Something with the staffs(why do you sell it staves-am I mis-spelling it? anyhow,) I was talking with a fencer and he was talking about the progressions that has happened over the years. He was telling me that fencers devide there defensive target as area as quarters. If you hold the foil in the center, you have four quarters to defend. Two at the top-one to the left and one to the right, and two on the bottom, same way. Then some guy figured if he hel it to the right side all the time, he only has to defend upper left and lower left. Never mind with the rest of the post, I was going to say something else, but it doesn't make much sense to me now and I think it's going to tun into a different thread about stick on stick defense.
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Chad W. Getz
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The grappling arts imply most fights end up on the ground. The striking arts imply all fights start standing up. The clinching arts imply the clinch can stop the striker from striking, and the grappler from taking it to the ground. The weapon arts imply the they can stop the unarmed man. A complete martial art implies any fight can go anywhere...be ready and able to go everywhere.
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