I’m just going by dab00g’s posts.
I know someone who was told by another friend that he went commando…and he’s a martial artist. It’s an off-topic thing, but I don’t see people do it in public. 
Once I learned that martial arts were pretty much impractical to use in real life situations, I quit. In a streetfight, I will pick something up and I will hit you with it. I am going to bite, kick, scratch, gougue and manipulate small joints if I can. I don’t get paid to fight, it’s for self defense only so I will do whatever it takes. LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I WILL HIT YOU IN THE GENITALS!!! You can call me whatever names you want, but I won’t be the one going to the hospital. I honestly believe that martial arts are only effective for first strike. The second both parties are prepared to fight, martial arts loses it’s effectiveness by like a lot of %. Not only that, but most people have a few friends with them now and then. So all the MMA (supposedly most practical discipline(s)) in the world isn’t going to help you when 3 guys are fighting dirty as shit and wielding weapons.
You make it sound like world is Streets of Rage with pipes and barrels everywhere. More training/martial arts experience only increases your % to win. (assuming you’re learning the correct things) Not saying you auto win because you’re doing practical martial arts, but it definitely counts beyond the “first strike”. That mentality almost sounds like point sparring from TKD/Karate.
My many responses to this post:
“Watch out guys, we have a badass over here!”
“A gun? That’s smart. It’s not like anyone else has one.”
“You fight to win? How original.”
“As much crying as you do in the Relationship/Dating thread, I’d be surprised if you actually had time to take your hands away from your sobbing face and ball them into fists.”
He has another hand to “comfort” himself.
Hey Drama. Keep that in the appropriate thread. You Did-stick.
Most Martial arts were good for the period they were created in. However, I will use Japanese martial arts as an example because they are the most often cited. These are primarily used for sport now. Many of the real life applications are gone now. I read an interview awhile back by a couple of Grandmasters of thier creed. Because the world changed during Meiji era going into the current one many warrior art applications were taken out because martial arts began to stress competition, the application was to no longer kill someone on a battle field or for your lord but to score points so a killing techinique is worthless. Some of these techniques were kept mind you but it’s antiquated and I would imagine that you would have to be a certain level of maturity to learn these techs, if they still exist. If you want real world self defense, there are martial arts used that were not watered down for competition, Military martial arts come to mind Krav Maga ect. If you want something “real” go for something that can be practically used and has been used for military or body guard training. Traditional feel martial arts are good if you want to use them for personal growth or to feel more at one with your creed. Just be smart with what you are looking for and know what you are looking for when you go into it.
I tried Karate. I loved it but the sensei was a complete tool. If I can find a good sensei I’ll get back into it. Though this is proving difficult (I’m broke as hell)
The Question, I’m sure you can find TMA schools that don’t train for sport. Personally, I don’t look for sport as there’s no point system for when it really matters.
My point exactly it’s just like I said/read a punch in Karate that was used by farmers to break armor sounds cool but I doubt someone now would get it off in time or that it would work on kevlar. Some tech’s were probably kept and there are a couple masters out thier who have techs that are still applicable now finding them is the key. A notable one who as done this is Masaaki Hatsumi in Japan or Stephen K Hayes in the states. These are traditional Masters who have used traditional arts in modern times. But effectiveness would still go to either their arts or similar masters or as I stated earlier military martial arts used by bodyguard/miliary groups around the world.
yeah, or you just fell and got back up, like every other person on the planet without glass bones disease.
I took some karate lessons as a kid and hated it. too much of the spirit and discipline stuff for me.
Now I do boxing. I like MMA much more as a sport but I’m too much of a pussy, dont want my knee fucked up or get poked in the eye etc.
Interesting doc on Chinese Martial Artists, including some who had to flee Mainland China
This is a series on Taijiquan, only in Mandarin though, sorry :S
So what manga is the scene with the car from?
I box regularly at a club but I really don’t think I wanna do it in competition. I used to do karate like all kids at 10 but I stuck with it a bit longer & became a brown belt before the teacher moved the location to 5 miles away at which point I reached the belt of can’t be bothered to do this any more.
The Breaker: New Waves
Ok guys, do you agree or disagree and why when you watch this video.
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^Always liked Kyokushinkai. Though I still don’t see why they avoid strikes to the face in Kumite, as leg kicks can do just as much if not more damage than a punch, ask any Nak Muay.
Kyokushin always felt like a more applicable raw karate and it does help that so many pop references to Mas Oyama where made because of his Musashi like Persona. That being said I have heard that the organization hasn’t been doing well due to internal strife in the highger ranks. I hope it doesn’t get sported out too much but hey thats the way it is now for many martial arts. I was always under the impression that early on pretty much anything went for kumite?
Now everyone takes far too much care of themselves though so that maybe why. Kinda like how MMA genre with Pride turned to UFC, Pride was awesome but now the genre is more rule heavy. Pride really did have a grappler baki feel to it. You could get wrecked but man seeing the production value in those matches that must have been the closest feel to being a gladiator as you can get in this age.
Bewd : This guy who studies Kyokushin told me that Mas thought it was “easy” for someone to land a punch to the face. He wanted to see how someone could come up with a strategy to defeat your opponent without going for the obvious. Like I said, this is what I was told. :lol:
The Question : Also from the same guy, the internal strife were present before Oyama’s death but out of respect for him they were kept in check. Once he died then all hell broke loose. That’s why there are several offshoots derived from Kyokushin.
Aah I see that makes sense. There are a few notable schools now where the master is quite advanced and has yet to name a successor, I know favortism is something that is frowned upon but as a buisness standpoint or rather a way to keep a school intact I hope that more successors are named out of a sense of preservation. It’s a shame that many peoples ego gets in the way and thats what causes these divides. A man can make an institution but the institution is always more than the man.
In another note found this vid not sure if it was posted but its from a teacher based out of NY who is pretty interesting the vid is two parts but I found it interesting.
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He actually has a few interviews pretty smart stuff if link doesn’t work look up Roberto Sharpe
Oh another interesting fact about Kyokushin. What’s being taught around the world is mostly sport related. “Oyama” KK is 85% striking about the other 15% was grappling since Mas also had a black belt in Judo and also knew some JJ. Rumor has it that there are only a few people in the world who teach the same Kyokushin that Mas taught.