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I personally have three main reasons I study martial arts, as well as my practice of marksmanship skills. 1) This world is dangerous. I'm not one to think it's ever had a peaceful and safe period either; the American "Golden Age" was the 1950's, with the imminent threat of nuclear holocaus...

You're in the same boat I am; for much of my study it's been me solo. I just found a sparring partner for the longsword, and my brother is willing to work with me on some quarterstaff fighting. Though it's more an east vs west deal there, as he's trained in the bo staff, while I'm studying the Europ...

Of course, armor remained a practical presence for a bit longer than that. Cuirassiers' breastplates and helmes still gave them plenty of protection against swords, bayonets, and lances until at least the middle of the 19th century! Actually, swords and bayonets were in use through WWII and a bit b...

Quite frankly I wouldn't feel comfortable no matter what if a gun was pointed at me. In fact, I'd be scared. I know because I had a guy pull a gun on me when I was 15.

But anything is better than laying down and letting them kill you.

While I cannot say whether it is Eastern or Western in origin, my brother showed me a technique not long ago. Since both of us tend to study various martial arts, it can be difficult to figure out where he even learned it. At any rate, it is limited in that we're assuming the assailant is both close...