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Kobudo, entertainment art, or both?

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Andreas Quast

It is sometimes hard to distinguish if an old photo or a demonstration on film is actually a martial art or something else. Like this, there was a question in social media about a number of sketches from the 19th … Continue reading →

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Two fencers with wooden cudgels

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Medieval German combat manuscript showing two fencers with wooden cudgels. Although the artistic implementation of the drawing is sub-optimal, we can see various things. The left fencer is the attacker. The right fencer blocks (1) and strikes (2) the attacker’s … Continue reading →

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