if your a martial artist and you don't spare on a weekly bases do you really beleif that your moves will work

Question

what i am saying is there are alot of us don't spare 2times a week and act like we will survive a street fight when we know that most of are move are not base in a relilistic setting. the odd of some grabbing are slim . i guess what iam is traditional martial arts don't work unless it is your whole life . simplicety is the key.just don't thing that most understand that karate ,kung fu , tae kwon do , judo, jujitsu,akiado,and almost of the others where made in countries where everyone did martial arts here in america those rule do not aply. and in light of the many tourments martailarts is no longer a underground SO WHAT IAM ASKING IS HOW CAN THE AVAERGE MARTIAL ARTS DECIADE IF HE/SHE IS WAISTING THERE TIME LEARNING THE OLD WAYS IF THEY DON'T TEST THEM OUT WEEKLY .

I AM A MARTIAL ARTIST . I PRACTISE KENPO AND MAUY THAI . I GUESS I AM TIRE OF HEARING OTHER MARTIAL THAT NEVER BEEN IN ONE REAL FIGHT ACT LIKE THEY AREBRUC LEE. P.S . I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL FIGHT IN WHICH THE MAUY THAI TRAINING CAME IN MORE USEFUL THEN THE KENPO

Answer 1

My kung fu is strong. Crushing my brothers does not make me stronger, just more arrogant. And no one is going to fight you when they can shoot you. So do not worry about the practical application just enjoy a skill that makes you healthier than the guy who studied Tekken 5.

Answer 2

While you do retain some of what you learned, you can forget some of the techniques, the best techniques are the most basic that you learned as a white belt or beginner.

Martial Arts has been a big part of my life (the better part of 15 yrs) and I just recently started back after a 2yr hiatus; but it's never been my whole life, and we only spar like once a month, but free-sparring is only one part; you have your basic techniques or "one steps" as we in the Korean Martial Arts call it and that can help more than anything by teaching control and power in your execution of the techniques.

Remember that Martial Arts are for defending yourself, your family, friends or those that can't fend for themselves and may require your help; not to go out and look for reasons to fight.

But if it becomes necessary to use what you've learned and you feel any degree of danger to yourself or those around you, then you have that option to use it.

you should also practice at home, or if you can, call a friend from class who wants to do more training and (with your teacher's permission of course) do a little sparring, but remember also that it's just an exhibition not a real fight it's for the benefit of both of you to learn your strengths and weaknesses; and always remember safety: wear all safety gear you have: pads, chest guards, headguards, athletic support etc.

good luck

Answer 3

You can u se martial arts. Most people are right in saying, why learn a martial art when you can use a gun. Sorry to say but any one would do the same for you. Martial arts are i na world where all it takes is a simple move a finger to destroy or kill some one. Dispatching your foe is no longer a art, even sport, or game, its a massacre and no ones willign to paly the game fair. But if you are lucky enough to fight a true martial artists some one willing to train and fight tahtn your in tough **** there stronger not jsut because of there techniques but mainly all teh working out. and they are more profiecint that most morons they know how to convert moves to a more probable situation. so i think they are in fact ik now

Answer 4

Of course, you have to test them as often as you can. It is speed that counts. Otherwise, just learn Ti Chi, I think that is how you spell it, sorry. But if you have ever seen it, it is like a snail movements, but yet, it is considered martial arts. You have to be very fast in martial arts, in fact, any of them named above. You have to anticipate the strike movements, and you cannot broadcast either, meaning making the movements that give away you next strike, etc. If you did not practice and test with others, then how do you know, if you are fast enough. If it is on the street, I suggest to carry a weapon, if you are going to challenge someone, because they might not know the martial arts, but a bullet is a lot faster, and if you are not Bruce Lee or any of the others, you will probably have a bullet in you. No I am not in a gang, I am a mother, and grandmother, but I did meet Chuck Norris when I lived in Hunt. Beach, Ca., before he became famous, I was considering going to his classes. I went to an ex-Marine, that knew more street smart type of street fighting to help women defend themselves. There was very little martial arts involved, although he did teach us some Judo.
He would come up to us and try to choke one of us, and believe you me, you learn real fast what to do, and to do it fast.

Answer 5

I feel exactly the same way as you. I can't stand it whe people talk about how their style or they are so deadly. Even worse when they claim they're too deadly to spar.

I can easily snap someone neck, choke them until they die, etc... but do I shy away from sparring? Hell no! I still do it! I simply don't kill people while sparring. I train to improve my technique and learn new things.

I have known few people who never spar and have very high rank in a style. When we spar, they lose and stop immidately because they think I'm breaking some "rule" or make up some excuse. They have no problem when they're hiding behind their belt, but whe it come to the time to take it off and step on the mat or ring, all they're good at is running their mouth and being a coward. Those people are natural born coward. They all should be gathered up ad shoot in back of the head so no one else learn how to be a coward from them.

I know many people who claim to spar but they simply role play. Role play isn't same as sparring. Role play is basically acting and good if you want to be a actor/actress, but when it come to sparring or fighting, it is utterly USELESS!

Like as everything else in life, you can easily pretend to do something with the air, role play out things, read about stuff all time, etc... but when it come to real life without any beforehand training/practice, you're completely lost.

I know people like to claim their style isn't a sport. Do you think people like doctor, firemen, etc... Never train for anything in real life situtation but talk all about how they would do it, collect tools, etc... then walk in and start performing a surgery or go into burning building and rescue people? Hell no! they don't do that! They practice in real life situtation such as on dead body or building that have fire spew from pipe and other things before they try their hands at real things. That's how martial arts should be.

Unfortunately today most martial artists perfer to pretend being a asian from old time, growing garden, drink tea, write hakuti, talk about bruce Lee, talk about how they're too dagerous and other dumb things instead of get in the gym and break a sweat and train so hard until they're covered in bruise.

I'm glad I am not one of those moron asian wannabe.

Answer 6

it's never a waist of time everybody should know some. there are other practical applications to martial arts than fighting. in fact i would have gotten a hole through my scull if i hadn't known karate. after about 2 years it starts to sit into your subconscious so it will always be there. even if those silly moves feel like your not accomplishing anything. stick with it. the whole point of martial arts is (not) to fight. but your teaching the body how to react if you are forced to.

Answer 7

We don't do randori...(officially at least) within the Bujinkan at large.

But I do regularly train with MMA students, a friend who's an instructor in Southern Wing Chun/Pai Lum and Muay Thai, and a Dojang that has open sparring against their Hapkido/TKD students.

I don't neccescarily agree that "in America those rules do not apply." It's all in how you test what you have been trained in.

Now, do I agree somewhat that even arts that train in sparring...do it largely like a bunch of wimps. Point sparring/fighting/low contact sparring.....etc.

Largely the days of getting to those higher levels of training and perceptive evolution by getting hit and hit hard are gone.

Answer 8

Pick a fight with one of them and find out.












Let me know which hospital to send the flowers to.

Answer 9

I learnt many years ago and found recently that i still know what i need to in a fight.
Its like riding a bike, you dont really forget.

Answer 10

ive herd the best way to learn to fight is to fight