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I have practiced two martial arts... aikido and horsemanship

 it is common knowledge that a skilled martial artist can defend against a
much larger attacker...
in the dojo they speak of the softness of water that
wears away the toughest stone...
Terry Dobson called it
"giving in to get your way"... the irony is that this skill comes only through tempering the personality
w/ painful physical, mental and spiritual testing.. most people do not think of horsemanship as a martial art, but the
domestication of the horse may have been one of the most historically
important innovations in the technology of warfare..
right up there with iron, steel, and gunpowder.

the finesse of
dressage is based on centering, balance, suppleness, and harmony..all
principles of the Asian hand to hand arts...
The movements themselves are
European battle field techniques... the three day event was once a test to
join the cavalry, proving that horse and rider had the mettle cross country over battlefield fences
and the discipline for the parade ground ...even the trophy belt buckle has it's origin in the plate armour belly protection of the spanish conquistadores