Originally Posted by
sihing
You can't deny the effectiveness of boxing and MT, and other combat sports. They definetly bring a realizm aspect to it, they know how to KO you for sure.
Martial Arts, which is mostly about Marketing today, is the same, but different people participate with it. Yup, I can make one a KO machine if they want that in my class, but quite frankly none of them are looking for that, none of them are looking to get bloody and bruised every class, and neither was I when I was starting out and today as well, to old now to deal with regular injuries.
The guys you mentioned, the were fighters, plain and simple, they liked to fight, they found the boxing and did it, not all have that personality or attitude toward it, and there in lies the difference IMO. As long as one is honest with what they want out of it and their abilities, it's fine in my book.
James