From my experience, pacifists who have needed to develop skill in fighting tend to be brutally effective, because they care about the fight to be over, not being seen to know how to fight.
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Studies? I doubt it, but there are opportunities to observe how mindset and acculturation impacts the development and expressions of fighting styles.
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e.g. from what I understand Kuntao Silat from Indonesia shares a great deal technically with the “internal” Taoist Kung Fu styles of China (Baguazhang, Xing Yi, Taiji) . But it expresses differently. Wudang arts look like dance while kuntao looks like a mauling by a wild animal.
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You could go down the ugly rabbit hole of street fight videos on YouTube. Many who valorize & practice martial arts (and even MMA) are pacifists who have never been in a real fight. Also seems relevant - UFC 1:https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2804552-ufc-1-25-years-later-the-story-behind-the-event-that-started-an-industry …
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@JackSlackMMA wrote about "style vs style" in his old Wushu Watch column:https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/d7ayna/wushu-watch-dojo-storming-for-a-better-tomorrow …
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