Arioch wrote:The Japanese "martial arts," and Bushido itself, were all developed after the period in which the samurai actually fought wars. So, like most "martial arts," they have almost no military value. Some of them may have been useful for fighting duels, but even that is doubtful.
Wouldn´t dismiss them this hard. Living next to a subpar part of Hamburg, i still profit from my Wing Tsun training 20 years ago. The basic rules still kick in when it comes to a confrontation (5 times in the last 8 years).
Without them or untrained it would have been even more unpleasant.
Arioch wrote:So Loroi observers of Terran martial arts would probably view them with mixed reactions of nostalgia and amusement.
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