"The exercising of weapons putteth away aches, griefs, and diseases, it increaseth strength and sharpeneth the wits, it giveth a perfect judgment, it expelleth melancholy, choleric, and evil conceits, it keepeth a man in breath, in perfect healthe, and long life." – George Silver (1599)

These are both awesome straight-forward and effective styles.

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miles
June 12, 2010
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Given the constraints of an American lifestyle — ie, not able to train eight hours a day, not able to train from early childhood, but want to train lifelong rather than for a brief professional-fighting career — does anyone else think that training in a combination of Western boxing and Xingyi would produce the nastiest possible martial artist?

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