The Resurgence of Traditional Martial Arts in Modern Mixed Martial Arts

[JowGaWolf]

I worked here right before I left Baltimore. I'm glad I only had to stay for 6 months. As bad as this is. Listen to the calm of how they speak about it.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

I'm on board with this to a good extent. Personal experience has shown me I have better skills at preventing someone from beating my a$$ than beating the other person. This is fine with me at this point in life. But when you're younger it's not as good for your social standing lol.

We were all young once. When I was young, I didn't think this way.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

This is one strategy that's good against a less skilled or poorly conditioned opponent.

If playing 100% defense, your opponent can still beat you up, what's the chance that your opponent won't beat you up when you don't play 100% defense?

I got this idea from my senior SC brother. My senior SC brother made a public claim that if anybody could take him down just once, he would give that person a black belt. Until he passed away, nobody could get BB from him that way.

IMO, if you concentrate 100% in defense, your defense should be strong.

 

[windwalker099]

I have defined "fighter" in my post. A fighter is someone who has win/lose tournament record. If you already have fun in your tournament fight, you don't need to look for fun in street fight. If nobody looks for street fight, our world will be a peaceful and lovely place to live.

You can always tell your street fight opponent, if he wants to fight you, he can meet you in the next tournament.

We seem to be talking about something different.

"Harry" Ng Yim Ming, a renowned Tibetan Hop Gar kung fu master, was tragically killed during a gang conflict in San Francisco in the 1960s or early 70s "

My family told me the man who shot my grandfather was just a child

shot by a 14yr old boy....

If one chooses or is forced to fight,,,might be wise to understand what the end point is..
There may not be an "end point" no winner or loser...only a survivor and not.

 

[JowGaWolf]

If one chooses or is forced to fight,,,might be wise to understand what the end point is..
There may not be an "end point" no winner or loser...only a survivor and not.

This is the reality of it. When one gets to this reality, fighter, MMA, TMA won't matter. It will be the least on your mind. There won't even be hate or anger. Just the reality.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

We seem to be talking about something different.

"Harry" Ng Yim Ming, a renowned Tibetan Hop Gar kung fu master, was tragically killed during a gang conflict in San Francisco in the 1960s or early 70s "

My family told me the man who shot my grandfather was just a child

shot by a 14yr old boy....

If one chooses or is forced to fight,,,might be wise to understand what the end point is..
There may not be an "end point" no winner or loser...only a survivor and not.

Brendan Lai told me this story. The SF Chinese gang looked for a MA teacher. They stopped by Brendan Lai first. Brendan turned them down. They then went to an eagle claw instructor. The eagle claw guy also turned down that offer. Finally, someone took that offer (as you have said a Hong Gar instructor). One day a boy knocked on that MA instructor's door. The MA instructor open the door. The boy shot him. This could happen to anybody. There was no fight at all.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

I'm not sure it can be called biased when what you say is based on reality. People can be cruel and often are. Sorry you had to experience violence up close like that.

Location. is always going to be a factor. But it's good that "you made it out."

Biased, because I think I know a thing based on one persons experience, which equals exactly nothing beyond anecdote.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

The old adage "the goal of the martial arts is in the not using of the martial arts".

Ego is enormously prevalent in UFC. Pride comes before the fall.

The Fall? As in, no longer a Spring chicken? The UFC prefight press thingy is not quite as good as the real housewives of wherever, but nevertheless bears a striking resemblance. My favorite wrestler of old was always Ric Flair! Style and Profile!

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

A few thoughts on this:

When you defeat the opponent's spirit you've won the fight.

A kick takes more energy than a block. A punch takes more energy than evading it. Of course, a timely counter is a good investment of energy whenever the opportunity presents itself. This is one strategy that's good against a less skilled or poorly conditioned opponent. Getting into a brawl with punches flying on both sides allows a door for bad luck to enter. Discipline and efficiency are potent weapons.

Matsumura is said to have told a defeated foe, "You were determined to win while I was determined not to lose." This lesson was passed on to Itosu who, in turn, passed it down to Funakoshi. For these acknowledged masters to embrace this strategy, there is perhaps some wisdom here.

As a last resort, I tickled a guy that was trying to start a fight. My absolute best fight ever. Nobody got hurt. His friends laughed, he laughed, I laughed. I even said Coochie coochie coo or some such. We had drinks after.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

I worked here right before I left Baltimore. I'm glad I only had to stay for 6 months. As bad as this is. Listen to the calm of how they speak about it.

All day every day. You don’t even know you live on that frequency until you leave it for 3 weeks.

 

[JowGaWolf]

Biased, because I think I know a thing based on one persons experience, which equals exactly nothing beyond anecdote.

Experience still counts. Stuff adds up. The best thing about listening to life experiences is that it creates a pattern. It's that pattern that matters the most, but it can't exist without input from others.

The things you say about the street and fighting are things I've heard all my life from people with "street experience" That collection of information becomes reliable and helps me to avoid mistakes and dangers. It is what it is and experiences count. The prisons are full of people who thought others were being biased. Had they noticed that pattern, they may have been able to avoid prison.

Just keep in mind that it's not biased if other people warn of the same things even though their experiences are different.

 

[JowGaWolf]

All day every day. You don’t even know you live on that frequency until you leave it for 3 weeks.

That's the truth. The ironic thing is that it's the small stuff that triggers that street response.