tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29683800.post115098424162844254..comments2006-09-19T10:56:29.236-04:00Comments on 100 Days of Swordsmanship: Upgrade your punch now... new model availableCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17692569836552546985noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29683800.post-1151034107020683122006-06-22T23:41:00.000-04:002006-06-22T23:41:00.000-04:00A more modern example would be early Ultimate Figh...A more modern example would be early Ultimate Fighting Championship matches where known champion stand-up fighters were easily defeated by jiu-jutsu fighters because they didn't know how to defend themselves against grappling. Now, everyone knows at least some grappling when they go into a mixed martial arts fight.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692569836552546985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29683800.post-1151024299751489922006-06-22T20:58:00.000-04:002006-06-22T20:58:00.000-04:00I really like the point that fighting is a technol...I really like the point that fighting is a technology, or at least an art, but the story about the closed-fist punch being a European import smells of urban legend to me. I've been reading The Third Chimpanzee, which makes some interesting comments about this kind of cultural or evolutionary transmission, and also specifically mentions punching among lower primates. I wonder if Lee can cite a source on that comment.limeduckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767656990324644244noreply@blogger.com