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While they're is many valid posts in this thread I will add some more.
Psili had the best one...dont get in fights...dont put yourself in fights...this is at the core of Goju-Ryu Karate i studied for 8 years, member of the Butokukai under a devout sensei who was under Gogen Yamaguchi
Anthony- run from knives....very good advice.
SSp - also great post. Adenaline does play a roll and ... like they say..."Its not the size of the dog in the fight...its the size of the fight in the dog"
heres my observations from reading all of the above input.
To say cetain martial arts are useless is a blind post not having been one on one with a master of the art...thats just foolish.
Miyamoto Musashi was the greatest swordman in all of Japa apparently and he says , "know your enamy and know yourself...in a hundred battles you will never lose...." read the book of five rings to find out the rest. he wrote it. he lived it. those fights were over in a blink of the sun across the blade of a sword. I think ill believe him.
No master (mental and physical ) of most ancient martial arts would ever enter a contest with something to prove. The philosophy is against it...so most of you havent seen nothing of most arts. You'd have to really out wit them to accomplish this... whatever the style...it will probably never or somewhere around the odds of a solar eclipse. They are that smart.
As for BJJ it does seem to be dominant in a ring...but picture this...you and your BJJ buddy are getting in a fight with 5 street fighters outside a bar...I hope you can incapacitate all off them at once ...because if you think the other guys are going to stand around while you twist the one guys arms and legs off I would also be practicing religeon.But , on the other hand I do not discredit it, just bring up a scenario....I also have a few years in BJJ as well as most karate and such dojos are now learning it and implementing it...the basic were there from Judo anyways...
I know study Muay Thai for fun and competition
Ill let my spirit take care of situations in the street need be...
Very good topic...
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