That is not a martial arts related thing. It comes from boxing. Now some people do it in other fighting arts. In the 1960's no one I ever heard of did that in any style of martial arts that I'm aware of.
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it originated when non traditional martial arts instructors started teaching martial arts.
it came about from boxing i believe not martial arts. and most styles f martial arts dont even do this. various cultures preform different rituals of their own
I started it
I don't know how old this tradition is, and I can't seem to find any information about it online. Does anyone know?
