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Post by estara on Mar 4, 2006 2:38:43 GMT -5
I personally hate American History....but I think its probably a fair statement that most Americans do. Most people that are interested in History or Culture seem to like other countries history and cultures. I mean American history is just boring...Captain John Smith this...Amerigo Vespucci that..General Custard dies......blah blah. I personally think most Americans hate American history because a) the version they teach in school is a pale, bloodless, watered down version, b) guilt over like, everything (slavery, genocide, what have you), and c) there's not not enough martial arts. Seriously, people would be sooo psyched about watching a movie based on American history if they got to see Custard and some native dude going all Jet Li on each other. |
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Post by Nauren on Mar 4, 2006 9:43:23 GMT -5
lol well no martial arts isn't necessarily true. The French used self defense techniques from an art called Savate. Points of Greco Roman Wrestling were also used. Not to mention fencing. English Backhold Wrestling, the Spanish Baratero, obviously Irish Boxing, Frenche Danse De Rue, Lutte Parisien, Native American Wrestling, Greek Pankration, Italian Pila Stick Fighting, Russian Sambo, Scottish Highland Fighting (yes its a real style), European Stav, and French Zipota.
lol guess I went overboard but every country had an art of self-defense originate from with in. The similarity between all these arts...is most often they were considered a way of life and implimented in everything. Modern days we only see martial arts as hollywood wanna be's..but in history..these arts were exactly that... ART! So its very possible....that General Custard had a native american wrestled his ass to the ground.
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Post by estara on Mar 4, 2006 16:18:42 GMT -5
they never include that in the movies....
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Post by Nauren on Mar 4, 2006 17:26:47 GMT -5
because the movies are made by the one continent without a real fighting style...USA. America has had martial arts created here.....however..they were created by foreigners.
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Post by Kaifu1 on Mar 4, 2006 21:06:07 GMT -5
Well, I've been told a "brand" of street fighting has its orgins in the US. But, I can see the connection between pride, and a martial art to call your own.
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