Anyone switch from a full to light/no contact MA?

**Bustardo** · Posted On: 1/08/2007 10:32pm

I know this guy around town who used to take JJJ but then told everyone he was looking for a Kung Fu school because he was looking to learn about his "energy". He also added that he quit jiu jitsu because he wasn't bettering himself by doing it. Apparently Chi-wizardy is better.

**Motor** · Posted On: 1/08/2007 10:54pm

Originally Posted by Axelton

aaaaah...is motor seeing how people feel about this because he himself is switching to Wing Chun?

LOL. No way! I have a friend that I argue with about Wing Chun. He thinks its the **** even though he only studied it for 2 months about 20 years ago. He gives me all the classic arguments for it. Such as:

"WCers don't have to fight to prove themselves."
"The techniques are to dangerous for competition."
"Bruce Lee did it!"

Whatever. Now if my friend did boxing or such and then took WC and thought it was the **** I'd love to hear his reasons why. Just a perverse curiosity on my part.

**RunningDog** · Posted On: 1/08/2007 11:13pm

This thread has been posted on the wrong forum, you won't get many takers. The correct forum is www.martialartsplanet.com

**Motor** · Posted On: 1/08/2007 11:24pm

Originally Posted by RunningDog

This thread has been posted on the wrong forum, you won't get many takers. The correct forum is www.martialartsplanet.com

I was wondering that myself. However, concidering how many posters I've seen here with TKD, WC, VT, Aikido, Hapkido, Kung Fu, Ke?po, etc in their style field I thought there might be someone who could explain why they prefer their style.

**Virus** · Posted On: 1/09/2007 12:12am

The bujinkan love to tout the example of Nagato leaving kickboxing and judo for the ninjerism.

**RunningDog** · Posted On: 1/09/2007 12:18am

Originally Posted by Motor

I was wondering that myself. However, concidering how many posters I've seen here with TKD, WC, VT, Aikido, Hapkido, Kung Fu, Ke?po, etc in their style field I thought there might be someone who could explain why they prefer their style.

Most of them think they're doing alive training, whether they are or not is debatable.
But that's what they'll say (except for the few honest LARPers we have here).
It's only on MAP that you'll get comedy responses like "it's deadliness is in it's subtlety, I realize now that kickboxing is a primitive, hard-style martial art and the softness of [insert bullshit art here] is superior"

**Motor** · Posted On: 1/09/2007 12:23am

Thank God I found Bullshido before I found MAP.:icon_thum

**polishillusion** · Posted On: 1/09/2007 12:29am

Originally Posted by RunningDog

Most of them think they're doing alive training, whether they are or not is debatable.
But that's what they'll say (except for the few honest LARPers we have here).
It's only on MAP that you'll get comedy responses like "it's deadliness is in it's subtlety, I realize now that kickboxing is a primitive, hard-style martial art and the softness of [insert bullshit art here] is superior"

I am stealing that quote.

I realize now that kick boxing is a primitive, hard-style martial art and the softness of [insert bullshit art here] is superior

**RunningDog** · Posted On: 1/09/2007 12:29am

Originally Posted by Motor

Thank God I found Bullshido before I found MAP.

Try posting a similar thread on MAP as an experiment. I'm not advocating trolling though, just suggesting you get some different* points of view.

*retarded/deluded

**RunningDog** · Posted On: 1/09/2007 12:31am

Originally Posted by polishillusion

I am stealing that quote.

I realize now that kick boxing is a primitive, hard-style martial art and the softness of [insert bullshit art here] is superior

I made that one up, you can find much better from the LARPers themselves.