actually fought in the war. I wonder how much of this reflected the skills they had learned or used as soldiers in that war?
- Dlanv 4y agoI'm not sure they fought with quarterstaffs or rapiers in WW1. The boxing and jiu jitsu perhaps.
- irrational 4y agoApparently swords were used in the war. http://www.militarian.com/threads/use-of-the-sword-in-ww1.7075/ http://www.militarian.com/threads/use-of-the-sword-in-ww1.70... Hitting each other with sticks seems like something people at war would do ;-)
- ch4s3 4y agoEhh… a quarter staff is a good approximation for a lot of weapons of convenience. It also teaches gauging distance in a way that translate to boxing.
- FooBarBizBazz 4y agoNot exactly the same, but this guy made a longbow kill in WW2: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill
- dctoedt 4y ago> I wonder how much of this reflected the skills they had learned or used as soldiers in that war? Even today, Marine recruits are trained to fight with pugil sticks and padding — part of the idea is to get them accustomed to being hit without losing focus on the mission. https://rp.marineparents.com/bootcamp/mcmap.asp https://rp.marineparents.com/bootcamp/mcmap.asp
- gonzo 4y agoThere is an infamous story about a Duke in the SCA pugil stick fighting with a DI http://www.florilegium.org/files/STORIES/SCA-stories1-msg.html http://www.florilegium.org/files/STORIES/SCA-stories1-msg.ht...