Questions related to martial arts when treated as a sport, and the pursuant official rules and regulations.
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Criteria for a Martial Art to be considered as an olympic sport?
The title pretty much explains it. What criteria have to be met for a martial art to be considered for inclusion in the Olympics.
I understand that there has to be some semblance of international ...
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In fencing, what is a point of fact?
Given the Shin A Lam controversy, I decided to look up the rules for the appeals process.
The technical rules I found on the British Fencing website indicate that a point of fact can not be appealed. ...
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Is there a sport aspect to Krav Maga?
I'm familiar with the basics of Krav Maga (history, philosophy and approach), but not a practitioner. There's a lot to like in this martial art from my perspective, but I generally don't see any ...
