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Were there any manuals or schools of hand-to-hand combat available in England or France in the Late Middle Ages? I know fencing and alike were popular, but what about weaponless combat? Did martial arts from different cultures found their way into Europe (in whatever small way) at the time?

by /u/LukeInTheSkyWith in /r/AskHistorians

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