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This is why you must train a live Martial Art or you'll end up with ego delusions!
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<blockquote data-quote="weambulance" data-source="post: 634853" data-attributes="member: 7174"><p>^</p><p></p><p>I'm not so sure that it is. There's a saying, train like you fight. And if you consider boxing a form of training for a real world fight, you must then wonder what problems you'll run into when that real fight happens.</p><p></p><p>I'm not a boxer. But, I know that boxers wear wraps, boxing gloves do not allow for a really tight fist (at least the ones I've worn), and boxers strike to the head a lot. It also doesn't matter so much if a boxer doesn't strike square because he's not going to break metacarpals with gloves on.</p><p></p><p>So, how does that translate into a bare knuckle fight? Is a boxer going to fall back on his training, or is he going to adapt to the new rules of fighting on the fly? Serious question.</p><p></p><p>I really have no dog in this fight because I think so much emphasis on unarmed fighting is stupid unless you're prohibited by law from owning and carrying weapons. But for those of you who shit on traditional martial arts so much... have you actually trained in them? Because I trained in karate for quite a while myself. I sparred every Friday, and I was in a handful of real fights back when I was more hotheaded and kicked the shit out of my opponents. Now my "martial art" is pistol shooting plus supporting techniques, but I'm pretty happy I had that shitty, lame ass karate training back in the day.</p><p></p><p>As far as boxing for fight training, I'm a lot more concerned about the fact that boxing is a highly structured <em>sport</em> than the equipment issue. If boxing is all you do, you might want to consider training that involves opponents that can kick you (low kicks to destroy your base, not Hollywood crap) and grab on to you, or any number of other things that are against the rules in the ring.</p><p></p><p>...And if you often find yourself in shitty situations where your fighting ability is important, consider examining your life choices. I carry weapons to defend myself, sure, but the greater components of my self defense strategy are alertness and avoidance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weambulance, post: 634853, member: 7174"] ^ I'm not so sure that it is. There's a saying, train like you fight. And if you consider boxing a form of training for a real world fight, you must then wonder what problems you'll run into when that real fight happens. I'm not a boxer. But, I know that boxers wear wraps, boxing gloves do not allow for a really tight fist (at least the ones I've worn), and boxers strike to the head a lot. It also doesn't matter so much if a boxer doesn't strike square because he's not going to break metacarpals with gloves on. So, how does that translate into a bare knuckle fight? Is a boxer going to fall back on his training, or is he going to adapt to the new rules of fighting on the fly? Serious question. I really have no dog in this fight because I think so much emphasis on unarmed fighting is stupid unless you're prohibited by law from owning and carrying weapons. But for those of you who shit on traditional martial arts so much... have you actually trained in them? Because I trained in karate for quite a while myself. I sparred every Friday, and I was in a handful of real fights back when I was more hotheaded and kicked the shit out of my opponents. Now my "martial art" is pistol shooting plus supporting techniques, but I'm pretty happy I had that shitty, lame ass karate training back in the day. As far as boxing for fight training, I'm a lot more concerned about the fact that boxing is a highly structured [i]sport[/i] than the equipment issue. If boxing is all you do, you might want to consider training that involves opponents that can kick you (low kicks to destroy your base, not Hollywood crap) and grab on to you, or any number of other things that are against the rules in the ring. ...And if you often find yourself in shitty situations where your fighting ability is important, consider examining your life choices. I carry weapons to defend myself, sure, but the greater components of my self defense strategy are alertness and avoidance. [/QUOTE]
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