vanir

I have also read Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Doe philosophy. So like him, I'm basically taking form other arts and developing my own style. I definitely want to learn more of that in my lifetime.

I have stumbled across Arnis and see something here to improvise on my melee fighting. A Phillipino martial art. Armed and unarmed.

Funny that they often had infighting and were subjugated by their neighbors--so their military history is not much to speak of...YET, whenever Moslem extremists would attempt something, or the few times some of history's best militaries attempted to invade--they always won. They beat Chinese militia, they beat Samurai, and they repelled Conqistadores.

Last but not least I have a pal in the military who has gotten some kind of specialized training blending a number of styles--he had most compliments to say about Krav Maga, Jeet Kune Doe, and Aikido. We sparred and he totally whooped my ass. I look forward to sparring him again.