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James Hudec wrote:OK, I'm a little hesitant to ask this, but do indigenous Russian Martial Arts actually exist?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRqI5kOpJzw
Russian bare-knuckle fisticuffs.

Folk fisticuffs and grappling were widely practiced up to the middle of the 20th century.

Salute to European MA enthusiasts from the Russian All-Round Fighting Federation! We highly appreciate the work you do in developing traditional European martial traditions, and would like to inform you on our work we carry on in Russia. Russian All-Round Fighting (RAF) is a modern full-contact mart...