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You act like the sky is falling just because someone said your art is a little less efficient in terms of ring combat than other styles that have been ring tested again and again.
I didn't think the sky was falling, the traditional martial arts I grew up doing weren't even called into question.
I hate when people discredit the ring fighters that are training their asses off day in and day out, they deserve their credit for being willing to actually test out their arts in a controlled environment. If you ever went to thailand you would see the pure determination that these guys carry in their hearts along with they're exellent conditioning and overall toughness. It's like you guys want to have your cake and eat it too, well you can't unless you prove yourselves time and time again.
I have A LOT of respect for ring fighters, I'm working on becoming one. When did I discredit ring fighters? All I've been trying to do the whole time was give credit to traditional martial arts
But imagine how much time i could've spent training in Muay Thai and Boxing and SPARRING instead of doing katas. I would be much better off now. I would trade all my years of fancy low percentage kicks for a clinch game, masterful basic techniques, and just plain fighting experience any day.
You can't spar ALL of the time. Especially not in the beginning. Masterful basic techniques are built through drill and repitition, much like those katas everyone hates. I hate the stigma around the word kata. What is a kata but a series of moves memorized in a particular order and practiced over and over? You do have 15-18 count series' that you drill in Muay Thai, don't you?
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