[quote=@KOgaming]
What's the best way for a newbie to get into this stuff?
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Best way is probably to find someone bored who seems to know what they're doing and ask them to do a couple practice fights with you, where they explain the concepts as you go along.

Or just go trial by fire and challenge someone to a proper fight, and wing it. That's what I did, worked alright.