Hmmm. The Tai Chi guy should not have 'trash talked' about MMA. Just begging for a beating!This video shows an interview with Xu Xiaodong, the 'controversial' Chinese MMA fighter, as well as footage of him beating the stuffing out of mystical Tai Chi master Lei Lei
Didn't we have a thread about how martial arts were more about some perceived spirituality than any useful self-defence in a fight? Is this along those lines?
You may be thinking of the Martial Arts Nonsense thread:
https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/martial-arts-nonsense.66508/
Feel free to merge threads, etc.
Fascinating video. It seems impossible that the "no touch" guys in particular could think their "art" was real but then if the students go along with it? It is like some sort of mass hysteria.Definitely more 'woo' than 'wu':
What is going on with this?
...He doesn’t regret learning it but said if he could go back he would definitely do boxing. He has ended up with an incredible physique though.
He, and another black belt I know say that in their opinion judo is the best martial art for real life situations.Back in the 90's I worked with a guy who said virtually the same thing as your friend. He was very advanced, and really into it - and proficient in other martial arts - so I was really quite surprised when his response to my asking what the best training for self-defence would be was, without hesitation, 'learn to box'.
The training regime is probably one of the best and most balanced you can engage in, too. The fittest old sportsmen I know were all either keen boxers, or cyclists (and, in some cases, still are).
I trained at absolute amateur level in karate and judo as a 10 year old, I much preferred judo.He, and another black belt I know say that in their opinion judo is the best martial art for real life situations.
He, and another black belt I know say that in their opinion judo is the best martial art for real life situations.
He, and another black belt I know say that in their opinion judo is the best martial art for real life situations.
...I'd suggest one of the more modern martial arts, Krav Maga...brutal, effective and straight to the point.
...The best martial art is still, however, the one l practise: Situational awareness, avoidance, evasion and de-escalation. “You win every fight that you don’t get involved in.”...
There is actually a form of martial Tai Chi that used to be regarded as pretty amazing in the Chinese Martial Arts underground, but the guy in question clearly doesn't know it.Hmmm. The Tai Chi guy should not have 'trash talked' about MMA. Just begging for a beating! MMA does definitely have an advantage, because it's a mixture of fighting styles. Unpredictability.
Morning all I did a couple of years learning karate. And while it is useful in some situations I think boxing is the more useful form of self defence.But i agree totally with maximus otter and his sensible approach.
Nowadays as an old crumbly I just scream loudly and soil myself and I find that works quite well.
...his sage advice when confronted with a situation that you find threatening (physically or otherwise) was to piss your pants and start crying. He mentioned that this tactic had served him well both on the street and in the court room.