The purpose of this list is to inspire and promote the training of Full Contact Stickfighting and/or Fighting Arts. Not to discourage it or anything, but politics and history are not the focus of this digest, though it may understandably come up from time to time. I would like to see the focus on training and questions for those interested in taking their "martial art" into that level...

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The purpose of this digest is for people interested in full contact weaponry sparring training methods, stories, concepts, etc. in pursuit of a realistic street defense in variations situations.