Korean Job Discussion Forums

[laogaiguk]

Why don't you guys just whip them out. To be honest, you are probably all wrong. No one is going to admit that what they have been studying for most of their life is inferior to something else. Just human nature. You'll justify anything to yourselves. I have no idea which one would be better, it would depend on a lot of things too. Everyone does things for their own reasons, most aren't really doing it to kick the crap out of people in a ring, so does it matter?

[JustJohn]

For what it's worth, I've trained longer in TKD than any other art and I already explained its weaknesses as a fighting style in this thread. Though maybe that doesn't count, because I view it as an excellent sport and don't consider the time wasted in the least.

[sargx]

[fusionbarnone]

"Cheapshots, ambushes, and other lessons" by Marc "Animal" MacYoung says a lot about what goes down and is a useful book about the street. Even the winners get hurt. This is a fact. Human teeth on knuckles is worse than a dog bite.

Practise 1000 of each hand technique or whatever(used to take me 6 hours and it hurt) while standing in front of a mirror and you will develop muscle memory and reflexes within a couple of weeks. Practising a hundred of each of one's kicks per day(standing and back stance over a plastic Korean stool) and you'll be surprised how quickly your body will adapt even after two weeks(The "wax-on wax-off method). Even if your flexibility is average, an attack on someones kneecaps can do permanent harm.

Diving over leg attacks can surprise the kicker throwning in a couple of boots of your own and a couple of biffs for good measure(was part of radical Kung fu training with a bunch of masochists/sadists). I think the Korean way for martial arts is great in that they minimise chances of you getting hurt in class. Knowing how to fall can save your brains(if you've been stunned/hit head on the pavement after being thrown you'd know). This beats having to punch someone.

TKD has some really good roundhouse kick counter combos(check-out the Turkish K1 guy's vids on Youtube) so it shouldn't be written off. Technique with demon speed throws off people's timing so that's a plus too.

Boxing is great too in order to get used to closing the distance/in-fight. Slipping punches and learning about the almighty straight line.

I think any physical culture is great for health and shortens the distance/response needed to check an assault. It's all good.

The most unimpressive techniques like a thrust punch is useful if used properly and unexpectantedly. Benny "the Jet" had a fav. back kick which helped to his five-times world champ status in days gone by.

I really think everything is down to attitude and a respect for what one learns. Respecting what one knows over a novice means peace of mind. It's wonderful to have the opportunity to learn arts in it's homecountry.

If a person has a need to prove something than fronting up to a kick boxing/boxing gym for sparring practise works a treat.

[nicholas_chiasson]

-nothing like a 2x4 over the back of someone's head. cheap, effective, common, and legal. well the 2x4 is legal, not the doing it over somebody's head.
-seriously though, this thread is divided between the people who are saying any martial art is good, as well as the physical conditioning and so on. On the other hand we have the people running around saying MMA or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu always wins hands down because...now based on my experiences, I think we can safely say a strong, fast, big guy will destory a weak,slow,short, out of shape guy EVERY time. And I'm much more afraid of anyone who is taking the first position over the second. Yeah, you might know a really cool judo throw. It won't work in every case, maybe A guy uses a wierd stance, or he's shorter than you and a lot heavier, or maybe he knows a way to reverse, or even take you to the floor with him. In a nut shell, people who go around fighting usually end up the same way, knifed.
-As an asthmatic I never bothered with martial arts, if a real situation came up, I'm done. If I lose my glasses in a fight, I get vertigo and fall over. I joked growing up my defense was sneezing on you.

[hellofaniceguy]

A street fighter with heart and guts will win most of the time over most MA's.
One has to have some big kahunas. In K-1 or any fight.....knowing MA's does not matter...oh..it helps....but most fights end up on the ground and that's where have street fighting skills wins.

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[ublove]

You can't compare someone with 2 years experience to a master. I'm more of a grappler myself but in a street fight I'd rather take on a professional kickboxer than a hapkido master.

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[ublove]

I think these "x martial art vs. x martial art" arguments are stupid; better left to tap-out-wearing ufc badass wannabees. You said hapkido is a "gigantic joke". I think that comment is ignorant and wrong. It's obvious to me that you've never been exposed to a true hapkido master (5th+ dan).

[Temporary]

Opinions are just like a$$h0les everyone has one.

I based my on my actual life experiences and what I have seen in actual fights and as well as in my own. I fought many types of martial artists and I respect BJJ and Kickboxing/Muay Thai the most. Like most people I am not an armchair fighter, I actually step into the rink, I am not stupid enough to do it any more on the streets. Back home their is a reason why I wore steel boots everywhere

I will leave it at that their is no point in arguing some thing like this... Because.

[TECO]

[Khenan]

[Bryan]

[Vagrantlest]