Does it Really matter what martial art you do?

[SifuAbel]

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[bodhitree]

You guys just don't know how superior judo katana is

[SevenStar]

Lots of guys with TKD experience fighting in the UFC right now. You think all those spinning kicks come from Muay Thai?**

**SevenStar will say the real Muay Thai has those techniques, but they aren't used in the ring.

actually, that's not what I'd say. I'd say that the back kick is like the third most common kick you see in muay thai. it's quite prevalent. Spinning.... maybe not as prevalent, but definitely there.

[SevenStar]

OK then, Does any think that a TKD Guy could win against a Karate guy, if they both had the same training, Very simular martial arts but TKD is a sport and so they dont use any deadly strikes, where the Karate guy would be looking at hitting vital points

ROFLMAO!!!!!

Oh man... I needed that today...

[lkfmdc]

actually, that's not what I'd say. I'd say that the back kick is like the third most common kick you see in muay thai. it's quite prevalent. Spinning.... maybe not as prevalent, but definitely there.

Well, maybe, but only if you accept the order like this

1. round kick
2. front kick
3. back kick

but after "1" you got
1a low round kick
1b front leg round kick
1c bent leg round kick
1d bent leg front leg round kick
1e neck round kick
1f inside round kick
until
1z final variation of round kick humanly possible...

[FuXnDajenariht]

yea dude. you gotta fight to learn how to fight. you know like every other skill in life you hafta practice the skill to do it well.

its like trying to learn how to cook by watching the cooking channel and then wondering why everyone gets the ****s everytime they eat at your place, or learning how to fix your car by watchin pimp my ride and wondering why u almost dropped the engine on yourself.

it isn't quite the same if you dont experience things urself. alot of martial artists still can't figure that out tho.... if they did we wouldn't be having so many style debates i dont think. everyones a kickboxer in the end

[zuiquan1]

put twin "B" in a KF school that trains meditation, chi cultivation, no touch knockouts, and chi blasts and participates and competes in point competition.

your kidding right
this post shows everybody your obvious misconceptions about Chinese martial arts, what you think we all can fly too right
why dont you do some actual research

[SifuAbel]

ZQ,

He was talking about the stereotype mckwoon. He didn't mean all kung fu schools in general. I hope.

[IronFist]

If a guy who fights with Muay Thai techniques 99% of the time lands a technique from TKD or something, that doesn't mean he's a TKDist and it doesn't mean TKD is the ultimate art.

If he does it successfully REPEATEDLY, then you can say that that is a good technique he took from TKD.

If he wins repeatedly PRIMARILY with TKD techniques, then you can say TKD is effective.

[SPJ]

Oh. Irony.

[SimonM]

YKW what you wear has no bearing on what you can do.

You often focus too much on style and not enough on substance.

[Pork Chop]

spinning techniques pay extra in thailand, so you bet your hiney they're in there.

[phantom]

Style, the method of training, and your natural ability all matter. Boxing makes you proficient at punching probably faster than any other art, and they spar full contact, which is closer to a real fight. However, if you are looking for kicking or grappling, you need to look elsewhere. Tae kwon do has the largest variety of kicks in probably all of the martial arts, but if you want to spend more time on punching or grappling, you have to look elsewhrere. Many people study tai chi just for its health benfits. While tae kwon do is more limited than most other arts, there are some tough tae kwon do fighters out there. I have heard that some tae kwon do people have soundly defeated muay thai and kyokushinkai fighters, and iI don't doubt it.
I think the Filipino and Indonesian arts are the best for learning knife and stick defenses, although some people claim that Kalaripayattu are just as good. Many karate schools have you stop sparring after you or your opponent gets one good hit in, then have you move away from each other and start sparring again. That is definitely not a good habit to get into if you are serious about learning self-defense. BJj is an awesome ground grappling art, but is also lacking in other areas.