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Originally Posted by pumpum
thanks for your reply ronin and maybe i was a bit harsh on the "arts" however i still maintain that the main reason theyre good for is to physically train your body to be fitter and so maybe perform better, however not to provide any specific skill once actually fighting.
the thing is anybody can throw a punch you dont need martial arts to teach you that, maybe train you so that you can throw harder and better but so will other exercise.
Iv watched the vids posted - none of them represent an actual street brawl theyre done on stages with padding and guards and more importantly with rules or there fighting really slow as in th case of the rusian vid. More over when youv got 2 guys with thesame martial arts expertise both trained the same both trained to think in the enviroment of their art well you can see them pausng and hesitating while trying to "outsmart or counter" teir opponents move - real street fighting isnt like this at all.
I knwo a martial artist who on the DAY of his wedding! got into a fight with another guy who was smaller than him the little guy jumped on him and bit off the front lower part of his face - he was truly fucked up - he has tp have plastic surgery every 8- 9 months now and guess what he doesnt go to the gym anymore.
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Street fight has no rules... a properly train martial artist are trained to be prepared for all kind of situation and attack. Your example of a punch, sure, anyone can throw a punch, but how many knows how to do it properly? And how many know how to hold their fist properly? As ronin said, the training doesn't make you invincible, but having the additional knowledge and be able to apply it is different... people who train in the art and is too comfy sparring in the partner is totally different from someone who train to handle street situation specifically.... In my dojo, we have multiple type of training: Traditional and Sport. Traditional training is very very different, we emphasize on real street situation... anything is allowed, the "below belt" rule does not exist