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Quote Originally Posted by SuperMillionaire View Post

But wouldn't that be contradictory?

And aside from boxing and wrestling, are there any other bare-handed martial arts that don't come from Asia?
Why would it be contradictory?

Apart from boxing and wrestling? Savate (france), systema (russia), sambo (russia), keysi (spain), pankration (greece). Some of these borrow from other styles, but this happens in every fighting system, in asia as well. Some aren't really very popular as a combat sport, but then again, neither is aikido or wing chun.

If you also count stick fighting, which is also common in asia, there are even more european styles.
It would be contradictory because if they respect each other, why would they trash talk each other?

I've heard of pankration; it combines the attacks of boxing and wrestling, but has very few rules, and was an ancient Greek predecessor to Brazilian vale tudo. Let me ask you this, though: if there are lots of European martial arts, why aren't they popular? Why aren't they as popular as their Asian counterparts?

And Psychotic, I edited my post, adding things to it.