There is literally nothing correct in anything Antony says here... his reading of the kanji is incorrect (合 in no way means "fight", unless part of "shiai", a contest, or bout... it means "to join, or unite"), he continually reminds us that, despite being a self-professed "historical researcher" of Japanese martial arts and related topics, he is deeply ignorant and has done no real research at all into the topic, that, as a "historian", he doesn't rely on any historical records or documents, and that the entire thing is the fevered imaginings (based on very incorrect readings of the kanji) put forth by himself and Yoshie MInami, neither of whom are martial artists, trained, educated, or experienced in anything even closely relating to the topic.
He should be roundly ignored, and has no worth as a historian, researcher, source, or anything related to the topic.
But a good laugh, if you can get past the cringing.
There is literally nothing correct in anything Antony says here... his reading of the kanji is incorrect (合 in no way means "fight", unless part of "shiai", a contest, or bout... it means "to join, or unite"), he continually reminds us that, despite being a self-professed "historical researcher" of Japanese martial arts and related topics, he is deeply ignorant and has done no real research at all into the topic, that, as a "historian", he doesn't rely on any historical records or documents, and that the entire thing is the fevered imaginings (based on very incorrect readings of the kanji) put forth by himself and Yoshie MInami, neither of whom are martial artists, trained, educated, or experienced in anything even closely relating to the topic.
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But a good laugh, if you can get past the cringing.