"Fighting is Easy"

[RenDaHai]

Good discussion subject. Just hope it won't soon turn into "TCMA is more than just fighting" argument.

Hey guys,

I'm gonna spare you the whole 'TCMA is more than fighting' argument because I know I do that too much.

But it really seems to me some of you really want MA to be all about Competition. But to be honest, in my experience a real fight is rarely a competition, its a foregone conclusion. All of us love a close match. Thats what competition is all about. But with real combat no-one wants to gamble their lives on a close match.

So often MA is all about changing the rules of the game so it is not a fair match, so there is no competition. They win before they even think about actually fighting. And that is what separates MA and competition.

And its not about 'too deadly for the ring' techniques... Its something else, attitude and strategy and psychology and experience and intent and many other things. But it can't be summed up by high percentage moves.