Don't criticize styles; everything has something useful to offer!

**KITAmaru** · Posted On: 8/18/2008 1:56am

AKA THE STUPIDEST **** YOUVE EVER HEARD PEOPLE SAY ABOUT MARTIAL ARTS THREAD PART 958345 (after all, this is YMAS)

Can't...take it anymore.
I'm sure many of you have had to deal with some serious faggotry both inside and out of and the internet, such as watching neat or amusing clips on YouTube and having the misfortune of stumbling into its comments section where everyone is an armchair martial arts ninjer shidoshi grandmaster like saijja. Unfortunately, I get to run into some IRL.

We've all believed really stupid things at one point or another. Luckily, we're not alone.
Here's a few from many different people.

"You shouldn't criticize any style because everything has something useful to offer. Everything has its use in certain situations at one point or another."

LIKE HANDGUNS, RIFLES AND BOMBS. PENS ARE GOOD TOO, THEY CAN BE WEAPONS OF PROPAGANDA

"It doesn't matter how big they are cause a skinny Aikido guy half their size could break their arm in 5 different places."

"Maybe like you showed, ki can be explained scientifically, but kungfu guys, they seem to do it different. Like, they really believe in it, and because of that it works differently."

"A really good aikidoka hasn't joined the UFC because that's for brutes and thugs, and aikidoka are honorable and promote harmony. Also, they would break too many bones and embarrass (the UFC fighters)."

"I think people are just hung up on these big guys wailing on each other in cages which takes almost no skill, because they haven't seen real masters from China and other parts of Asia fight."

and my personal favorite~

"Take a guy from Aikido with 8 years experience versus a Muay Thai pracitioner with 7 years. The Aikido guy would probably have the advantage--he has timing, ki, perception. He takes people down with grace and years of experience. A Muay Thai guy--he just punches people in the face. I mean, how much skill does that take?"

These have come from all sorts of people--skinny nerds without real training, fatty nerds without real training, and even big black guys who could probably take all of the above mentioned without training.

So what kinda stuff have you heard?

**grizzly.ed** · Posted On: 8/18/2008 2:03am

mhmm lots of people at my school have this sort of opinion, just gotta prove them wrong

**colonelpong2** · Posted On: 8/18/2008 2:17am

In response to the thread title: Bullshit. Explain GKR then

**KITAmaru** · Posted On: 8/18/2008 2:20am

Originally Posted by grizzly.ed

mhmm lots of people at my school have this sort of opinion, just gotta prove them wrong

Yeah. Unfortunately it's difficult to apply when claims are made by people who don't practice what they uh... worship. And then I get...
"Well if I had 10 more years of experience in so-and-so..."

As for big black guy, well... I'm not THAT dumb.

**KITAmaru** · Posted On: 8/18/2008 2:22am

Originally Posted by colonelpong2

In response to the thread title: Bullshit. Explain GKJR then

Glad it caught your attention <3

**grizzly.ed** · Posted On: 8/18/2008 2:31am

haha its easier for us in Australia, we dont have big black guys, only small asians who reckon their kung fu will smash your muay thai or bjj etc

**AMF** · Posted On: 8/18/2008 2:52am

"_ing _hun is an effective martial art because I can use the trapping in a clinch and tie up a persons arms"

No I am not making this up.

**CrackFox** · Posted On: 8/18/2008 3:07am

Recently I read on some website that a true martial artist would never say anything negative about another martial artist.

**theotherserge** · Posted On: 8/18/2008 3:12am

Originally Posted by CrackFox

Recently I read on some website that a true martial artist would never say anything negative about another martial artist.

was it MAP?

**KITAmaru** · Posted On: 8/18/2008 3:26am

Originally Posted by CrackFox

Recently I read on some website that a true martial artist would never say anything negative about another martial artist.

I hear that one a lot too.
They prolly took the 'art' in 'martial art' too seriously and figured it was something they could do whatever they wanted with and not be criticized for it, kinda like posting crappy plagiarized crap on DeviantArt.