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MARTIAL ARTS & FIGHTING FORMS
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My main purpose of learning martial arts is for protection. Also it's fun. I have learned long long long ago, traditional martial arts are very ineffective. The high flying kicks, even kicks period are usually quite ineffective. Thus TKD, KARATE, etc are worthless. My former 6th don karate instructor couldent take down a brown belt in 20 min.!!!. A real expert would have snapped his freakin neck in a few seconds. Anyways the only kick worth learning is prehaps the front kick. due to the fast non telegraphic movement useful for primarly groin strike. Kicks originate from the legs and it can only go so fast. Kicking a person is much more different than kicking a bag. The person moves, even a slight movemnet will totally dismiss most of the force of the kick. This has been proven by the best of the best fighters in the world. UFC. No one really kicks because it is more or less useless.

Begginers and some so called "experts" are so afraid of close combat. However the most deadly and effective range is close contact fighting. I am not talking about grappling. Preferably you dont even get into a dangerous situation. However if you do the best alternative is to run as quick as you can. Second best is to scream and fight to the death.

I know the traditional guys out there are wanting to kick my ass by now. But hold on. If you want to test my wise words just put on some head gear, get a buddy and practice a real life fight scenario. You will quickly know what works and what dosent.
SOG Friday, April 26, 2002 at 21:25:05 (PDT)

I enjoy studing all kinds of martial arts. So for I have studied Zen Ketsugo and Chinese Goju Ru.
Danielle Friday, April 26, 2002 at 21:14:20 (PDT)

I train in Tae Kwon Do. I am a person who really appreciates respects Martial Arts as whole. Once I receive my black belt in TKD, and I feel comfortable and confident in my ability, I would like to also learn styles in Kung Fu. When I do that, I will still train in TKD. People really should not hate on someone for liking a style in which is different than theirs. Martial Arts is about respect and reaching personal goals. I was wondering what some of your guys or girls favorite styles are and why?
BigSquill Thursday, April 25, 2002 at 10:10:45 (PDT)

taekwondo. I choose taekwondo for the reason that anyone would choose a sport. Here in America, we send our children into sports such as basketball, tee-ball, baseball, and such and such. In korea, children can be sent into taekwondo just for the same reason as that. Because it is an available sport.
keun Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at 00:22:05 (PDT)

The reason I choose Hakke sho and Hika Ken (kung-fu based) martial arts fighting as my favorite style is in the style itself. Both being a very defensive style which bases its parries and attacks on evasion. There is a high degree of finese with these styles.
Dominus glass_keith@hotmail.com Sunday, April 21, 2002 at 20:37:02 (PDT)

Good to see an open poll such as this.
OZ Sunday, April 21, 2002 at 18:33:19 (PDT)

from what i heard Lee was killed by the Hongkong Mafia beacuse he refuse to pay them for proctection
TCM Sunday, April 21, 2002 at 14:43:05 (PDT)

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