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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 1964867" data-attributes="member: 1125">There is a anecdote told in taiaha fighting circles (taiaha = New Zealand Maori 'blade-staff') which tells of an old master who back in the 1960's travelled to Japan and challenged a Japanee Bo master to a duel - The taiaha master won the duel.(The taiaha is a wooden staff with a pointed butt and a bladed shaft. The blade is the main striking edge of the weapon (not the point and thus not a 'spear' as it is sometimes described)Anyway later tonight I'm gonna start a thread were we map monk abilities over to non-western fighting styles (eg Pugilist, Caporeiaist, Savate-ist) and see if they workeg Wis-bonus to AC. The Boxer is hyperaware of his environment dodging and rolling with blows. The Boxer learns to roll his shoulders and other body parts to ward of blows whilst leaving his hands free to hit.Increase Speed - Float like a butterfly sting like a Bee</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 1964867, member: 1125"] There is a anecdote told in taiaha fighting circles (taiaha = New Zealand Maori 'blade-staff') which tells of an old master who back in the 1960's travelled to Japan and challenged a Japanee Bo master to a duel - The taiaha master won the duel. ([I]The taiaha is a wooden staff with a pointed butt and a bladed shaft. The blade is the main striking edge of the weapon (not the point and thus not a 'spear' as it is sometimes described[/I]) Anyway later tonight I'm gonna start a thread were we map monk abilities over to non-western fighting styles (eg Pugilist, Caporeiaist, Savate-ist) and see if they work eg [B]Wis-bonus to AC[/B]. [I]The Boxer is hyperaware of his environment dodging and rolling with blows. The Boxer learns to roll his shoulders and other body parts to ward of blows whilst leaving his hands free to hit.[/I][B]Increase Speed[/B] - [I]Float like a butterfly sting like a Bee[/I] [/QUOTE]

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