Ivan
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This is something that has eluded me for a while. We are all human. We all have 4 limbs. So what exactly has made different countries create such varied styles of fighting? Whether it be boxing in Britain, or Karate in Japan, it is very interesting to me how styles that have the same goal (hand-to-hand self-defence) have very little similarities unless countries had direct contact with each other. Why do you personally believe this is?
I think that cultural differences have some sort of influence on this e.g. in another thread, I commented that Mexican Style boxing is the way it is due to the emphasis on masculinity and “taking your hits like a man” in Mexican culture. But surely such a thing couldn’t account for the extreme variety in fighting methods that have been developed over thousands of years?
I think that cultural differences have some sort of influence on this e.g. in another thread, I commented that Mexican Style boxing is the way it is due to the emphasis on masculinity and “taking your hits like a man” in Mexican culture. But surely such a thing couldn’t account for the extreme variety in fighting methods that have been developed over thousands of years?