Teh Stoopid (Machida Inspired Addition)

**Petter** · Posted On: 7/05/2010 4:58pm

I freely admit that Freakanomics is, IIRC, where I heard about the study.

**excludedmiddle** · Posted On: 7/05/2010 6:43pm

Originally Posted by Lysol

I also love how TMAers NEVER talk about Sambo, MCMAP, or Krav Maga, all of which came from militaries. I would like to think that combat systems taught to soldiers would be effective for beating ass in the "real world", but what do I know.

Also, I'm going to take PsychoDad's advice he sent me via feedback: I'm not going to call the gym and tell them when I'm coming to train. If they want to play by the rules of the streets, I'll just show up to each location on separate days. They'll figure it out when I initiate my LEG KICK TO NECKBREAK COMBO!!!!!!!!!!!

Or what about how the US military is now teaching it's soldiers Pancrase style MMA? I honestly don't buy the whole story about all the Asian martial arts being developed for war. It's all too far back in the past and unsupported by history.

I have heard every krav maga person talk about how it's used in militaries though. That seems to be the main selling point.

**Lysol** · Posted On: 7/05/2010 6:44pm

Originally Posted by soldiermedic25

Its cause Daito Ryu was taught to samurais and everyone knows that combat hasn't evolved in the slightest since Oda Nobunaga

Which of course explains why lots of TMA instructers claim there art is "1000s of years old" yet include gun disarms in their curriculum. Because ninjas shooting RPGs was just part of growing up in Feudal Japan.

**excludedmiddle** · Posted On: 7/05/2010 6:49pm

Originally Posted by MrGalt

Why don't TMAers ever understand how many more rules they practice with than MMAers?

OMG SERIOUSLY!! And don't forget how rules like no biting or eye gouging limits 99% of most TMA style's moves (which they never use in sparring themselves and therefore can't use anyways).

**MrGalt** · Posted On: 7/05/2010 9:39pm

Originally Posted by excludedmiddle

OMG SERIOUSLY!! And don't forget how rules like no biting or eye gouging limits 99% of most TMA style's moves (which they never use in sparring themselves and therefore can't use anyways).

I wasn't talking about sparring.

**crappler** · Posted On: 7/05/2010 10:45pm

Originally Posted by excludedmiddle

OMG SERIOUSLY!! And don't forget how rules like no biting or eye gouging limits 99% of most TMA style's moves (which they never use in sparring themselves and therefore can't use anyways).

we used biting and eye gouging continuously at my ninjer dojo. It's really hard to keep the class sizes up, though. And nobody wants to insure us either. I don't get it.

**excludedmiddle** · Posted On: 7/05/2010 11:20pm

Originally Posted by crappler

we used biting and eye gouging continuously at my ninjer dojo. It's really hard to keep the class sizes up, though. And nobody wants to insure us either. I don't get it.

How many of them stayed after going blind? ;)