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Originally Posted by Tenchu
This is a common thought, so I am going to give you the exception that you have pretty much just quoted what you have heard, and not thought it through in great detail. Do you really believe this? Really?
I train Muay Thai mostly, but just because I am bound by rules do you think on the street I dont know how to kick the balls, throat, or gouge the eyes? I think every serious fighter might train with rules, but only a fool is eternally bound by them.
Believe me, if this were the old days in a country like Japan, I would have submitted myself to a Lord when I was 14 and given my life to fighting in realism for life and death. But this is not those days. I joined the Army but got booted after 9 months. There are few professions a man who wishes the title of Warrior can take. Bruce took one, an actor, showing your skills on TV. Another is the Army, I tried it, but got kicked out for argue with police. Another is a teacher, but I think that is for older men to teach. So I am choosing tournament fighter.
So, I would love to train only for real fighting, and then duel like Musashi did. But where the fuck will I get money? Tournament fighting is a legitamite profession, one that will allow me to continue to train martial skills full time, as was the Army. And in the case of Muay Thai, the only reason there are rules is because all the fighters kept dieing or being permanently injured, so rules came into play to help allow the sport to flourish, and people not to die so much. The old way was to get into a ring and just fight to the death, no breaks, no ref, last man standing.
The fact remains, the best fighter will be the one who trains the most. The one who trains the most is the one who has the time and money to do it, the one who has the time and money to do it is the one who makes money from doing it. And every fuckin Muay Thai fighter or BJJ dude or MMA fighter or whatever, they know how to fight dirty, they are not stupid.
So, whoever told you what you said is plain dumb, k.
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Like I said... Bruce sparred realistically so you can rest assured that he trained a lot and trained for realism. Bruce jumping in the Muay Thai, Boxing or Karate ring would be silly because it WOULD restrict HIM. I don't think he despised or looked down on fighters that entered the ring either. In fact one of his favourite fighters was Muhammed Ali and much of his punching techniques come from boxing.
Also Bruce's philosophy on fighting was his legacy rather than his ability. Though Bruce's martial ability was amazing. I don't know why you can't accept that and stop with this "dick measuring" that you're doing at the moment.