| From: | "Seth A. Buntain" <enthar@***.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Little Danny goes to the big city...... - Reply |
| Date: | Fri, 15 Apr 1994 12:15:10 -0500 |
> application. I've studied under 3 or 4 different teachers/styles and none of
> them put any real emphasis on actual fighting. Learning the moves, yes.
> Limited "sparring", and by that I mean practicing one or two moves on an
> attack when you know where and when the attack is coming. But no real training
> on how to fight. Is this just a run of bad luck on my part, or is this normal.
>
> And is the Fearless Leader going to melt my face for straying off the
> topic this far?
Ok ok, Ive stayed out of this cause everybody has been saying the smart thing.
But now I feel honor bound to include my 2 cents worth...
As a response to the above questoin, _most_ martial arts require years of
training to be really effective. The reason behind this is that most martial
arts original purpose was as a form of excersise.
The only martial art that really focuses on comabat is Jujitsu, which is
derived from the combat style of the Japanese samurai. As you might imagine,
that style has as its goal "Disable or kill you enemy as quickly as possible,
while avoiding injury youself". Simple. IF you are in a fight, you are in a
fight for your life, and should treat it accordingly.
Of course, Im going to get alot of flames for this, but hey, I have looked
around, ive taken Wa Do Ru Karate for 4 years, took a little Tai Chi, and Tai
Kwan Do, and all that experience was invalidated by only 3 months of Jujitsu.
*on soapbox*
If you are looking for a martial art that focuses on practical, easy to learn
self defense, I highly recommend Jujitsu. _All_you_really_need_ can be
learned in 3 months of classes. The school Im talking about has its
headquaters in Washington DC, and I am attending the branch thats in Chicago.
Classes for college students are ~$10 a month, Im not sure what it is for
professionals. They cover how to avoid the apperance of being a victum,
avoidence techniques (for elevators and so forth), when to fight, various
'rape' scenarios (including car, bar, and movie theater scenarios). Belt wise
they are pretty informal, and combat wise, they are pretty vicious. Probobly
not for everyone, although they can and will teach you how to fight, without
making you a psychopath.
*off soapbox*
So there. insert std.dsclmer and all that. But check around. No matter what
you decide to do, the only way to be safe is to never get involved in a
situation. Barring that, Know what to do, and Dont be afraid to do it.
Usually that takes discipline and training.
>
> Matt
>
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