Talk:Laelia Furfuracea/@comment-24087318-20140919062555

They do, actually. Look at Fencing as a core example. The actual strike with the foil is only 20% of the entire thing, footwork is *everything* because it dictates your position, your potential movement, your momentum.

You'd be surprised how much of this changes if you're off your feet. Try swinging a bat standing up, and then sitting down. It's entirely different because your lower body just isn't there for the follow-through. Without that grounded stance, swordplay is still possible, but not something similar to a grounded stance. Techniques, stances, etc, would likely have to be created just for it.

While I'm able to consider the whole five-to-one thing, MASTERING five entire styles? At that age? Most people don't even master a single style of a martial art until their 20's or later. Much less learning/practicing five at once.

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