Stavast - Knife Fighting in the Netherlands - The Forbidden art of Bekkensnijden Book by Jerome Blanes Chin Na Clair College Technical training sessions

Clair College Technical training sessions

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Stavast - Knife Fighting in the Netherlands - The Forbidden art of Bekkensnijden Book by Jerome Blanes Chin Na Clair College Technical training sessionsThe history and culture of a typical Netherlands phenomenon: A hundreds of years old traditional knife fighting art named Bekkesnijden (Maul Cutting). Single fights or tournaments were organized at the fairs or by the pubs and inns. There was a code of honor and a set of rules. Victory came when blood was drawn by cutting the opponents face. Death was a rare outcome, but as arguments and other mishaps were often fought out in a similar fashion, death