User blog comment:Gabool the Wild/The Idoicy of the Boxing Hare/@comment-1884658-20100711154430

There is a difference between the real world and the Redwall world. At Salamandastron, boxing is standarly taught to new recriuts, so every hare can box decently. Some hares go farther. A spear was a bad example due to what Gandr said, but I can see how it would be difficult to fight someone with a sword. Training, old chap.