Hello everyone,
New to the forum and really enjoying the content.
I have just a few comments and then you guys can flame me for being the dumb new guy.
In the past I've studied Okinawan Kenpo Karate, Aikido, Jujutsu, and Taekwondo. I've also wrestled in school, and studied military combatives.
I'll get flamed for this next statement, but I think the bottomline on effective martial arts/combatives is fitness level, mindset, and knowing how to punch and kick, Period. (Wrestling skills never hurt.)
Also, unless you are Bruce Lee (who was probably the most genetically gifted martial artist who ever lived) SIZE does matter. And the only way to equalize that is an incredible amount of skill sets, or knowing how to fight dirty, and I mean ruthlessly dirty.
I say this b/c the style vs. style videos are more about the individuals than the actual styles. Karate vs. Drunken Monkey-karate guy outweighs him by about 40 lbs-no brainer. Wing Chun vs. Systema-two fat guys pushing each other around...etc...
It's one thing to have 2 super athletes squaring off in a ring, I've always felt the ultimate martial art/system would be effective even for a 90 lb. woman. (forgive the sexism) that's the reality check. And I think it always comes back to basics; even Bruce Lee advocated never kicking higher than knee level.
I once thought I had discovered the ultimate martial art in Aikido, but now think of it more as a beautiful martial art and way of life, than a really effective martial art.
I'll stop for now. Any feedback?
New to the forum and really enjoying the content.
I have just a few comments and then you guys can flame me for being the dumb new guy.
In the past I've studied Okinawan Kenpo Karate, Aikido, Jujutsu, and Taekwondo. I've also wrestled in school, and studied military combatives.
I'll get flamed for this next statement, but I think the bottomline on effective martial arts/combatives is fitness level, mindset, and knowing how to punch and kick, Period. (Wrestling skills never hurt.)
Also, unless you are Bruce Lee (who was probably the most genetically gifted martial artist who ever lived) SIZE does matter. And the only way to equalize that is an incredible amount of skill sets, or knowing how to fight dirty, and I mean ruthlessly dirty.
I say this b/c the style vs. style videos are more about the individuals than the actual styles. Karate vs. Drunken Monkey-karate guy outweighs him by about 40 lbs-no brainer. Wing Chun vs. Systema-two fat guys pushing each other around...etc...
It's one thing to have 2 super athletes squaring off in a ring, I've always felt the ultimate martial art/system would be effective even for a 90 lb. woman. (forgive the sexism) that's the reality check. And I think it always comes back to basics; even Bruce Lee advocated never kicking higher than knee level.
I once thought I had discovered the ultimate martial art in Aikido, but now think of it more as a beautiful martial art and way of life, than a really effective martial art.
I'll stop for now. Any feedback?
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