thought I'd never see this again: While it isn't from the far east, it is about another unrecognized or forgotten style of martial arts--namely near eastern ones:
entreri.egloos.com/5075869it's a manual for middle eastern knights (or fursan)--specifically the mamlukes (being from the 15th016th century): foot combat, horse combat, even wrestling on horseback, are all included in this partial scan of the manual. I'm translating it in my spare time (being medieval Arabic, the style is a bit weird, and spelling/handwriting atrocious).
EDIT: here's what the fifth plate says (four men, all with maces (or rather, sticks)):
"section of the how to of fencing with the mace on the ground"
"and that is the taking* and parrying(?), then if you do so strike left, parry left, and hit above the head, and parry from the head, and hit right and left, and strike the (unknown word), and head, the cross the guard then the (unsure meaning). then come with the mace from below towards the chin them flip it upside down then flip it over the head, then strike right and left.
below the picture:
"then strike his albows from the that direction(?), then strike left and right, and so you has the first head (section) been completed. Then your adversary does what you have done, then he does the known moves between the heads(?) of the mace, and in this manner one does what I described to you on the horse, should you perfect the play on the ground.
*possibly referring to the giving of blows.
here another plate (two men grappling on horseback):
"Section of fighting/countering on horseback with the hands"
"if he meets you and stretches his hand to your chest to pull you from on top of the horse, then counter his grapple with your left hand, and place your lower arm on his direction, and do not cross with your elbow to the outside of his lower arm, then he is (at this point, I can't make much sense of what he's saying"
