Easiest way to get combat discoveries?

[Eraldo03]

All I have right now are unarmed moves so I'm mainly interested in melee stuff.
Is there any trick on how to learn new moves or am I supposed to just roam forests and punch ants to death like an idiot?

[DDDsDD999]

To get combat discoveries you need to be able to use the move. This means you need the equipment and necessary IP. You need a shield equipped to learn "shield up". You need a sword and up to 9 IP to get all the melee moves (you can use an axe to get all but sting I think). Certain animals give certain moves.

Basically: Spam take-aim and have a sword and shield equipped. Try to fight a variety of animals as they give different moves. Ants give basic UA moves and chop. Bats give a few more UA moves, maybe some melee moves. Foxes/Boars/Badgers/Deer and some that I'm probably forgetting give more advanced moves like sting, shield, zig-zag. Bears/Lynxes/Moose give the most advanced moves like cleave