For those who aren’t familiar with the term, it means believing something that probably shouldn’t be believed, or being influenced to believe something that’s not necessarily in your best interests.
For those who aren’t familiar with the term, it means believing something that probably shouldn’t be believed, or being influenced to believe something that’s not necessarily in your best interests.
I used to believe tae-kwon-do was good for self defence… But all that kicking is not useful in an actual fight where people can punch you in the face.
A lot of the martial arts have rules that makes them bad in a actual fight. Its a bit strange that they even have those rules if the objective is to be good at fighting.
It’s because they’re sports. You’re not trying to hurt anyone. MMA is where you learn to make contact and do damage. The training you need to fight MMA includes martial arts but the objectives are way different.
MMA also has rules and it’s also a sport, but it has the less amount of rules so it’s the sport that more closely resembles real fights. But still self-defense (think Krav-Maga or similar) has lots of stuff that is not allowed in MMA. That being said, MMA is the safest way to train against a fully uncooperative attacker, so it’s the best way to train self-defense on the long run, but some classes and training on how to properly kick balls, bite, and gauge eyes are a great addition for real life-or-death situations.
True, but I imagine anybody who trains agility and reactions are better off then many.
I thought there was once an article about kung fu masters that were mugged in an alley, and panicked, surrendered, without even considering their training. Psychology is far more influential sometimes.
Muggers probably had Guns and/or knives.