I have decided to experiment. Since there's not much for me to do else right now, I give you; the Adventures of Minko.

Fink Crossway.
The corrosiveness of the taint sickens the land. A dirty fink stands here,
smelling up the place.
You see exits leading north, northeast, south, and west.
328h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-hunt
hunt

You wildly swing an iron-banded club at a dirty fink. You pound him in the gut,
but it barely fazes him.
328h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You wildly swing an iron-banded club at a dirty fink. You pound him in the gut,
but it barely fazes him.
328h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
328h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You have recovered balance on your left arm.
328h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
A dirty fink kicks you in the shin.
288h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-hunt
hunt

You wildly swing an iron-banded club at a dirty fink. You pound him in the gut,
but it barely fazes him.
288h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You wildly swing an iron-banded club at a dirty fink. You powerfully pound him,
making him stagger back.
288h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
The air slightly freshens as a fink slinks off to the north.
288h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
288h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You have recovered balance on your left arm.
288h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
A dirty fink leaps at your throat and scratches you with a dirty claw.
251h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-hunt
hunt

You wildly swing an iron-banded club at a dirty fink. You powerfully pound him,
making him stagger back.
251h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You wildly swing an iron-banded club at a dirty fink. You powerfully pound him,
making him stagger back.
251h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You bleed 2 health.
249h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
249h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You have recovered balance on your left arm.
249h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
A dirty fink rakes you with his dirty claws.
205h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-hunt
hunt

You wildly swing an iron-banded club at a dirty fink. With great force, you
pound him with a resounding crack.
205h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You wildly swing an iron-banded club at a dirty fink. With great force, you
pound him with a resounding crack.
205h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
A dirty fink rakes you with his dirty claws.
175h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
175h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-
You have recovered balance on your left arm.
175h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-hunt
hunt

You wildly swing an iron-banded club at a dirty fink. With great force, you
pound him with a resounding crack.
The final blow proves too much for a dirty fink, who expires, pitifully.
You have slain a dirty fink.
175h, 296m, 352e, 0p ex-

This with aggressive + bear.

aggresive combat stance does bugger all

Can we get some timestamps?

And a few different stance tests.

On the subject of stances...

Has anyone ever noticed that as a Novice, the Concentrated stance actually lowers your chance to hit while the Lightning one raises it?

I mentioned it to Stagar a looooooong time ago, dunno if it's been fixed but I had that problem as a Novice and some other Ur'Guard Novice said he did too.

Does lightning stance lower the damage you do by that much?

Thats odd. I usually kill the gnomes in six swings. without bear and no combat style