Why so much suckage?

**RWaggs** · Posted On: 7/06/2012 8:56am

Originally Posted by gregaquaman

Do capoeira. Still wont make him a combat monster but there are no forms and heaps of flashy kicks.

Plus, when he finally transitions to a fighting art, he'll already be fast, limber and strong as ****. I wish I had time to do capoeira.

**Urbanassassin** · Posted On: 7/10/2012 7:05pm

you can find some very good traditional art schools, but they are increasingly rare. Let him take a class though bro. one may surprise you, and even if it doesn't, he will learn discipline of his body, get fit, and generally be a better fighter than the average joe anyway, which will make his transition to a sport fighting art ( like muay thai, boxing, or bjj ) or a reality based self defense ( krav, systema ) or a "street fighting art" ( Jeet kune do ) that much easier.

And you never know when you may find a school like this

Leagues better than most traditional taekwondo schools. More akin to the Korean armies use of the style.

**Southpaw** · Posted On: 7/11/2012 7:47am

Originally Posted by 7heTexanRebel

Ok, so a friend of mine decided to try out martial arts. I've been going around town and checking out schools for him. (Karate and TKD mostly, since he likes flashy kicks for show)
I used to have some faith in these traditional schools due to training at an apparently WAY above par dojang. I can't believe how many of these suck terribly.
:Suspicious:
The vast majority of classes consisted of forms, while the rest consisted of unrealistically long and complicated "self-defense" techniques, and complicated jumping/spinning versions of basic kicks the students had yet to do well. (ie, tornado kicks when they couldn't effectively do a round kick)
:RedEyes:

Is it like this everywhere? Wouldn't anyone who, say turned on the TV, see some sort of MMA/Kickboxing fight and see that this won't work?
Sorry about the rant, haven't really set foot in these kind of gyms before and it's a bit of a shock. :(

Here's a crazy idea...maybe your friend should be the one checking out the schools since he is the one who is going to train there?

What kind of weird **** are you into if you drive around town checking out MA schools for your friend?

that's just strange...

**slamdunc** · Posted On: 7/11/2012 7:56am

Originally Posted by Southpaw

Here's a crazy idea...maybe your friend should be the one checking out the schools since he is the one who is going to train there?

What kind of weird **** are you into if you drive around town checking out MA schools for your friend?

We've all had a "friend" who needs advice, but was afraid to ask, so we ask for them.

**It is Fake** · Posted On: 7/11/2012 8:40am

Originally Posted by Southpaw

Here's a crazy idea...maybe your friend should be the one checking out the schools since he is the one who is going to train there?

What kind of weird **** are you into if you drive around town checking out MA schools for your friend?

that's just strange...

I always knew chunners had no friends.

**Hiro Protagonist** · Posted On: 7/11/2012 9:23am

Originally Posted by It is Fake

I always knew chunners had no friends.

Now I am sad.

**DarkPhoenix** · Posted On: 7/11/2012 11:13am

Originally Posted by Urbanassassin

And you never know when you may find a school like this

Leagues better than most traditional taekwondo schools. More akin to the Korean armies use of the style.

Too bad this dojang is in Australia. This is the type of TKD I have been looking for. Too much of the TKD here blows. That and KK dojos are non-existant anywhere near me.

**Hiro Protagonist** · Posted On: 7/11/2012 1:24pm

Originally Posted by DARPAChief

People in developed nations are increasingly distanced from conflict and violence in general whilst suckling on media that censors the consequences of violence because they're upsetting. Nobody respects the impact of a punch, basically. Anything less than a jumping spin kick is passé for our youth.

...But happily, there are some good examples, too.

**Vieux Normand** · Posted On: 7/11/2012 1:30pm

Stop whining. The suckage is a good thing.

Life is a zero-sum game: only so much excellence to go around per capita. The more suckage there is, the better life is, in contrast, for those involved in things that don't suck.

**lordbd** · Posted On: 7/11/2012 1:35pm

Originally Posted by Vieux Normand

Stop whining. The suckage is a good thing.

Life is a zero-sum game: only so much excellence to go around per capita. The more suckage there is, the better life is, in contrast, for those involved in things that don't suck.

"But lo, the masses of shitty people will conspire to keep awesome people down, through instinctual use of their shittiness"

-Nietzche (ish)