So, every now and then I see something posted along the lines of the following. (I've taken these three quotes totally out of context just to use as examples. I do not intend to discuss the specific conversations from which they come. I'm just using them as examples.)...
Sometimes when I see people post this type of thing, I get the impression they are saying there is no "street" applicability to formal or competitive martial arts training. Because these types of training have safety rules, they are so far removed from reality the skills would be invalidated in a real, life-or-death altercation. So, I guess I'm curious about the general consensus on the board here. Are martial arts worthless because of the rules? If you can't eye jab or smash the testes, does it make them poor training methods for "reality" self-defense? Or am I totally misinterpreting what I am seeing when things of this nature are posted?
(Again, I'm not necessarily picking on these specific quotes or their original context. They were just the fastest examples of the general type of sentiment, or my perception of it, I was able to find.)
You can't tap in the street.
Yeah, the first three pages of the MMA Rules say not to do almost everything I was trained to do in the '70's...
You mean there won't be anyone there to stop the fight if you have to tap out?
Sometimes when I see people post this type of thing, I get the impression they are saying there is no "street" applicability to formal or competitive martial arts training. Because these types of training have safety rules, they are so far removed from reality the skills would be invalidated in a real, life-or-death altercation. So, I guess I'm curious about the general consensus on the board here. Are martial arts worthless because of the rules? If you can't eye jab or smash the testes, does it make them poor training methods for "reality" self-defense? Or am I totally misinterpreting what I am seeing when things of this nature are posted?
(Again, I'm not necessarily picking on these specific quotes or their original context. They were just the fastest examples of the general type of sentiment, or my perception of it, I was able to find.)