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Originally posted by Ian_GDM
There are better ways than martial arts to get in shape, martial arts are expensive insurance against a usually entirely avoidable and statistically very rare danger. The only reason I can think of to train them is because they are fun and the competition is enjoyable. At which point the effectiveness of various arts is a moot point just how much you enjoy them.
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I think martial arts are far more useful than for just that "entirely avoidable and statistically very rare danger". Whereas Scardog stated martial arts are just a small part of a physical situation, I think the physical situation is just a small part of the martial arts. BUT, we all seem to have a very similar rationale that the best self-defense will always be avoidance.