Let’s look at some sources describing Bowie and Mexican knife fighting.
Tag: 19th century martial arts
“Belaboring each other fiendishly.” The early days of kendo and kenjutsu in America
An early history of Kendo and Kenjutsu in America in different cities.
Singlestick… Or is it? Stick sports in America, an investigation
Was singlestick presented at the 1904 Olympics? Was Teddy Roosevelt an ardent singlestick fighter? Or was it all something else?