Apparently Crusaders didn't know anything about "martial arts"? I mean, they were professional soldiers and killing machines, who, incidentally, eventually went and set up colonies in Asia against the will of the armed natives, whose own "martial arts" changed as a result of contact with Europeans, but the Europeans didn't know how to fight?
shareShort answer ..yes they did! And given their 'bloody' success this should come as no surprise! Also, discipline within the ranks should not be overlooked. (routing an enemy army was a popular technique and very successful in campaigns outside Europe - a classic method for a small army to defeat a bigger army ..simply have the enemy trample themselves to death).
Boxing (a more violent form then seen today incorporating multiple headbutts, elbows, knees and kicks - and hand/body conditioning using alcohol rubs the same as seen in Asian arts *generally called Dit Da Jow*) and catch wrestling (generally speaking it took over from boxing technique once the opponents were in the 'clinch' but to be honest the line between them is looser then that) these were the default arts of fighting without weapons in Europe (they grew up through Rome and Greece but probably owe their origins to earlier peoples).
However, an armed opponent is statistically the more deadly so unarmed arts were never as popular as 'armed' arts in Europe (practicality was the order of the day in European fighting - probably due to the lower population numbers).
Another interesting fact is that European fighting arts used human figure drawings (to depict techniques) hundreds of years before they were then adopted in Asia (in Asia it was handed down teacher to student directly or by the use of poetry *which never explained the true details of the arts*). Simply search for the 'Goliath manuscript' (there are other/earlier scripts but this one is for public consumption - although, i believe, its not fully published as yet) ..in it you'll find hip throws, arm breaks, kicks and knees that would today be thought of as Asian. Which should be as no surprise as there's only so many ways of unbalancing/hitting/twisting/tearing/gouging/breaking the human body! So unarmed arts should all evolve to look similar. Real killer fighting arts were forged in real+bloody combat to the death but(generally speaking) lose their fighting edge in civilian/middle class (and peaceful) times. In Europe unarmed arts all but disappeared as superior war techniques were employed compared to the direct use of flesh and bone ..on flesh and bone :)
you are just so full of yourself
you make no sense
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