Ryo Muhoshida wrote:
I'm writing a martial arts fic and I need to find as
many forms of martial arts as I can.
Might I suggest looking at a copy of GURPS Martial Arts?
(Note to Admins: I *did not* write this book. I *do not know* its author.
I get *no* financial benefit from mentioning it.)
My first edition copy (it's in second or third now) lists 38 different
real-world styles including, admittedly, a few you might not consider useful.
Each style gets several paragraphs describing its "look and feel", any
unique features or peculiarities, and finally, its primary maneuvers and moves
(in GURPS terms, but they are named clearly enough that you don't have to be a
GURPS expert to make use of them; if you do need more info, the full descriptions
are included in the volume). It also makes an important distinction between
"art" styles and combat styles (ie, Kendo vs. Kenjutsu, Judo vs. Jujutsu).
As a side note of interest, among the listings is Jeet Kune Do, the style Bruce
Lee created, and possibly the closest thing in the real world to "Anything
Goes"/Musabetsu Kakuto. It also includes a couple of "fantasy" styles, like
an Elven martial art, that you will probably find useless, but fun to read.
-- Bob
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