hay weird question, can you guys give me the names of as many western styles as you guys can give me. ohh the country of origin, and what the style focuses on. meaning savate from france, like kick boxing (i know that is in a nut shell have the size of a peanut, but still). i have no real reason, just curious.

Sweet Brighit bless your blade

John

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There are several such threads listed here:
http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=69&page=2&sort=lastpost&order=&pp=25&daysprune=-1

In particular:
http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2423

huh, didn't notice that. thanks man

I just came across an interesting site that lists many martial arts from various countries, including Western countries. Unfortunately, it's in French:
http://dicomartial.ibelgique.com/

There is a great deal of them out there. Two that are often overlooked are back-hold wrestling and Stav. They are both popular in their native countries.

I don't know much about either of those!

You can learn a great deal about the medieval and renaissance styles on the ARMA website including online manuals and essays; www.thearma.org (http://www.thearma.org)

Here's one you don't hear much about.

http://www.ifrance.com/ftev/fede.htm

You can find more info by googling the term below:

Ghjustra