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Maori Martial Arts, Bartitsu, and can an Uruk bench-press a motorcycle? With Tony Wolf
Episode 17
For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/maori-martial-arts-bartitsu-episode17/
To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy
Tony Wolf is an author, lecturer, antiquarian, and has trained in a very wide range of martial arts. In this conversation we discuss everything from Maori martial arts to Professional Wrestling, Victorian combatives to the Lord of the Rings (he designed the fighting styles for the different peoples of Middle Earth).
And yes, he answers the question: can an Uruk bench press a motorcycle?
In the show we discuss the Maori martial art Te Mau Taiaha, and he mentions the reality TV series called "Toa" ("Warrior"). In addition, Tony recommends "The Dead Lands", “which is basically "Apocalypto" set in prehistoric New Zealand. Lots of stylistically accurate fighting.”
The weapon is a Taiaha:
You can find his many books at his Amazon author page here.
You can see his excellent documentary on the Suffragettes’ martial arts training, “No Man Shall Protect Us” here: https://vimeo.com/275968947
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Episode 17
For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/maori-martial-arts-bartitsu-episode17/
To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy
Tony Wolf is an author, lecturer, antiquarian, and has trained in a very wide range of martial arts. In this conversation we discuss everything from Maori martial arts to Professional Wrestling, Victorian combatives to the Lord of the Rings (he designed the fighting styles for the different peoples of Middle Earth).
And yes, he answers the question: can an Uruk bench press a motorcycle?
In the show we discuss the Maori martial art Te Mau Taiaha, and he mentions the reality TV series called "Toa" ("Warrior"). In addition, Tony recommends "The Dead Lands", “which is basically "Apocalypto" set in prehistoric New Zealand. Lots of stylistically accurate fighting.”
The weapon is a Taiaha:
You can find his many books at his Amazon author page here.
You can see his excellent documentary on the Suffragettes’ martial arts training, “No Man Shall Protect Us” here: https://vimeo.com/275968947
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