Downloaded 3 pics of John Wesencraft teaching me the finer points of the Highland Dirk Dance (31st Feb 2004). John was the only student of dance researcher Tom...
Evidently my email was spoofed and sent here to the list with a virus attaced to it. This was definitely no coming from me. Luckily the list blocks all...
... From: "Steve" <srm_40@...> To: <western-arts@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:17 AM Subject: [western-arts] Hello just returned...
Has Savate survived in its original form, or has it changed and added Asian martial arts or Thai Boxing in its modern form, or been reconstructed at all? ...
I would love if someone would dedicate themselves to studying all the existing surviving European martial arts tradions into a collective (not mixing them, but...
Hello everyone, I am trying to re-organize my band, and my aim with the music is to incorporate ancient languages and also cultural music, as well as stories...
such as is found on plate 49, 50, 51 and 52 etc. Those doodles above the fighters and sometimes off to the side are what appear to be mnemonic devices for the...
I looked at the page, and it mentions recontructing many European martial arts. I was referring to that list that Ken made and posted of surviving European...
Savate has been altered several times durring its history. It has evolved from a system of self defense used by sailors and street people into a sport with ...
What makes a martial art living is its adaptability to the application, with many people adapting and using it so that it takes on a life of its own. Lineage...
... Chris- Actually, I think it is pretty reasonable to say that savate was influenced by jujutsu in the defence portions. ... Michael- I have a problem with...
If you compare the defenses taught in savate with early European texts you will see that the close quarter techniques taught in Savate are consistant with...
Jason The old manuals prove that no one race have the monopoly on all martial arts, and should give us some idea of what techniques were like at early times. ...
Considering I was replying to a post asking about Savate and what other arts it has been integrated with I'd say it has a lot of bearing. What are you talking ...
... The issue of whether jujutsu has been integrated into savate defense. If you look at savate in the 19th century, you see mainly boxe-francaise. You also ...
... Dennis, I did not say that. If you read my post again, you will see I was quoting Michael Smith who said that in a previous post. ... My mentioning of...
Jason, I guess sometimes it gets confusing, who says what in these threads. You are correct that the application may not be quite the same for sport as for...
In that context I would agree. In modern times there are not many arts that have not been intagrated with something by some one. I thought you were implying ...
So, Savatehas two "departments", two seperately taught curriculums, basically 2 forms of Savate taught?: 1. the sport kick-boxing and 2. the self-defense,...
I think there is a false perception nowadays of looking at and dividing martial arts into systems and styles according to their cultures, and that this is a...
yes, that is the way I was taught and the method that I have seen in most schools that I am familiar with. Chris M. ... __________________________________ Do...
Michael Smith There goes the theory of ancient Athenians practicing the system of pancration- The Greek Martial Art. Please, tell us more about this concept of...
gents, is anyone is familiar with dubois, renaud, andre,morot, saimbrum, harski-------these gentlemen wrote manuals ranging from ABOUT 1890 to 1930--------all...