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				May 26th, 2009, 12:30 PM
			
			
			
		
			
			       
				
			
			  
		
 
	
	
		
		
		
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					Originally Posted by  Big Papa Goat
					 
				 
				I am a bit of a Holmes fan, or at least I was back in high school when I read the stories, but if I recall correctly, Holmes actually did do some kind of boxing, and I think maybe even cane fighting. He was also trained in his own kind of martial arts, baritsu I believe it was called. I hope that Holmes fans aren't going to complain too much about this movie not being ridiculous and not faithful to the original, because the original was ridiculous. 
			
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 You're right. When I read about this movie, I did some research on Holmes (I never read any of the books, though I probably will now). Holmes was noted as an exceptional boxer, did cane fight, and was very good at martial arts. He was also apparently a frequent user of cocaine and morphine.  
		
	
		
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