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Ottoman slap - a feasible Turkish martial technique? (Patreon)

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2016-01-28 03:40:53

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Ottoman slap - a feasible Turkish martial technique?

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige More weapons and armour videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCA860ECD7F894424 The 'Ottoman slap' is described as a deadly martial technique, and I have been asked about it. Here I argue that while I think it is a feasible technique, I also think that it was one used by the desperate and not the confident and deliberate choice of the user.