Notes techniques

Lati khela	India, Ancient	more like playing with sticks than sparring. May be played in group with drums to cheer them up.
La canne	France, 1800's	Not very useful outside of competition and not really realistic
Quarterstaff	England, 1570	Plus réaliste que la canne française, le quarterstaff anglais contient des techniques de combats logiques et portés sur les coups, tout comme dest techniques de défenses. Ne fonctionne qu'en combats distant et si l'adversaire ne tient pas le baton
Tahtib	Egypt, -2.500 BC	Another stick martial arts with drummers playing, but this time it's more about choreography and staying in the rythme rather than actually sparring. Not very useful in combat.

Tomoi	Malaysia, 1890	Malay version of Muay Thai, very dangerous, very efficient, good powerful strikes, defense is counter attacks and clunches.
Kuntao	Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Philippines,Indonesia,Singapore) ~1400	"The way of the fist", very dangerous and effective attacks. Ultra fast aggressive strikes. Good techniques to neutralize guards. I don't understand why thy don't put on protections ! specializes in close quarters combat. Can be used in many ways : neutralize, hurt, push away, control (no hurting) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnpMuwWEEQk… Lots of clapping, dunno y
Muay Tahai	Thailand, 16th century	Deadly use of elbows and knees. It's like hitting hard with a baseball or sledgehammer

T'ai chi ch'uan		China, 1580		Like kung-fu. Very aesthetic moves. It's also done for meditation and breathing but can otherwise be used in real fights. It's meditative benefit teaches how to stay calm even in stressful situations (fight). Seems to lack proper defense. Different flavors : Wu style, Chen style, Yang style…
Aikido		Japan, 1930		Aikido is a kind of lure : you lure your opponent into thinking he's got support (he won't fall to the ground), except you are slowly and progressively getting him to the ground. Doesn't seem very realistic either

Kuk sool won		Korea, 1960's		Taught to the algerian military. Comprehensive system that encompasses martial arts, self-defense, healing, mental developement, body empowering etc. Takes from several martial arts.
German Ju Jutsu		Germany, 1970		Jiu jitsu is the father of karaté and aikido. German ju jutsu takes from jiu jitsu but also judo, brazilian jiu jitsu, wing chun, muay thai, boxing and sambo, amongst others, covering all distances (ranged, close, and ground combat). It is taught to the german police.

Italian school of swordmanship		Italy,1400's		Artistic and practical sparring
Banshay		Myanmar(ex. Burma)		Focuses on two swords techniques. Very high precision in the strength of the strike. Too dangerous to be combative. Show.

SPEAR system	Canada, 1980's	Close quarter self-defense system based on natural reflexes. Not really a sport. Studies physiology and bio-mechanics.
Danzan Ryu	Hawaii, 1925	Takes from different martial arts (karate, jiu jitsu, kempo and hawaiian lua). Includes teachings on healing, pressure points, joint locks etc.
Varma Kalai	India (ancient)	Focuses on pressure points, joints etc. It studies the nervous system and ce be used either for healing or causing harm. It is taught only to advanced martial artists
Systema	Russia, ?	Focuses on breathing to absorbe attacks and difuse pain

What's with instructors not letting go after a triple tap ? Why do they make their trainees suffer until they tap ?

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