Out Of This Centruy - Articles on American Fighting Systems

I happened across a couple of really good articles located on another blog. They both deal with American martial art systems, and especially the works of Col. Monstery from the 1800's. Definitely worth the read!

A Grand Assault-of-Arms in Old New York

 

 The Victorian Gentleman’s Self-Defense Toolkit

And from Martial Arts New York: 

Colonel Thomas H. Monstery and the Use of the Quarterstaff

kodokan goshin jutsu full film

Great instructional film! Worth the 45 minutes! Enjoy!

YASKAWA BUSHIDO PROJECT / industrial robot vs sword master

Why would anyone want to build something like this? Don't they realize that when the robot uprising occurs, they were the ones that not only armed them, but now trained them?



Still, it is kinda cool.

The Monstery-Senac Fencing Contest of 1876

This is a very cool piece of history! Check it out!

https://outofthiscentury.wordpress.com/2015/05/19/the-monstery-senac-fencing-contest-of-1876/