 There are also a number of Early Modern fencing masters of note in England, such as George Silver and Joseph Swetnam.Academic fencing takes its origin in the Middle Ages, and is subject to the changes of fencing fashion throughout the Early Modern period.It establishes itself as the separate style of Mensur fencing in the 18th

The traditional Persian style of grappling was known as koshti, with the physical exercise and schooled sport known as varzesh-e bastani.