You are right that people (fighters) back then weren't dumb, but many "traditional" martial arts are less than a hundred years old. I believe that fight training for warriors was much simpler and more arduous than what people get to see now. The average person will not train as a warrior actually trained, because they do not have the motivation- immenent warfare. Therefore, the more appealing aspects of the arts are given to the masses, and are mistaken for traditional warrior training.
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"If you want to learn how to fight, you must practice fighting against someone who is fighting back!" Burton Richardson
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