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I'm sorry that I didn't reply earlier, I received no notices. Anyways, I'm glad that you put some thought into it. I especially agree with Ken, about the stick. I think this is still significant, because it lets us get a glimpse of their mindset at the time. At first I was thinking that they perhaps...

I think that I had more questions, but I can only remember two at this time: 1) There is a brief section in Fiori's Abrazare section on use of a small stick. Has anyone researched more into this? Are there any other manuals that mention this? I would think that its mention is significant. 2) It seem...

Oke, will do.

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I figured there probably were already people doing WMA outside of the mainland, but that is 15 hours away from here.

I have found that even a lot of longsword techniques (Especially half-swording) translate VERY well to the umbrella or walking stick. I think pretty much everything in those manuals is still useful to some degree. No horses? What about on a motorcycle, bicycle, electric scooter, or out of a car wind...

In about a month I will begin making preparations to start a study group here in Guilin, South-West China. At first I expect to attract mainly Chinese, as Westerners are few and far between here (Discounting packaged tourists) and generally are not into martial arts. The focus of this study group wi...

Does anyone know where I can find the missing original Dutch preface of the Petter manual? I have been looking everywhere and contacting with people back home to no avail.

I agree with what you say in that it seems ridiculous now, but, and I am still researching this matter, I think that at that time people didn't even focus on punching, more of an entry or supplementary strike. They would try to get close and take them down and finish them on the ground, perhaps. But...

Thank you for your quick reply, Gene. I apologise for my profanity. I also agree with you about the "boxing stance". Actually, I have an idea that in Petter's system stances wouldn't matter so much because all of the techniques are reactions to attacks and not at all like "duels"...

I too would be interested in this article. To Stewart: There are some hints to possible boxing guards in Petter's manual, which I am currently researching. There are several times where he mentions a "fist strike" and in Part 8, Engraving 1 you can clearly see a vertical punch. One interes...

I too have been working on the Petter manual. Being a Dutchman and never having found any real information on "purely" Dutch martial arts I was very pleased to find this excellent work. The text and illustrations are very concise and easy to work out. My goal is to try and form a complete ...