On the same vein as the stick arts topic, here is the unarmed one. Gouren (Breton wrestling, France) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvod6Y89Usg"]Gouren - YouTube[/ame] Cornish wrestling (Wales) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB45pUAaM1Y"]Cornish Wrestling - the basics - YouTube[/ame] Backhold wrestling (Scotland) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gN5nS67kuM"]scottish backhold wrestling - YouTube[/ame] Schwingen wrestling (Switzerland) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRJQpXMAm3E"]Wrestling with tradition - YouTube[/ame] Kirkpinar wrestling (Turkey) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ9jTZmCONc"]Historical Kirkpinar Turkish Oil Wrestling - YouTube[/ame] Glima wrestling (Iceland) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLUPXmZr4ek"]Rallarsving - Glima - YouTube[/ame] Savate (France) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZk_1zcEX0w"]YouTube[/ame] Might have put some more, but I'm a bit in a hurry, so feel free to add some more.
Ok, some more: Kurash (Ouzbekistan) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1g2-itQs0A"]Kurash Chidaoba Khapsagay Gulesh Trinta Sambo - YouTube[/ame] Catch as catch can wrestling (UK, USA?) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtTyARX9cg8"]Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling - YouTube[/ame] Ngbache, kotoko wrestling (Cameroon) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuSEyVEC0nY"]The Ngbache of King Me - YouTube[/ame] Dambe (Saharan region) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWF_ARr91bs"][CNN] Traditional Nigerian 'Dambe' Boxing 2008.07.14 - YouTube[/ame] Evala (Togo) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgI5gaibtho"]Les Evala in Kara (Togo) Expro IAAS Togo - YouTube[/ame] Gypsie bareknuckle boxing (Bristish Isles) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB0_QEh-KVs"]King of the Gypsies (1995) - YouTube[/ame] Capoeira (Brazil) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9mButj_0xk"]Deadly Arts - Capoeira part 01 - YouTube[/ame]
On that note, I've got numerous antique Bare Knuckle Boxing and Wrestling manuals available for free download. I'm curently working on Owen Swift's Hand-book to Boxing to add to it, hopefully in a month or two. Peace favor your sword, Kirk
Khridoli Krivi boxing (Georgia) wonder when the documentary about it is coming out. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBrQ2f4kqeE"]Khridoli "Krivi" Georgian Boxing -Niko Abazadze in Bronx, NY - YouTube[/ame]
I think the Georgian arts are some of the greatest unknown treasures of the Western martial legacy. I can't wait to see this. And to add to the list: Kampfringen: [ame]http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=xfuMYqfmACM&feature=related[/ame] [ame]http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=iCS_tFVv-Ww&feature=related[/ame] And just for fun, a lighthearted demo of European dagger defence: [ame]http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=-0ninIXOkWg&feature=related[/ame] Best regards, -Mark
The first one is good but the short boxing sequence is anachronistic, I don't think anyone punched like that before the 20th century, anyone correct me if I'm wrong.
There's very little evidence of how pugilism was conducted in the middle ages. Suffice it to say, might as well use the art to deal with as many types of punches as possible. In Roman times, the Celts (Gauls?) were known for being excellent strikers with hands and feet, according to (I think) Tacitus. Best regards, -Mark
I've got no doubt that striking was involved, but for modern boxing guard and horizontal punches, I'm not sure we see that before the advent of boxing gloves. From Nicolas Petter, we can see that the punch is made vertical: http://jfgilles.club.fr/escrime/bibliotheque/petter/images/72.jpg
