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| The Ottawa Medieval Sword Guild Reseach Projects Self - Defense Training |
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| Western Martial Arts (WMA) is a term that refers to any structured fighting system that has historical roots in Western Europe. Many of these combat systems have fallen out of practice over time, while others have evolved into modern sports such as Boxing and Fencing. Unlike there Eastern counter parts which maintained a strong oral tradition (passing knowledge directly from one person to the next), some WMA have not been actively practiced for hundreds of years. Luckly many of these combat systems were recorded in manuscripts which still survive to this day. From these documents we have been able to recreate many of these martial arts and are slowly begining the process of reintroducing them into modern society. | |||||||||
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